Courses - Microsoft-Project-Introduction

The two-day introductory course is a detailed roadmap to successfully managing projects using Microsoft Project. You will learn the key elements of project management and how to apply that knowledge using the robust features of Microsoft Project. You will learn to schedule, baseline, manage, and complete a project using the features of Microsoft Project. Exercises reinforce your learning and there is time allotted for you to work on your own projects. This course does not attempt a comprehensive look at all of the hundreds of features but concentrates on examples of each feature set to set the course for Getting the Job Done with Microsoft Project.

Course Outlines

Planning a Project

Defining a project
Creating a project goal statement

Scheduling a Project

Creating and editing base calendars
Defining a task
Creating, editing, and removing tasks
Creating recurring tasks
Using change highlighting
Using task calendars
Using the Task Drivers pane
Estimating
Outlining
Baselining

Working with Resources

Creating and editing work, material, and cost resources
Editing resource calendars
Assigning resources to tasks
Identifying and solving resource overallocations

Working with the Critical Path

Defining the critical path
Identifying the critical path
“Crashing” the critical path
Using filters to drill down and/or identify problems

Managing the Project

Tracking Progress
Capturing actual information
Assigning overtime
Marking task completion
Reporting progress with views and reports
Identifying and solving slippage and variance
Completing a project
Analyzing completed projects

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