Course description
Level 1 Project’s Live Online Training Sessions is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage these project plans.
During the Live Online Training Sessions, you will become familiar with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional so you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment.
We’ll cover the critical knowledge and skills a Project Manager needs to create a project plan with Project during the planning phase of a project. In other words, if you are asked to lead a project, this course will enable you to draft a project plan with Project and share it with others for review and approval.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who is this for?
Anyone who wants to learn to use MS project as a tool for themselves and their team.
Pre-requisites:
No previous experience of MS Project is required for this course although familiarity with the Windows operating system and with using a mouse are both essential.
Please note that we require a minimum of three delegates to enrol. Don’t worry, we will keep you informed throughout the booking process and will add you to the waiting list once you contact us. We appreciate your interest and we’ll be in touch soon!
Training Course Content
Course Objectives and Content:
This course covers the basics of Microsoft Project and gets delegates to the point where they can create and begin to track a Project.
Project Management overview with introduction to the Project interface
- New features and edition comparison
- The new user interface with ribbon and Quick
- Access Toolbar
- Using the new Timeline feature
- Introduction to Project views
- Exercise: Opening and viewing a project
- Using the ‘Group By’ feature
- Using the ‘Highlight’ feature
- Viewing and changing the Project Information
- Viewing the Network Diagram
- Applying a filter
- Introduction to Project Management
- Understanding how MS Project helps you plan and adjust your projects
- Project Terminology
Planning the Project
- Defining a Project
- Completing the Project Definition
- Project Planning
- Completing the Project Plan
- Where to begin with MS Project
- Setting the project start date
- Project Properties
- Amending the Standard Calendar
- Creating a New Base Calendar
- Displaying a Specific Calendar on the Gantt Chart
- Saving the New Project File
- Ending a Project Session
Task Entry and Task Linking
- Entering tasks, milestones and summary tasks
- Inserting, deleting and moving tasks
- Adding a recurring task
- Adding a note to a task
- Understanding the new Task Mode in Project 2010
- Working with task durations and relationships
- Using lag time and lead time
- Exercise: Creating a new project
- Creating constraints for tasks in Auto Schedule Mode
- Resolving scheduling conflicts
- Setting a deadline for a task
- Quick Reference
Resources and Resource Entry
- Using the Resource Sheet to enter resources
- Assigning and amending a resource calendar
- Setting Resource Availability Dates
- Understanding Resource Costs
- Assigning resources to tasks using Auto Schedule Mode
- Using Material Resources
- Exercise: Assigning resources to tasks – Manual vs Auto Schedule Mode
- Exercise: Using the Task Inspector and Team Planner to view and change assigned resources
- Baselining your project
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Average rating 4.9
The training will improve the organization and tracking of the progress in projects with a wider range of detail in costs and resources
Very knowledgeable trainer, with good patience and explanations.
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