Course description
Project Orange Belt® 2013 - Dynamic Scheduling with Microsoft® Project 2013 Workshop: On-Demand
Microsoft® Project Orange Belt® 2013 gives participants a full insight into creating effective schedules using Microsoft® Project 2013, allowing you to estimate, coordinate, budget, staff, and control projects and support other users.
This workshop provides the eBook Dynamic Scheduling with Microsoft® Project 2013, and is kept up to date with the framework of knowledge outlined by the Project Management Institute’s (PMI)® A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and the Practice Standard for Scheduling.
Participants will need a laptop with Microsoft® Project Standard 2013, Project Professional 2013, or Project Pro for Office 365 desktop with the latest service packs.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who Should Attend
- Project managers and schedulers
- Individuals who would like to learn more about the dynamic scheduling process using Microsoft® Project
- Individuals in a project management career path who need to sharpen their skills in scheduling
- Users of past versions of Microsoft® Project who want to get up to speed with the features of Project 2013
Prerequisites
A familiarity with key project management concepts and terminology is recommended, as well as basic Windows navigation skills and prior experience managing projects using Microsoft Project. It is recommended that you attend Project White Belt® 2013 first.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
What You Will Learn
You'll learn how to:
- Understand what's new in Project 2013
- Explain where Project 2013 fits in the Microsoft® EPM solution
- Initialize Project 2013 to start project planning
- Create a well-formed project schedule
- Understand task types and the schedule formula
- Assign resources and costs to tasks
- Analyze resource utilization and optimize the schedule
- Set a baseline and track progress
- Create and manage project reports
- Customize views and fields
- Apply Earned Value Management
- Understand the basics of managing multiple projects
Training Course Content
- Getting Started
- Enterprise Project Management Concepts and Framework
- Getting Started with Project 2013
- Entering Tasks
- Entering Estimates
- Entering Dependencies
- Entering Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars
- Entering Resources and Costs
- Entering Assignments
- Optimizing the Schedule
- Updating the Schedule
- Reporting
- Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Evaluating the Project
- Summary
- Consolidated Schedules
- Course Summary and Next Steps
Course delivery details
- Access your courses anytime, anywhere, with a computer, tablet or smartphone
- Videos, quizzes and interactive content designed for a proven learning experience
- 120 Days access. Take your courses on your schedule.
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