Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project Training
Microsoft Project is a project management program. It is an essential tool for every project manager. No project is to short or too long for MS Project. With durations spanning from minutes, through days, weeks, quarters to years, every project, from cooking a dinner to building the Olympic Stadium can be managed using this software.
Project is designed to assist a project manager in developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analysing workloads.
On the advanced level, Project can be set up to schedule multiple projects within the company, sharing the resources. This will ensure that the company resources won’t be over allocated, helping all the projects stay on track.
Our trainers, each with years of experience of using Project behind them, will be happy to help you learn the ins and outs of this great software and ensure that every project is your company is scheduled to maximise the use of resources.
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Microsoft Project 2016 Intro-Inter
Course Overview
- Understand Project Terms
- Create and Manage Tasks
- Apply Resources
- Apply Project Costing
- Project Tracking
- Create Project Reports
Audience:
This course is designed for new or self-taught Microsoft Project users. This course covers the fundamental things about creating and maintaining successful projects.
Prerequisite:
No Prior experience or knowledge of MS Project is required to attend this course. You must have good basic Microsoft Windows, keyboard and mouse skills.
Duration:
This is a 2 day MS Project Introduction course. The course starts at 09:30 and runs until 16:30. Alternate timings can be arranged upon request. The course can be held on a date that suits you.
Location:
Our Microsoft Project Introduction course can be run at our training venue near Liverpool Street (London) or any preferred location in the UK or Europe.
Project 2016 Intro-Inter Course Outline
PROJECT AND PROJECT TERMSTheory of Project Management Project User Interface, Windows, Quick Access Toolbar, Ribbons, File Tab, View Button Using Help Terminology The Project Triangle Creating a project Default settings Define project Priorities CREATE A PROJECT CALENDARCreate a New project Calendar Set the Default working Hours & Week Alter Hours of Working Day Set additional Non-Working Days e.g. Bank Holidays Applying a calendar to a project ENTERING AND LINKING TASKSEnter Tasks, Set Durations and create Milestones Manual and automatic scheduling Task information dialog The indicator column Create summary tasks Using the outline tools Link and unlink tasks, Link types Predecessors and Successors Add notes TASK RELATIONSHIPS AND CRITICAL PATHFinish to Start, Start to Finish, Finish to Finish How to Avoid Dangling Tasks Theory of Critical Path Showing the Critical Path Slack Time Creating lead and Lag time NAVIGATION AND PROJECT VIEWSView button Use Go to selected task Button Use the Zoom tools To change timescale View the timeline Split views Add tasks to timeline Format Time-scale Switch view to Calendar View Switch view to Network Diagram Switch view to Gantt Chart Keyboard Short Cuts for Views More views option RESOURCESEnter resources Resource types Labels, names and groups Set costs, standard and overtime Cost per use Resource Information dialog Add notes Pro rata | Cost Rate Tables Fixed Task Costs Resource Calendars Availability Task assigning Task Constraints & Task ManagementGeneral (default) Constraints Hard Constraints Soft Constraints Deadlines Remove deadlines / constraints Scheduling Project from Start Date Scheduling Project from Finish Date Delay and reschedule Fixed Duration and Fixed units Create and assign Task Calendars PROJECT COSTINGResource Costs Duration Driven Show Project Statistics for project cost and duration Show cost table (Gantt view) Identify over allocations Deal with over allocations TRACKINGSetting a baseline Clearing a baseline Marking tasks % complete Using the tracking Gantt to spot slippage Inactivate tasks Reschedule workload Levelling options Splitting tasks SORTING, GROUPING & FILTERINGSorting tasks by non-default sort order Apply grouping levels Use the AutoFilter Use In-built filters for Filtering Tasks TABLE USAGESwitch tables More tables Add columns Hide columns Producing ReportsOverview Run Task Usage reports Run Current Activities reports Run Costing reports Run Work load reports Run visual reports to Excel or Visio Running Custom reports PRINTINGPrint preview Gantt Chart Network Diagram Calendar View Page Setup Options Print options Snapshot to other application |
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