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£450
+ VAT£450
+ VATDelivered Online
6 hours
All levels
This workshop serves as an introduction to the interface and features of Microsoft® Project.
This workshop serves as an introduction to the interface and features of Microsoft® Project. It is kept up to date with the framework outlined by Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). This course will be led by an IIL-certified instructor who will outline the benefits of Microsoft Project, provide tips on using various features and common shortcuts, recommend guidelines, and discuss the application of scheduling concepts to manage project work.
You'll learn how to:
Define key scheduling concepts and terms
Effectively navigate the user interface and interpret common views
Configure essential elements of a new schedule
Enter and modify a task list
Set dependencies between tasks
Create a basic resource list and generate assignments
Format targeted areas of the Gantt Chart view
Prepare the schedule for printing
Introductions
Course objectives
Course outline
The ribbon
The Quick Access Toolbar
General and display options
Major elements on the Project screen
The Gantt chart, calendar, and network diagram views
The help
New schedules from blank, templates or other files
The project starting date and forward scheduling
The project standard calendar and exception days
Task entering options and edition
Unscheduled tasks
Duration estimates for a single task or multiple tasks
Tasks organization
Multi-level outline
Notes to detail tasks
The critical path
Critical path calculation in Project
Dynamic schedules and dependencies
Link tasks in Project
Displaying the critical path
Resource planning
Resource list
Resource assignments
Format options for text and Gantt charts
Print options