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At the end of this course you will be able to:

Identify the components of the Microsoft Project environment

Create a new project plan

Create the project schedule

Use different views to analyse the project plan

Create, allocate and manage resources in a project plan

Finalise a project plan

Track progress

View and report project plan information

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With more than 20 years experience, we deliver courses on all levels of the Desktop version of Microsoft Office and Office 365; ranging from Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced to the VBA level.

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You can choose to run the course exactly as they are outlined by us or we can customise it so that it meets your specific needs. A tailored or bespoke course will follow the standard outline but may be adapted to your specific organisational needs.

Introduction to Microsoft Project

Recap on project management concepts

Project environment overview

The 3 databases: Tasks, Resources and Assignments

Different ways of displaying the Project Plan

Access Help

Creating a Project Plan

Create a New Project Plan

Project Information

Create and apply the project calendar

Defining recurring exceptions to the calendar

Defining the calendar's work weeks

Create the Summary tasks

Create the Work Breakdown Structure

Task creation and scheduling

Exploring the Entry Table and its fields

Task editing and the Task Information window

Task Durations

Defining Milestones

Manual Scheduling vs Automatic Scheduling

Changing the Task's Calendar

Create a split in a Task

Create Task Relationships

Adding Lag or Lead to a Relationship

Identifying the Critical Path

Adding Constraints and Deadlines to Tasks

Create Recurring Activities

Adding Notes and links to Tasks

Managing Resources

Exploring the Entry Table and its fields

Resource editing and the Resource Information window

Resource Types

Fixed Costs vs Variable Costs

Adding Resource Costs

Defining when costs accrue

Changing the Resource Calendar and Availability

Project calendar vs Resource and Task Calendar

Assigning Resources to Tasks

Effort Driven Scheduling

Resolving Resource Overallocation

Tracking the Project Progress

Setting a Project Baseline

Entering Actuals

Different ways of viewing the Progress

Checking if the Project is on track

Viewing and Reporting Project Detail

Adding Tasks to the Timeline and sharing it

Modifying the Timescale and Zoom level

Formatting the Gantt View

Filtering and Grouping Tasks

Print and Troubleshoot the Gantt View

Using built-in Reports in Microsoft Project

Who is this course for? Who is this course for?

This course 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.

Requirements Requirements

General knowledge of the Windows OS

Career path Career path

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