Description

Course Objectives:

The primary objective of this course is to empower users to leverage Microsoft Project as a powerful tool for developing clear and effective project schedules. Participants will learn project management concepts, develop competent schedules, and effectively communicate project deliverables and milestones.

Who should attend?
Ideal for individuals with basic PC skills and familiarity with MS Office applications like Excel and Word. Prior access to MS Project software is required. Whether you’re a project manager, team leader, or aspiring professional, this course will enhance your project management capabilities. 

Course Modules:

MS PROJECT WEBINAR 1 – OVERVIEW
→ Concepts of project management and scheduling
→ The project lifecycle, project phases and the project baseline
→ Fundamental importance of defining – and agreeing – project scope
→ Developing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to define project scope
→ Creating a schedule based on the WBS
→ Understanding task dependencies
→ Setting the application to Auto Scheduled Mode
→ Recommended commands for the Quick Access Toolbar
→ Setting the Project Start/Finish and Working with the Project Calendar
→ Entering Tasks
– DEVELOPING A PROJECT SCHEDULE
→ Moving, Deleting and Inserting Tasks
→ Entering Recurring Tasks and Milestones
→ Defining Task dependencies
→ Applying Deadlines and Constraints
→ Setting the Project Baseline
→ Applying Views – Working with the Critical Path and Float/Slack

MS PROJECT WEBINAR 2: DEVELOPING A WORK BREAKDOWNS STRUCTURE & COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES
Develop a Work Breakdown Structure Simple Communication Techniques
→ Standard Printing/Saving as a PDF
→ Working with and Exporting the Timeline
→ Using the Copy Picture Command

WORKING WITH RESOURCES
Creating a Resource Pool (Work & Material Resources)
→ Assigning Resources to project tasks
→ Understanding Effort Driven and Non-Effort Driven scheduling
→ Working with Resource Calendars