This popular two-day course promotes the essential skills to fully utilize Microsoft Project. Learn how to break down the chaos of overwhelming projects with the tools that will contain costs, track schedules, and control scope. Utilize “What If” analysis and apply what you learn immediately in your working environment. From the basics to the advanced use of Microsoft Project, this course is the key to accomplishing project goals. Taught only by a PMP-certified instructor

Aligned with Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) Exam
The course includes many of the required skills that demonstrate knowledge and expertise as defined by Microsoft in their certification program for MCTS. It ensures use of Microsoft Project tools resulting in better project outcomes, greater efficiency, and optimal resource management.

Critical tools for successful implementation of projects
Step by step labs enhance learning and allow immediate on-the-job productivity. Fully participatory – hands on workshops that evolve in complexity and reinforce previous learned skills.

Taught by a PMP-Certified Instructor – Aligned with the PMBOK 2005 - 3rd Edition
Assures that the project management disciplines you learn are in complete alignment with the ISO certified PMI framework.

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This course has been designed to lead you through the critical skills needed to master Microsoft Project. From the first lab to the last, you will be guided in each step with additional tips and shortcuts. These series of “hands on” labs, coupled with descriptive worksheets cover the critical skills needed to enhance your project success.

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In-Class Group Exercises: Each chapter includes hands-on workshops

PART 1

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Project Labs

• Navigate screen elements of Project
• Utilize the Project Guide
• Learn windows shortcuts for use of Project
• Creating and Defining Projects
• Create and assign a Project Calendar, Tasks

Chapter 2: Creating and Managing a Work Breakdown Structure Labs

• Create and Edit Tasks
• Project Summary, Task Summary, Sub-tasks, Milestone, Recurring Tasks
• Estimating Durations
• Task Relationships: defining, linking, and modifying
• Edit Task Information, constraints, deadlines, milestones
  

Chapter 3: Setting Up Resources Labs

• Create resource sheets
• Modify resource calendars
• Assign resources to tasks; material, work, cost resources
• Changing task types
• Modify task relationships
• Entering fixed costs

Chapter 4 Identifying Project Risks and Printing Reports Labs

• View Critical Path
• Master Critical Path Durations
• Baselines: define, save, and modify
• Create Reports and customize report capabilities

PART 2 Exercises

Chapter 1 Tracking Performance

• Tracking and Updating the Project Plan
• Use of Tracking Gantt, Tracking Table, Variance Table
• Task updates, Split tasks, reschedule tasks

Chapter 2: Updating and Filtering Project Plans Labs

• Creating, modifying, and applying Filters
• Tracking overdue tasks with filters
• Tracking competed tasks with filters
• Tracking Tasks by Grouping
• Grouping and Sorting Tasks

Chapter 3: Project File Exchange and Conversion Labs

• Importing and exporting Project data with Excel
• Converting Project Plan files to Web pages, Gif files, Objects
• Hyperlink to other application/web/within same project

Chapter 4: Managing Multiple Projects Labs

• Creating Master Projects, linking Sub-Projects, defining ghost tasks
• Calculating Multiple Critical Paths

Chapter 5: Working with Resource Pools Labs

• Creating and sharing Resources between projects
• Updating Resource files