Purpose of the training
The purpose of this training is to equip project managers with the key elements of project management and how to apply that knowledge using the features of Microsoft Project.
Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.
On these training participants learn how to create a project plan that contains various tasks, organize these tasks in a work breakdown structure containing task relationships, create and assign resources and finalize the project to implement the project plan.
Participants will cover the following:
- Customising Microsoft Project
- Creatinga Project Plan
- ManagingTasks in a Project Plan
- ManagingResources in a Project Plan
- Finalisingthe Project Plan
- Updating a Project Plan
- Managing Project Costs
- ReportingProject Data Visually
- ReusingProject Plan Information
- ExchangingProject Plan Data with Others Applications
Course objectives
At the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- Understand effective Project management basics
- Understandhow Microsoft Project helps officers to avoid project failure
- Createand define projects
- CustomiseMicrosoft Project
- Workwith estimates and dependencies
- Work with deadlines, constraints, and task calendars
- Work with resources – define, allocate and manage
- Predictbehavior by using task types and the scheduling formula
- Customizeand format Microsoft Projects Views
- Analyzeresource utilisation and perform advanced resource leveling
- Track progress and adjust resources
- Createproject reports that analyze project, resource and task data
- Manage and combine multiple projects
- Exportproject files to Microsoft Word/Excel
- Importactivities from Excel/Word to Microsoft Project
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 3 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 273
- Assessments Yes
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