This unique 1 day course builds on existing user knowledge, probably acquired from attending our 1-day Introduction course. This course delivers practical techniques to take advantage of the more advanced features of Microsoft Project, including cost & resource management, reporting, customisation of the Microsoft Project environment and collaboration.
This course arms you with real world skills enabling you to leverage the benefits of Microsoft Project on your next project or programme. A working knowledge of Microsoft Project is required and those without any formal training are recommended to take our “Microsoft Project Introduction” course first.
This course is packed with practical content selected by our experts to ensure you gain the maximum value from your investment of time.
Section |
Topic |
Practical Exercise |
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Shared resources and the “Resource Pool” |
Yes |
Resource Definition – key information about valuable resources |
Yes |
Resource Driven Scheduling and its implications |
Yes |
Assigning & managing multiple resources – task types & their implications |
Yes |
Managing resource availability and resource levelling |
Yes |
Entering cost rates (work resources, cost resources & material resources) |
Yes |
Assessing cost forecasts |
Yes |
Exploiting Resource Cost Rates for business purposes |
Yes |
Performing schedule analysis & creating multiple baselines |
Yes |
|
Using custom fields to invest tasks and resources with additional attributes for reporting and analysis. |
Yes |
Custom views and tables |
Yes |
Advanced filtering & custom filters |
Yes |
Grouping options for flexible analysis |
Yes |
Working with multiple projects & sub-projects |
Yes |
Using the “Organizer” to retain useful custom attributes for future use |
Yes |
|
Tracking Table and Tracking Toolbar |
Yes |
Recording actual progress of work performed |
Yes |
Recording actual costs |
Yes |
Earned Value Analysis |
Yes |
Using Progress Lines to communicate project status |
Yes |
Project schedule recovery – achieving deadlines despite delays |
Yes |
Project Close – Variance Analysis and Lessons Learned opportunities |
Yes |
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Preparing standard & customised reports for stakeholders |
Yes |
Distributing project information to team members |
Yes |
Collaboration |
Yes |
Visual Reports |
Yes |
