Course Summary
This unique 1 day course takes a fresh approach to Microsoft Project training. Rather than being a walk through the product functionality, this course delivers practical techniques for building, monitoring and reporting on a project using Microsoft Project.
Aimed at those with no existing formal Microsoft Project training this course arms you with real world skills enabling you to leverage the benefits of Microsoft Project on your next project. This course complements existing PRINCE2 or APM methodology training but equally no existing project management or Microsoft Project knowledge is required.
This course is based on Microsoft Project 2010 is the most significant upgrade for over 10 years. Now taking the ribbon bar style first seen in Office 2007, Microsoft Project 2010 includes a wealth of new features and capabilities.
Content
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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Objectives of planning & aligning planning with the project lifecycle |
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Understanding the Critical Path Method, logic links, lags & float |
Yes |
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Creating a new project |
Yes |
Building a plan with tasks & WBS |
Yes |
Setting a project calendar |
Yes |
Setting up useful project & task codes |
Yes |
Reviewing the critical path |
Yes |
Filtering using task codes |
Yes |
Assigning resources to tasks |
Yes |
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Baselining & versioning |
Yes |
Updating task progress |
Yes |
Monitoring project performance |
Yes |
Perform “what if” analysis |
Yes |
Using the Timeline View & creating useful reports for stakeholders & team members |
Yes |
Related Courses
The 1 day course Microsoft Project Advanced follows this course. Both 1 day courses are run consecutively, enabling you to benefit from attending both days and qualifying for a discounted combined course fee of £495 + VAT, saving £95.
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