Microsoft Project Training - Intro & Project Management

Course Content

Day 1 Project Management

• What is a project?
• Project Life-cycle - Overall Methodologies
• Skills of the Project Manager
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Human Aspects
• Stages of a Successful Project
• Planning
• Benefits
• Tools(Work Breakdown Structure, Critical Path Analysis, The role of Project Planning Software)
• Budgeting
• Implementing of the plan
• Completion of the project
• Final Planning Exercise

Day 2&3 Microsoft Project

Overview

• Office Assistant
• Toolbars
• Menus
• Planning Templates,Wizards
• File Architecture
• Organiser
• Veiws and Gantt Chart
• Changing Timescale & Formatting
• Veiw Pert Chart
• Modifying Pert Chart

Creating A Project

• Project Information and File Properties
• Project Options

Tasks

• Entering Tasks
• Defining Tasks Reltionships
• Entering Recurring Tasks
• Adding Task Notes
• Lead and Lag Times
• Constraints

Critical Path Analysis

• Understanding the critical path
• Using Project to view the critical path

Views, Tables and Filters

• Using built in veiws
• Customising The Gantt Chart
• Using the Organiser

Overview of Resources

• Assigning Resources
• Material Resources

Calanders

• Set up a Base Calander
• Set up a Resource Calander

Tracking Progress

• Save Baseline
• Tracking Toolbar
• Update Tasks and Project
• Analysing Change

Reports

• Producing Reports
• Printing Reports

Who Should Attend

This Microsoft Project training course is for users who are new to Project Management. No Knowledge of either Project Management theory or Project Management software is assumed. Users should have general Windows experience, and mouse and keyboard skills.

Upon completion of course participants will have an understanding of key Project Management concepts, especially those underlying use of Microsoft Project. They will also have the working knowledge of the software for atsk scheduling and basic resource management, and will be able to produce high quality proffessional project plans.

Venue & Duration

This is a Three day course held at Smart Learning Solutions Centre or on-site.