Project Management Using MS Project

This course combines project management training with hands-on project plan development using Microsoft Project. The two threads of the training are intertwined in a manner that reflects accurately the way this program would be used in the workplace.

Learning Outcomes

• Explain the structure and life cycle of a project
• Define project objectives, deliverables and scope
• Develop a WorkBreakdown Structure
• Understand scheduling concepts such as critical path
• Enter and maintain project plan data in Microsoft Project
• Produce project plan reports with tasks, resources and costs
• Predict and resolve resource overload problems
• Set baselines
• Enter 'actual' data and produce 'plan vs actual' reports
• Monitor and track progress and take corrective action

Course Outline

• Introduction
• A Conceptual Overview of Project Management
• A Practical Overview of Project Management
• A Methodology for Managing Projects
• Initiating & Defining Individual Projects
• Producing a Broad Workbreakdown Structure
• Producing a Broad Preliminary Project Schedule
• Introduction to Microsoft Project
• Critical Path Scheduling
• Developing a Detailed WBS
• Estimating Techniques
• Resolving Resource Overloads
• Calculating a Budget
• Project Monitoring, Tracking & Control
• Project Review
• Summary & Conclusions

Target Audience

• Project Managers
• Project Coordinators
• Project Officers
• Team Leaders
• Anyone working on projects who wishes to gain confidence using Microsoft Project to plan and control their projects