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Introduction to Microsoft Project
'This course is approved by the NSW Office of Fair Trading to earn 14 CPD (Continuing Professional Development Points). Course code pri6rs15
Microsoft Project is by a long way the best selling project planning
and tracking software tool world-wide. The program is a good mix
of ease-of-use and functionality.
Our aim is to provide you with a ‘hot knife through butter’
approach so that you can become productive with this package as
soon as possible. In fact forty five minutes into the course you
will be producing professional project planning outputs.
At the end of the training you will emerge confident in your ability
to plan projects of any size and complexity using this tool. You
will also learn how to monitor, track and record progress and produce
‘plan vs actual’ reports.
Learning Outcomes
- Enter and maintain project plan data
- Produce typical project plan reports
- Predict and resolve resource overload problems
- Set baselines
- Enter 'actual' data
- Produce 'plan vs actual' reports
Course Outline
- Entering Tasks and Duration
- Working with Estimated Durations
- Linking Tasks
- Setting Project Calendars
- Generating Gantt Charts
- Identifying Critical Tasks and Slack
- Manipulating Network Diagrams
- Page Setup and Printing
- Standard and Per Use Cost Rates
- Producing a Budget
- Projecting Cash Flows
- Defining Resources
- Allocating Resources
- Setting Resource Calendars
- Resource Histograms
- Examining Resource Overloads
- Automatic Levelling
- Split Screens
- Views and Tables
- Filtering
- Annotating the Gantt Chart
- Grouping Tasks
- Setting Task Calendars
- Setting a Baseline
- Entering Actual Information
- Printing 'Planned vs Actual' Status
- Implementing Corrective Actions
- Documenting Decisions
Target Audience
Newcomers to Microsoft Project who wish to gain confidence in
using it to plan & control their projects. Also useful for
more experienced managers who have previously used other tools.
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