Microsoft Project Training

Microsoft Project the world's leading project management software, is a robust tool for managing project deadlines, tasks, and resources. Learning how to use Microsoft Project can help you manage some of the most common tactical problems facing your business. This course provides you with the skills you need to manage projects more effectively by using Microsoft Project.

Find how to set up a project and customize components such as work tasks, summary tasks, milestones, recurring tasks, and different types of resources. Learn how to link and time tasks, assign resources to tasks to build a realistic project schedule, and use views to get an accurate window into project status. Discover how to build project schedules that help you accomplish your project goals on time and within budget—while being flexible enough to accommodate change

Course Outline

Fundamentals

• Introduction to MS Project
• Working with Tasks and Schedules
• Create Resources and Assigning Tasks
• Understanding Views and Fine Tuning
• Monitoring and Managing a Project
• Introduction Reporting

Managing Resource

• Developing a project resource plan
• Replacing and substituting resources
• Tracking down overallocations
• Assigning contractors to offload work
• Adding resources
• Leveling resources
• Recording project progress
• Assigning overtime

Managing Schedules

• Managing auto-scheduled tasks
• Checking task links
• Adding lag and buffers
• Fixing an incomplete critical path
• Setting a baseline
• Using lead and lag times
• Fast-tracking and crashing tasks
• Adding resources
• Executing the schedule
• Fine-Tuning Assignments
• Optimizing Schedules

Managing Budget

• Setting up budget resource costs
• Setting up rate tables
• Creating budget resources
• Entering values for budget cost and work and expense resources
• Comparing costs to budget values
• Reviewing costs
• Managing and reducing project costs
• Adding actual costs

Managing Subcontractor

• Setting up hourly subcontractors
• Creating multiperson subcontractor resources
• Inserting subcontractor schedules
• Assigning subcontractors
• Handling progress information
• Analyzing subcontractor and project performance

Mastering Graphical Reports

• Working with the Report Designer
• Editing templates
• Building resource and team member reports
• Inserting graphs and charts
• Building executive management reports
• Developing a report center
• Creating a milestone dashboard