Course Description
The MS Project course is designed as a first course in understanding and utilizing the power of the latest MS project software. It allows the project manager to understand the complete capability of using MS Project along with practical exercises to understand the workings and interaction of key elements within the software.
The course covers all the fundamental features of MS Project, along with the creation of a sample project, setting up resource calendars, generating reports, updating project progress, setting up custom variables, manipulating resources, assigning costs to tasks, etc.
The course will provide sufficient information to project managers so they can start building fairly complicated projects on their own. It covers all fundamental aspects of MS projects and is taught from a project manager’s perspective on setting up projects.
Course Outline
Day 1:
Introduction to MS Project
Elements of a project
Setting up tasks in MS project
MS Project – the basics
Setting up resource attributes
Working with calendars
Setting up task dependencies
How to calculate costs?
Build in reports
Customizing project variables and functions
Practical Exercise – Day 1
Practice Exam – Day 1
Day 2:
Working with the Execution and Control Process
Baseline the project
Track Task Updates
Track Project Update
Review Critical Tasks
Review Resource Utilization
Reschedule tasks
Balance resource loads
Practical Exercise – Day 2
Practice Exam – Day 2
