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Microsoft Project Training Class
Outline
2 Day Class offered by Critical Tools
Day 1
Introduction (9:00-9:15)
- Why use Project Management Software?
- What is Microsoft Project?
Overview of Microsoft Project (9:15-9:45)
- Menus
- Toolbars
- Getting Help within Microsoft Project
- Context Sensitive Help and Help Index
- Wizards
Scheduling (9:45-11:00)
- Developing the WBS and Outlining
- Creating Tasks and Milestones
- Defining Durations
- Making Dependencies
- Entering Constraint Dates for Tasks
- Managing Schedule Conflicts
- Changing the Work Time (Calendars)
Class Exercise #1 (11:00-12:00) - Setting up and Planning Your First Project
Working with the Schedule (1:00-4:00)
- Using and defining Filters
- Changing Views
- Using the Network Diagram
- Working with Tables
- Using the Global File and the Organizer to set standards and exchange Views
- Customizing Microsoft Project
Class Exercise #2 (4:00-5:00) - Working with your schedule
Day 2
Resources (9:00-11:00)
- Defining Resources
- Assigning Resources
- Identifying Resource Conflicts using the many Resource Views
- Managing Resource Conflicts
Class Exercise #3 (11:00-12:00) - Assigning and Managing Resources
Tracking Projects (1:00-2:00)
- Setting the Baseline
- Setting the Status Date
- Updating the Project
- Rescheduling the Project
- Comparing the Baseline Plan vs. the Current Plan
Reporting (2:00-3:00)
- Printing Views
- Printing Reports
Multi-Project Planning (3:00-4:00)
- Consolidating Project Schedules
- Integrating Multiple Projects (creating cross-project dependencies)
- Managing Resources across Multiple Projects (creating and using Resource Pools)
Class Exercise #4 (4:00-5:00) - Updating, Reporting and Working with Multiple Projects