Microsoft Project 

Duration

2 days

Overview

This course is designed for project managers/planners wishing to deploy Microsoft Project as their planning software. 

Prerequisites

A knowledge of project management/planning terminology is helpful, though not essential.  A good command of basic Windows functions is preferable.

Outline

Day 1

·          Setting up the MS Project environment

·          Entering and editing tasks and durations

·          Task types

·          Working with Milestones

·          Creating a Work Breakdown Structure

·          Alternative views

·          Working with resources

·          Resource costs

·          Creating and modifying calendars

Day 2

·          Levelling resource overallocations

·          Working with the Critical Path

·          Alternative charts

·          Baselining a plan

·          Tracking actual against baseline

·          Printing your plan

·          Creating and printing reports

·          Working with multiple projects

·          Sharing resources across multiple plans