Duration: 3 days – 21 hrs
Overview
MS Project is a project management software developed by Microsoft to help project managers develop a project schedule, manage tasks and resources, track progress, and analyze the workload for any project. This Training Course is designed to provide participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills required to effectively plan, manage, and track projects using Microsoft Project. Whether you’re a seasoned project manager or new to project management, this course will equip you with the essential tools and techniques to optimize project planning and execution.
Objectives
- Understand the core principles of project management and how Microsoft Project fits into the project lifecycle.
- Create and set up a project plan, defining tasks, durations, dependencies, and resources.
- Effectively use Microsoft Project to schedule, allocate resources, and assign tasks to team members.
- Develop project timelines, Gantt charts, and critical path analysis to ensure project deadlines are met.
- Track project progress, make adjustments, and manage changes to keep projects on course.
- Generate reports and visual representations of project data to communicate with stakeholders.
- Collaborate with team members and stakeholders by sharing project information through Microsoft Project.
- Apply best practices in project management using Microsoft Project.
- Install and configure MS Project and MS Project Server.
- Understand how to share and manage resources between projects.
- Identify project risks, problems, and solutions in real time.
Audience
- Project Managers
- IT Professionals
- Team Leaders
- Business Analysts
- Anyone involved in project planning and management
Pre- requisites
- No specific prerequisites are required, but a basic understanding of project management concepts is beneficial.
Course Content
- Introduction
- Overview of Project Management principles
- Overview of Microsoft Project and project web app
- Defining a Project’s Time Frame
- Planning task duration and milestones
- Auto and manual scheduling
- Defining Project Tasks
- Task relationships
- Identifying the critical path
- Working with constraints and recurring activities
- Allocating Resources for a Project
- Understanding resource types
- Assigning calendars to resources
- Managing the Project Schedule and Progress
- Creating a baseline
- Updating and grouping tasks
- Managing delayed tasks
- Using the tracking box
- Working with filters
- Managing Costs, Conflicts, and Project Risks
- Understanding deadlines and constraints
- Understanding constraint types
- Understanding project costs
- Reviewing costs and assigning costs resources
- Generating Reports
- Understanding graphical reports
- Generating a report
- Filtering report data
- Customizing a report
- Summary and Conclusion
