Microsoft Project (Level 3 Advanced)

What Can You Expect?

This course is designed for learners who work confidently in Project and need to gain knowledge of the advanced features and capabilities of Project.

What Is Required From You?

Learners should be familiar with using a mouse and keyboard. They should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information. Specifically learners should have attended Project Intermediate or possess equivalent skills prior to attending this course.

2 Day Course Content

Working with the Network Diagram

• Create a Project in the Network Diagram

• Add New Tasks

• Link Tasks

• Create an Outline Structure

• Format the Network Diagram

• Create a New Template

• Print the Network Diagram

Estimating Task Durations Accurately

• The Scheduling Formula

• Understand PERT Analysis

• Optimistic, Expected & Pessimistic Durations

• Set PERT Weights

• Re-calculate PERT

Managing Resources

• Create a Resource Pool

• Link to a Resource Pool

• Create & Assign Equipment Resources

• Create & Assign Material Resources

• Utilise Cost Rate Tables for Multiple Rates

• View Costs for Material Consumption

Fine-Tune Resource Assignments

• Use Effort-Driven Scheduling

• Modify Task Types

• Delay the Start of Assignment Work

• Apply Task Contours

Consolidating Projects

• Create a Master Project

• Insert Sub-Projects

• Create Dependencies between Projects

Sharing Information with Other Programs

• Create a Project Plan Snapshot

• Insert a Snapshot into a Word Document

• Insert a Snapshot into a Presentation

• Insert a Snapshot into a Spreadsheet

• Copy and Paste Project Data

• Save a Project as a Web Page

• Use and Modify Project Mapping

• Analyse Time scaled Data in Excel

Tracking Actual Values

• Enter Actual Start and Finish Dates

• Mark Tasks Complete as Planned

• Enter Actual Duration

• Modify Remaining Duration

• Enter Actual Work

• Enter Actual Costs

Earned Value Analysis

• Set the Project Status Date

• Display the Earned Value Table

• Create Calculated Fields

• Create a Stop Light Report

• Analyse Cost Variance

Work Breakdown Structure

• Define WBS Codes

• Create & Display Outline Codes

Customise Project

• Create and Run a Macro

• Create a Toolbar

• Use the Organiser

What Will I Take Back To Work With Me?

When you walk out the door after attending this course, you will have a better understanding of how to use the many features available in MS Project to manager your project simpler and more effectively.