Microsoft Project Masterclass

Microsoft Project Masterclass training is designed to provide knowledge and skills required to create and modify basic plans in Microsoft Project.

During the course, the delegates will learn about various tasks, resources and cost involved in planning the project. Once the project has been created, they can set a baseline, track project actuals and then report the plan for effective results.

Overview

The Microsoft Project Masterclass course introduces delegates to the basic and advanced features and functions of MS Project and also covers the essential knowledge and skills required by a project manager to create a project plan during the planning phase of a project.

In the course, the delegates will learn how to manage the project and ensure it is completed on time, according to the scope and within budget, and.

During the one day course, the delegates will learn how to create basic reports, organise and link tasks, work with project calendar and resources, create tasks and sub-tasks and create projects independently.

The course enables the delegates to use Microsoft Project effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment and apply the features of this powerful application in developing a project management plan.

Course Content

Microsoft Project Masterclass is a one-day course in which the delegates will learn the following topics:

Introduction to Microsoft project

• Define Microsoft Project

• Role of Microsoft Project

• Different Views in Project Plan

Project Schedule

• Define Task durations and milestones

• Automatic and Manual Scheduling

• Task Relationship

• How to add stages to the timeline?

• Identify critical path

• Constraints and Deadlines

• Adding notes to task

• Recurring Activities

• How to reference other files in the tasks

Resource Management in Project Plan

• Types of resources

• Work resources

• Cost resources

• Material resources

• Allocating calendars to resources

• Resolving resource overallocation

Allocating Resources and Leveling

• Simple resource assignments

• Part-time resources

• Understanding work Contouring

• Problem Assignments

• Overview of allocating resources

• Overview of resource levelling

• Resource Chaos

• Resource Usage

• Overview of Overtime

Introduction to Costs

• Project Costs

• Current Costs

• Variable Costs

• Per Usage Costs

• Fixed Costs

• Material Costs

• How to change rate during the project?

• Allocating cost resources

• Review of Project Cost

Introduction to Constraints and Deadlines

• Define Constraints and Deadlines

• How to add Constraint?

• Use of Elapsed Time

• Rescheduling tasks

• How to create deadline?

Introduction to Project Tracking and Controlling

• Creating a baseline

• Updating Automatic and Manual Tasks

• Entering Delayed tasks

• How to track actuals on a Gantt Chart?

• Use of Tracking Box

• Task slippage review

• Data Tools

• Fundamental data Highlighting

• Applying Filters

• Editing current filters

• How to delete unwanted filters?

• Grouping tasks

• Use of Autofilters

Introduction to Reporting

• Overview of Graphical Reports

• How to run a report?

• Manipulating and Filtering Report Data

• Cloning an existing report

• Create a new report

• Improve report appearance

• Removing unwanted reports

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course. However, having a fundamental knowledge of project management methodologies can be beneficial.

Target Audience

• Microsoft Project Masterclass is best suited for the professionals whose primary job is to create and modify project plans within the organisation and need a tool for managing the same.

• The individuals who wish to have fundamental understanding of concepts and terminologies involved in the Project Management

Delegates Will Learn How To

During this course the delegates will learn the following:

• Discovering the components of the Microsoft Project environment

• Creating Project Plan and its Schedule

• Tracking progress of the Project

• Managing various resources available in a Project Plan

• Reporting Project Plan information