Microsoft Project Masterclass

The Microsoft Project Masterclass course is designed to guide those who want to use MS Project for creating and managing the projects more efficiently. This course will provide delegates with a complete introduction to the MS Project application.

Microsoft Project Masterclass course will enhance the existing skills of delegates and will teach them how to make the most of planning and managing projects using Microsoft Project. The course will provide assistance to project managers in designing a project plan and track the details of complex projects.

The Microsoft Project Masterclass course will provide knowledge about how to manage project plans, advance task scheduling, tasks and resources and create customised reporting views. Delegates will get to know about the project management work. While attending this course, delegates will learn how to execute processes effortlessly and deliver projects on time.

Content:

• Get started with Microsoft Project
• How project 2016 works
• Understanding the Project Start Screen
• Working with Views and Split screens
• Understanding Sheet Views
• Working with Tables
• Gantt Chart View
• Understanding the QAT
• Working with Project Files
• Project Management
• Understanding task and resources
• Importance of Planning
• Computers and Project Management
• Creating a New Project
• Steps in creating a project
• Creating a new project file
• Working with calendars
• Modifying the Standard Calendar and entering public holidays
• Creating a New Resource Calendar
• Creating a New Task Calendar
• Creating Tasks
• Understanding Tasks and Scheduling Icons
• Entering Tasks
• Creating Summary Tasks
• Working with Summary Tasks
• Working with Task Durations
• Assigning a calendar to a task
• Scheduling
• Understanding Task Dependencies
• Creating dependencies in task entry, task information and a sheet view
• Modify a schedule by using dependencies
• Auto scheduling tasks
• Critical Path and Project Slack
• Viewing critical path and examining task slack
• Understanding and entering lag time
• Understanding and entering a lead time
• Resourcing Concepts
• Understanding resources
• Entering work, material and cost resources
• Assigning calendars to resources
• Understanding and adjusting resource availability
• The scheduling triangle
• Task types and Resource work
• Creating a simple assignment
• Working with the fixed unit and fixed duration tasks
• Adding additional resources
• Understanding resource sharing
• Working with shared resources
• Assembling and working with a resource master
• Assigning Resources and Levelling
• Simple resource assignment
• Assigning part-time resources
• Assigning resources to task information and sheet
• Understanding resource levelling
• Creating resource problems
• Checking resource usage
• Working with overtime
• Rescheduling tasks
• and more