MS Project Training: Multi-project Integration & Management

The course Multi-project Integration & Management (MS Project Training) teaches you how to manage multiple projects with Microsoft Project Pro. The training includes project team management, resource planning & tracking, shared resource configuration, cost & time management and more.

The course covers basic & advanced MS Project configuration. The use of MS Project to coordinate resources for multiple projects is discussed in detail.

Course Outline

Review of Essential Skills: Getting Started

• Creating the Project

• Creating a Schedule

• Setting up Resources and Task Assignments

• Tuning the Schedule

• Tuning Tasks

• Modifying the Project

• Exercise: Creating the Project

Project Schedule Optimization

• Making Time and Data Adjustments

• Working with the Critical Path

• Task Start Delay

• Working with Assignment Contours

• Compressing the Schedule

• Working with the Calendar View

• Working with Task IDs and WBS Codes

• Working with Network Diagrams

• Exercise: Optimizing and Presenting the Project Schedule

Managing Multiple Projects

• About Consolidated Projects

• Creating Task Relationships between Projects

• Managing Time

• Managing Costs

• Best Practices

• Exercise: Managing Multiple Projects

Resource Pools

• Developing a Resource Pool

• Viewing Assignment Details

• Working with a Sharer File

• Updating Resource Information

• Updating Working Time for Multiple Projects

• Adding New Project Schedules

• Exercise: Creating a Resource Pool

Microsoft Project Application Integration

• Using Graphical Indicators

• Working with the Timeline View

• Publishing Data the Project Server

• Exporting Data to Relational Databases

• Exporting Data to Microsoft Excel and Word

• Importing External Data into Microsoft Project

• Exercise: Exporting Data to Excel