Microsoft Project Training Courses

"Project management: fast, cheap or good - you can have any two."  Anon

Level 1

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What this course will do for you:
In your work of managing projects, you face complex and difficult challenges that involve the completion of many tasks in a precise sequence, the coordination of many different people and the expenditure of a great deal of time and money. This course will give you the specific skills you need to run these projects successfully, helping you to complete them on time and on budget. By completing structured exercises on your own, using data relevant to your work, this course will show you how to be more efficient and productive by managing projects successfully through the use of Microsoft Project. The course covers skill level 2 and therefore prepares you for moving to the Microsoft Project Level 3 Course.

To get the most out of this course:
You don’t need any previous experience of using project management software or any knowledge of project management methodology but you should be a competent computer user and want to learn how to successfully schedule a project, manage resources and track project progress.

Duration: 2 Days

Course Topics:

Introduction to the Project Environment	Analyse the Critical Path
Set Up Tasks	Set Up and Assign Resources to Tasks
Schedule Tasks	Set Up Resource Calendars
Record Fixed Task Costs	Resolve Overallocated Resources
Set Up Your Project Calendar	Track the Project Progress
Create Task Calendars	Format Gantt Chart Views

 

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Level 3

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What this course will do for you:
You have been using Microsoft Project for some time and in doing so have found that, by using this application correctly, you can bring your projects in on time and on budget.  You know however, that there are areas of Project that may even further increase your ability to use Project effectively.  This course looks at some of the more challenging subjects in Microsoft Project such as issues surrounding the concept of “work” and using Earned Value Analysis. It also shows you how calculated fields will enable you to extract specific information relevant to your projects.  These concepts will give you a deeper understanding of why Project does what it does and how this can help you drive your projects more successfully. We recommend this course as a third day’s training following on from Level 1.

To get the most out of this course:
You will have attended our Microsoft Project Level 1 Course (which covers skill level 2). Or, you have a thorough understanding of Microsoft Project’s scheduling concepts (e.g. the correct use of Task Constraints) and want to learn how to use the more complex areas of the application.

Duration: 1 Day

Course Topics:

Review Microsoft Project Concepts	Earned Value Analysis
Task Types	Using a Resource Pool
The Scheduling Formula	Customisations including Customised Fields
Start to Finish Link	Using Multiple Baselines
Concepts of Work	Export Project Data into Microsoft Excel

 

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Microsoft Project Overview

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What this course will do for you:
Microsoft Project is a big subject, but you just need an overview, or perhaps you've used another Project Management package and want to transfer your skills to Microsoft Project. Either way this course will give you the basic skills you need to run projects with Microsoft Project. By completing structured exercises on your own, using data relevant to your work, this course will start you on the road to being more efficient and productive by managing projects successfully.

Microsoft Project is a complex subject and this Overview course is limited to fit into one day. For a better introduction we recommended that you attend our 2-day Microsoft Project Level 1 course.

To get the most out of this course:
You don’t need any previous experience of using project management software or any knowledge of project management methodology but you should be a competent computer user.

Duration: 1 Day

Course Topics:

Introduction to the Project Environment	Set Up and Assign Resources to Tasks
Set Up Tasks	Track the Project Progress
Schedule Tasks	Format Gantt Chart Views
Analyse the Critical Path
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