- “A lot of PMs use MS Project, but don’t really know why it does the things it does. Why is everyone allocated at 33.3%? Should you plan with duration or work? What’s the difference? Enterprise PM Solutions offers training for people who are actively using MS Project, and would like to understand the tool better”
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Course descriptions:
MS Project for the Beginner
MS Project for the Beginner is for new users of MS Project Professional 2003 or MS Office Project Standard 2003 who want to get started on building a schedule for their projects. It is helpful for the students to be familiar with project management principles, which is best achieved by first taking the Project Management Fundamentals course. However, it is assumed that the students have little or no experience with Project 2003. Overall, the objective of the course is to make participants feel comfortable using Project 2003.
Prerequisite
Project Management Fundamentals
Learning Objectives
Students taking this course will learn how to:
- Set up a new project in Project 2003
- Enter and modify milestones and tasks
- Enter duration or work estimates
- Enter dependencies between tasks
- Enter deadlines and constraints
- Define and assign resources
- Evaluate schedules
In a hands-on approach, exercises that map to the learning objectives are performed at the end of each training module. The same sample project is used for all exercises so the student can see the progression of establishing a project schedule.
Course Topics
Setting up a new Project
Enter the project properties
Set up the project calendar
Set various Microsoft Project options
Identify the deliverables in your project
Enter and Modify Milestones and Tasks
Create summary tasks, detail tasks and milestones
Insert/delete and indent/outdent tasks
Enter Duration or Work Estimates
Enter estimates
Differentiate duration from work
Set task types: fixed work, fixed units, fixed duration
Enter dependencies between tasks
Enter task relationships
Edit the type of relationship and lag
Enter deadlines and constraints
Define and assign resources
Create a resource list of people, facilities, equipment and materials
Modify resource calendars: working hours and non-working days
Modify resource availability: maximum units
Assign resources to tasks
Add or remove resources
Level resources
Evaluate schedule
- Perform “what-if” calculations
MS Project Beyond the Beginner
MS Project Beyond the Beginner is designed to prepare the participant with project scheduling best practices using the tool. The overall goal of the course is to get the most benefit from using the tool. The content is restricted to modeling and managing a single project in Microsoft Project.
Prerequisite
MS Project for the Beginner
Learning Objectives
Students taking this course will learn how to:
- Optimize the schedule
- Modify views and reports
- Enter and track progress
In a hands-on approach, exercises that map to the learning objectives are performed at the end of each training module.
MS Project Advanced Topics
MS Project Advanced Topics is designed to teach regular users of MS Project advanced features of the tool. These features will allow the Project Manager to better forecast project outcomes, and report them to senior management.
Prerequisite
MS Project Beyond the Beginner
Learning Objectives
Students taking this course will learn how to:
- Create custom reports and views that meet the needs of stakeholders in your project
- Rfficiently update the schedule during project execution to continuously forecast the project end date and cost
In a hands-on approach, exercises that map to the learning objectives are performed at the end of each training module.
Quote from previous student:
“I have been to a few classes over the years on MS Project and my use, again, over the years --- until recently --- has been somewhat sporadic. I thought this class was very well presented and a lot of things clicked for me this time to really help me understand how Project actually works and how to best use it to your advantage. No one before in any class I have taken took the approach that
did to really get across how Project functions. I believe it is good to have some experience under your belt, to have struggled with getting it to work and setting up and managing workplans. Lisa was a very good instructor, she obviously understood all that she was teaching from an actual use standpoint and not just an academic one. It was well worth the day spent going through the class. " |
