Duration
1 day
Suitable for participants who have some or no project management knowledge
Overview
This course is intended for anyone who needs to acquire quick working knowledge of Microsoft Project 2007. The course is carefully designed to provide the best mix of experience, theory and practice in an adult learning environment. Formal presentations will be brief and used mainly to introduce key concepts and significant elements of software project management. Emphasis is on practical applications through “hands on” action learning. This will require a high level of participation and team involvement. Maximum opportunities will be given to participants to inject their own examples and issues into the course and continually relate the material to their own contexts.
Objectives
- Provide participants quick working knowledge of Microsoft Project 2007.
- Sufficient knowledge to start a project: schedule and administer timelines, cost, and track project progress.
- Reading project performance “warning signals” during project execution.
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Have working knowledge about the project management process.
- Have a set of project management tools, techniques and system for immediate application at the workplace.
Methodology
Presentation, Microsoft Project 2007 hands-on sessions, case studies and examples, team exercises.
Who Can Benefit
Anyone who are directly or indirectly involved in budgeting, estimating, planning, execution and control of projects.
Course Outline & Timetable
Project Management Basics
Time-cost-quality & project scope triangle, About MS Project 2007, Explore Project, Create a New Project, Set the Standard Calendar, Construct a Work Breakdown Structure.
Managing Tasks
Construct a Task List, Enter Tasks, Edit and Organise Tasks, Outline Tasks, Create a Work Calendar.
Managing Time
Set Task Durations, Link Tasks, Create Task Relationships, Use Lag and Lead Time, Determine the Critical Tasks and Path.
Managing Resources
Construct a Resource List, Assign Resources, Assign Costs to Resources, Levelling Resource Loads.
Tracking and Supervising
Save a Baseline, Enter Task Actual Start/Finish, Actual Task Cost, Manage Task Progress, Analyse Resource Allocations.
Views and Reports
Work with Reports, Create a Cost Chart with MS Excel.
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.