Duration
2 days
Suitable for participants who have intermediate-level MS Project and/or project management knowledge
Overview
This course is intended for anyone who needs to acquire quick working knowledge of Microsoft Project 2010. 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.
Participants are encouraged to bring their projects to the session. The use of project management software (MS Project 2010) and techniques will be taught.
Objectives
- Provide participants quick working knowledge of MS Project 2010 up to Intermediate Level.
- Sufficient knowledge to start a project: schedule and administer timelines, cost, and track project progress using graphs and tabulated data.
- Reading project performance “warning signals” (including Earned Value Analysis tracking) during project execution.
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Have working knowledge about the project management process, and the progressive information required in MS Project schedule and cost planning and performance tracking.
- Have a set of project management tools, techniques and system for immediate application at the workplace.
Methodology
Presentation, MS Project 2010 hands-on sessions, case studies and examples, team exercises.
Softwares Used In The Workshop
MS Project 2010 (Standard), WBS ChartPro (for work breakdown charting provided by the trainer) and Microsoft Excel 2007 or higher (for presenting earned value project performance statistics)
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, Explore Project, Create a New Project, Set the Standard Calendar, Construct a Work Breakdown Structure using WBS ChartPro software.
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, Set Constraints and Deadlines, Create a Recurring Task, Split Tasks, Determine the Critical Tasks and Path.
Managing Resources
Construct a Resource List, Assign Resources, Assign Costs to Resources, Levelling Resource Loads, Capturing and costing Overtime Work.
Managing Resources (continue from Day 1)
Construct a Resource List, Assign Resources, Assign Costs to Resources, Levelling Resource Loads, Capturing and costing Overtime Work.
Tracking and Supervising
Save a Baseline, Enter Task Actual Start/Finish, Actual Task Cost, Manage Task Progress, Analyse Resource Allocations.
Views and Reports & Performance Interpretation
Work with Reports, Preview a Report, Create a Custom Report, Create an Earned Value Chart using Microsoft Excel.
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.