Duration
2 days
Course Overview
This course equips participants with the essential skills to effectively use Microsoft Project 365 Pro or Standard version The course covers topics such as familiarizing with Project interface, setting up a project, adding & managing tasks, scheduling work, managing resources, creating a timeline, working with deadlines and constraints, working with data, adding the finishing touches, printing, and sharing. This course also includes customizing the display of Microsoft Project, view project status, working with Visual Reports, Linking between multiple projects, and also sharing resources between multiple projects.
Pre-requisites
Working knowledge of any Microsoft Office Application
Module 1: Review Setting Up a Project
- Starting MS Project
- Build Project Plan
- Identify the steps & components
- Setting Up Project Information
- Working with Project Calendars
- Entering Public Holidays
- Input Tasks
- Organizing Tasks into Phases
- Create Summary Tasks
- Input Task Durations
- Entering Milestones
- Scheduling
- Linking and Unlinking Tasks
- Understanding Task Dependencies
- Managing Resources
- Using the Resource Sheet view
- Entering Work, Material & Cost Resources
- Assigning Resources to Tasks
- Viewing Project Finish date
Module 2: Fine Tuning Tasks
- Creating Recurring Tasks
- Inactivating Tasks (Project Professional only)
- Creating and assign a New Task Calendar
- Using the Task Information Dialog
- Adding Notes & Hyperlink
- Using Lag and Lead Time
- Setting Deadlines
- Creating Constraints
Module 3: Fine Tuning Resources
- Updating Resource Details
- Enter Resource availability
- Multiple Cost Rate
- Create and Assign Resource & Resource Base Calendar
- Understanding Resource workloads
- Understanding Resource Levelling
- Tracking Down Over Allocations
- Checking Resource Usage
- Creating an Over Allocation Report
- Changing Work Effort
- Understanding Overtime
- Assigning Overtime
Module 4: Project Tracking
- Creating a Baseline
- Automatically Updating Tasks
- Manually Updating Tasks
- Entering Delayed Tasks
- Tracking Actuals on a Gantt Chart
- Using the Tracking Box
- Viewing Task Slippage
- Viewing Project Status
Module 5: Formatting Projects
- Understanding the Timescale
- Changing Time Periods
- Showing Tiers
- Working with Gantt Chart
- Changing styles, bar text
- Formatting selected Bars
- Changing Bar Styles
- Working with Timeline
- Showing and Hiding the Timeline
- Customizing Timeline Tasks
- Changing the Font for Individual Timeline Items
- Modifying Global Text Styles
- Copying the Timeline
Module 6: Printing Gantt Charts
- Using Print Preview
- Printing Specific Dates and Pages
- Printing Headers & Footers
- Working with the Legend
- Getting the Right Report Fit
- Exporting to PDF
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.