Project Planning & MS Project

2 Days

Objective: The course objectives are broadly in 2 elements 1) to provide the user with an appreciation of project planning as a 1 day overview via a presentation from a project planning manager's perspective and 2) to provide the new user with a comprehensive overview of the capabilities of Microsoft Project and the knowledge necessary for them to begin using it effectively. As the MS Project session is primarily hands on - it will be restricted to one user per computer system.

Topics:

Module 1) Project Planning
Introduction
Overview / Appreciation of highlighted elements
Planners Role / Responsibilities
Programme Types
Referencing & Registers
Logical Linking
Critical Path & Float

 

 Planning Techniques and Methods Preparing the Programme
Progress Monitoring & Reporting
Project Controls
KPIs
Record Keeping
Management of Time Related Material

 

 

Module 2) MS Project Software
The Screen / The Menus & Toolbars
The Project Outline
Planning Tasks
Constraints & Resources
Baseline Plan / Refining the Plan
Glossary of Terms
Creating a Project
Entering Start Date
Summary Information / File Properties Scheduling from Project Start / End Milestones / Tasks & Task Durations
Linking Tasks / Breaking the Links
Setting Task Relationships
Changing Predecessors
Task Information Dialog Box
Task Dependency
Creating Links / Editing
Finish to Start / Start to Start
Finish to Finish / Start to Finish
Summary Tasks & Sub Tasks
Creating / Editing
Viewing the Outline
Showing / Hiding
Setting the Critical Path
Inserting / Viewing / Editing Notes
Working with Constraints
Working with Resources
The Resource Sheet
Resources Groups
Work / Material / Cost
Calculating and Fixed Costs
Linking to Excel
Assigning the Resources
Viewing the Project Statistics
Saving the File

 

File Names & Locations
Working with Baselines
Saving a Baseline
Saving Interim Base Lines / Viewing Formatting the Gantt Chart
Fonts, Size, Colour etc
Formatting the Bars / Gridlines
Formatting the Timescale
Inserting Columns
Custom Fields
Using Formula
Graphical Indicators
Project Calendars Overview Base Calendar / Resource Calendars
Creating and Using
Calculating Overtime
Print Preview
Preview Options
Headers & Footers
Using the File Properties / Legend Pages
Project Views
The Calendar
Gantt Charts / Networking Diagram Tracking Gantt
Resource Usage / Task Usage
Creating Customised Views
Viewing Reports
Standard Reports / Customized Reports Managing the Project
Overview of working with Multiple Projects

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

 

 Special Features and Facilities

A large part of the course is devoted to hands-on experience of the package and as such the student is led through a series of exercises, therefore we insist on maintaining a one person per system policy. The session is fully documented and each person attending will have unlimited access to our after training back up service.

 

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