Microsoft Project Training – Professional Scheduling

In managing project, project schedule management is one of the key performance indicator (KPI) in measuring success of a project delivery. In this case, the project manager is responsible in developing project schedule which encompasses the project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Project activities which is then, need to be communicated and monitored regularly.

Therefore, having an effective project scheduling tool is really crucial for a project manager to develop, track and communicate project schedule in a lesser time, so that, he or she would be able to focus more on the other project management activities and the same time being in control in each and every activity delivered throughout the project cycle.

In this case, Microsoft Project is the best scheduling software to meet this objective, regardless of the scale of the project. Microsoft Project is not only able to develop end-to-end schedule of a project, but also can build an overall project cost based on all activities specified in the Gantt Chart. This result in robust performance monitoring in terms of time and cost for a project, program or portfolio.

Microsoft project certification course

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Who should attend

• Project Scheduler, Project Managers/ Assistant Project Managers/ Project Coordinators/ Project Expeditors/ Project team members who want to improve their project management skill
• Individuals/ Junior Executives who are new to project management.
• Marketing Executive, Sales Executives, Marketing and Sales Project Manager
• Functional managers and team members who are in leadership role in a project.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Develop the overall project schedule and budget, that are crucial for project monitoring and controlling activities
• Track the project progress by using tracking features in Microsoft Project and Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Understand the correlation between project management and scheduling tools based on PMI® standard.
• Internalize the trick and techniques in resolving resource allocation, expedite the projects schedule and predicting future performance.
• Be familiar and competent in executing projects according to scope, schedule and cost.

Microsoft project course online

We also provide online training for our Microsoft Project courses, the courses will be 2 days duration class. This program also will emphasize on the knowledge and skills that you need to be effective in project scheduling.

Course Outline:

Day One

• Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project
  • Topic A: Identify Project Management Concepts
  • Topic B: Navigate in the Microsoft Project Desktop Environment
• Lesson 2: Defining a Project
  • Topic A: Create a New Project Plan File
  • Topic B: Set Project Plan Options
  • Topic C: Assign a Project Calendar
• Lesson 3: Adding Project Tasks
  • Topic A: Add Tasks to a Project Plan
  • Topic B: Enter Task Duration Estimates
• Lesson 4: Managing Tasks
  • Topic A: Create a Work Breakdown Structure
  • Topic B: Define Task Relationships
  • Topic C: Schedule Tasks
• Lesson 5: Managing Project Resources
  • Topic A: Add Resources to a Project
  • Topic B: Create a Resource Calendar
  • Topic C: Enter Costs for Resources
  • Topic D: Assign Resources to Tasks
  • Topic E: Resolve Resource Conflicts
• Lesson 6: Finalizing a Project Plan
  • Topic A: Optimize a Project Plan
  • Topic B: Set a Baseline
  • Topic C: Share a Project Plan

Day Two

• Lesson 1: Updating a Project Plan
  • Topic A: Enter Task Progress
  • Topic B: Enter Overtime Work
  • Topic C: Edit Tasks
  • Topic D: Update Cost Rate Tables
  • Topic E: Update a Baseline
• Lesson 2: Viewing Project Progress
  • Topic A: Use View Commands
  • Topic B: Add a Custom Field
  • Topic C: Create Custom Views
  • Topic D: Format and Share the Timeline View
• Lesson 3: Reporting on Project Progress
  • Topic A: View Built-in Reports
  • Topic B: Create Custom Reports
  • Topic C: Create a Visual Report
• Lesson 4: Reusing Project Plan Information
  • Topic A: Create a Project Plan Template
  • Topic B: Share Project Plan Elements with Other Plans
• Lesson 5: Working with Multiple Projects
  • Topic A: Share Resources
  • Topic B: Link Project Plans

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See also: Risk Management Courses, Risk Management Professional Certification