Who can benefit?

• Personnel who are interested in managing their projects using Microsoft Project software as a project management tool

Course Objectives.

• Practice the basic project management foundational skills by following the project life cycle in compliance with Project Management Institute (PMI) standards.
• Apply project management tools and techniques to deliver the projects on time and within budget.
• Use Microsoft Project® as a planning, tracking, and reporting tool.
• Identify the capabilities of Microsoft Project® in scheduling, costing, resource allocating, and analyzing the progress of the project.

 Course Outline:

• Overview of Project Management
  • What Is a Project?
  • Project Life Cycle
  • Building WBS
  • Developing Project Network, Schedules and Project Plans
• Project Management Tools and Techniques
  • Critical Path Method (CPM)
  • PERT
  • Gantt Chart
  • Earned Value
  • Resource Histograms and Leveling
• Introduction to Microsoft Project Software
  • Defining Project Framework Using MS Project®
  • Creating Tasks and Milestones
  • Creating Dependencies
  • Setting Task Constraints
• Differentiating Between Duration-Based and Effort-Based Planning
• Resource and Cost Management Using MS Project Software
  • Defining Project Resources
  • Changing Working Time
  • Assigning Resources Using Best Practice
  • Understanding and Leveling Resource Over-Allocated
  • Setting the Cost Rate Table
• Executing and Tracking the Project Using MS Project Software
  • Viewing Critical Path
  • Working with Project Baselines
  • Tracking Project Progress
  • Analyzing Project Variance
  • Revising Project Plan and Re-Base lining
  • Earned Value Analysis
• Reporting in MS Project
  • Understanding Reporting
  • Using and Editing Report Templates
  • Creating Custom Reports