Microsoft Project
During this introductory hands-on course, delegates will learn how to utilise Microsoft Project to assist in the planning, monitoring, maintenance and control of projects. In addition they will also understand where Microsoft Project as a tool, fits within the management and support of a project. Crucially, we also cover recent developments where Microsoft are gradually moving more functionality away from the Desktop, and onto a web-based service, that can be consumed by Apple and Android tablets and smart phones.
This course is run on a private basis and each delegate needs to have access to Project Pro, the desktop app. In addition, it would be nice, but not critical, if each delegate also had access to both Project for the Web (The Power Platform app) and Project Online (the SharePoint app). Both these products are covered in the course, but if delegates do not have access to one or both of them, the trainer will simply demonstrate the products.
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Our Microsoft Project course will give you the hands-on experience you need to confidently use the software tool to help support the management of a project. The journey from off-line to on-line Project has been confusing to many. We clarify the differences between Project Online, Project Web Apps, Modern Project, Project for the Web, and Project Server. We’ll also take a look at where Microsoft are currently heading with this successful product.
Anybody working in a Project Support role, providing administrative support to Project Managers. The course also contains useful theory and practise for Project Managers looking to use Microsoft Project as a software tool in supporting their role and assisting with the planning and control of projects.
- Understand some of the basic concepts of Project Management and of Planning a Project
- Use Microsoft Project to create and manage Calendars, Tasks and Resources
- Create Project Plans and Schedules, including Gantt Charts, Network Diagrams and Task dependencies
- Schedule Tasks and allocate resources (including identifying and resolving conflicts)
- Monitor project progress, customise your views and generate reports
- Import and Export data to and from Microsoft Project and sharing Project information
Microsoft Project enables organisations to increase efficiency and optimise costs through unified Portfolio and Programme management of all their Projects. By having Project Managers and support personnel trained in MS Project, you allow for structured, consistent and comprehensive planning, maintenance, control and reporting across all projects within the organisation.
Once familiar with Microsoft Project, you will quickly come to realise how it can assist in the planning, maintenance and management of all aspects of running a project through its entire lifecycle. From the initial planning process, to resolving resource and scheduling conflicts, updating/amending plan components to running complex reports – MS Project does it all. As part of learning how to use MS Project, this course will give delegates an appreciation of basic Project Management concepts and terminology and increase understanding of how Projects work in the wider corporate environment.
- What Makes a Project?
- Seven-Steps to Project Management
- Where does Microsoft Project fit in?
- Introduction to Microsoft Project Products
- Modern Project (P4W)
- P4W vs. PWA
- Future of P4W
- Tranistion from PWA to P4W
- Using Modern Project (P4W)
- A First Look
- Saving a Project File
- Additional Information
- Using Project Calendars
- Adding Tasks to the Plan
- Changing Views
- The Work Breakdown Structure
- Linking Dependent Tasks
- The Network Diagram
- Estimating Task Durations
- The Critical Path
- Creating Project Resources
- Assigning Resources
- Resolving Resource Conflicts
- Why Update?
- Comparing Project Plans
- Constraints, Deadlines and Milestones
- Task Progress
- Rescheduling Tasks
- What to Export/Import?
- Project Reports
- Copying Data to Office Documents
- Exporting to Excel
- Importing Data
- Project Customisations
- Using Tables
- Using Filters
- Using Views
- Custom Reports
- Visual Reports
- Connecting Project Desktop to Project Online
- Setting Calendars
- An Introduction to PWA
- The Project Center
- Creating a New Project
A basic level of computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Windows and Office packages, though not essential, is highly desirable. As the course also takes delegates through the basic components of project planning, an understanding of the basic principles and concepts of project management would be useful, but again, not essential.