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  • Create Date October 16, 2024
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Introduction

This course is designed to teach project managers how to create, update and manage project schedules with Microsoft Project. Participants will learn how to create new projects, enter tasks, create a WBS, set dependencies, create constraints and deadlines and manage resource assignments. You will also learn how to analyze and manage resources over and under-allocations, set baselines, track and manage progress and generate reports. Advanced topics covering master, sub-projects and resource pools will also be learning topics. We will also go over macros, EVM and advanced dashboard reporting as part of the curriculum. Sharing with SharePoint and managing templates will also be areas of learning in this course.

Audience

This course is intended for project, program and portfolio managers who will be working with Project and will be responsible for creating and managing projects and resources with Project. This course does not assume any previous knowledge of Microsoft Project but a basic understanding of windows and other Microsoft applications will be helpful. This course covers fundamentals through advanced and refers to 2013 to 2019 and Microsoft 365 Project Professional (P-3).

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will have covered the following:

·        Exploring the Project Environment ·        Customizing the Project Environment
·        Getting Started with Microsoft Project ·        Creating and Managing custom Fields, Tables and Views
·        Modifying and Organizing a Task list ·        Importing and Exporting Project Data
·        Shaping the schedule ·        Managing Project Templates and Sharing with SharePoint
·        Modifying Task Dependencies ·        Managing Project Templates and Sharing with SharePoint
·        Working with Calendars ·        Working with Master Projects, Sub-Projects and Resource Pools
·        Entering Project Costs ·        Advanced Dashboard & Visual Reporting
·        Task Type Settings ·        Resolving Resource Over-allocations
·        Setting Constraints and Deadlines ·        Tracking and Analyzing EVM
·        Tracking Project Progress ·        Automating with Macros
·        Reporting in Project ·        SharePoint Integration

 

Module Topics
Introduction: Welcome to Project I.1- Welcome to Project
I.2- PM 101
I.3- The Project Lifecycle
I.4- Benefits of using Project
Module 1: Exploring Project 1.1- Navigating Project

1.2- Working with Views

1.3- Backstage settings

Module 2: Getting Started 2.1- Creating a new project

2.2- Entering tasks and estimates

2.3- Task Settings

2.4- Recurring Tasks

Module 3: Organizing Tasks 3.1- Editing Tasks

3.2- Outlining Tasks

3.3- Understanding the WBS

Module 4: Shaping the Schedule 4.1- Linking and Unlinking tasks

4.2- Working with task dependencies

4.3- Using lag and lead time

4.4- Enabling the Critical Path

Module 5: Managing Resources 5.1- Managing Resources

5.2- Working with Resource Types

5.3- Using Budget Resources

5.4- Assigning Resources

Module 6: Calendars 6.1- Managing Calendars

6.2- Managing Resource Calendars

6.3- Task Calendars

Module 7: Managing Costs 7.1- Managing Resource Rates

7.2- Using Rate Tables

7.3- Working with Fixed Costs

Module 8: Task Type Management 8.1- Task Type Settings

8.2- Understand the Initial Assignment

8.3- Working with Fixed Units

8.4- Working with Fixed Duration

8.5- Working with Fixed Work

8.6- Variable Resource Assignments

Module 9: Managing Resource Allocations and Conflicts Assignments and Contours 9.1- Understanding Contours

9.2- Managing Resource Assignments

9.3- Resolving Resource overrallocations

9.4- Using Leveling

9.5- Team Planner

9.6- Manually resolving overrallocations

Module 10: Schedule Constraints and Deadlines 10.1- Task Constraints

10.2- Inflexible Constraints

10.3- Setting Deadlines

Module 11: Baselining and Reporting Progress 11.1- Understanding Baselines

11.2- Setting Baselines

11.3- Updating and Setting Multiple Baselines

11.4- Tracking Progress

Module 12: Filtering, Grouping and Highlighting 12.1- Managing Filters and Groups

12.2- Creating and Sharing Groups and Filters

12.3- Highlighting

Module 13: Reporting and Printing 13.1- Reporting

13.2- Visual Reports

13.3- Timeline

13.4- Page Setup

Module 14: Customizing 14.1- Formatting Options

14.2- Modifying the Gantt Chart

14.3- Customizing the Ribbon

Module 15: Managing Fields, Tables and Views 15.1- Create and manage custom fields and lookup lists

15.2- Using Formulas

15.3- Custom Tables and Views

15.4- Using the Organizer

Module 16: Importing and Exporting Project Data 16.1- Importing and exporting project data

16.2- Merging and Appending project information

Module 17: Managing Templates and Sharing with SharePoint and Teams 17.1- Creating custom templates

17.2- Managing template locations

17.3- Creating a new project from a template

17.4- Sharing Project Information

17.5- Storing Projects in SharePoint

17.6- Using Teams and Project, better together

Module 18: Master, sub-projects and shared resource pools 18.1- Creating Master Projects

18.2- Inserting Sub-Projects

18.3- Managing a Shared Resource Pool

18.4- Consolidating Projects

18.5- Cross Project Dependencies

18.6- Securing Projects

Module 19: Advanced Dashboard and Visual Reporting 19.1- Creating new custom Dashboard reports

19.2- Managing custom fields to custom reports

19.3- Advanced visual reporting with Excel and Visio templates

Module 20: Analyzing Progress and Earned Value Management (EVM) 20.1- Advanced Tracking Tools and Techniques

20.2- Managing multiple baselines

20.3- Tracking progress and Analyzing EVM

Module 21: Working with Macros 21.1- Automating common events with macros

22.2- Editing and managing macros

22.3- Revisiting the Global.mpt

 

Ed Horn, MCTS, MCT is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in project, operations, and sales management, as well as training. Ed has demonstrated excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, and is known for being a self-starter with strong motivation and work ethic. Ed specializes in Microsoft Project, and the Microsoft Office suite including advanced Excel and Project topics.

Ed is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in EPM (MCTS).

Ed enjoys mountain biking, skiing, skydiving, travel and a good backyard BBQ.