Outlines

Knowledge Hut MS Project Preparation course content is structured as under:

Lesson 1: A brief about Project Management Concepts

• Understand Project Management Concepts
• Understanding the requirements
• Importance of Archiving Information

 

Lesson 2: Getting Started with Project

• Managing Your Projects with Project
• Starting Project Professional
• Exploring Views
• Exploring Reports
• Creating a New Project Plan
• Setting Nonworking Days
• Entering Project Properties
• Key Points

 

Lesson 3: Creating a Task List

• Entering Tasks
• Estimating Durations
• Entering a Milestone
• Organizing Tasks into Phases
• Linking Tasks
• Documenting Tasks
• Checking the Plan's Duration
• Key Points

 

Lesson 4: Setting Up Resources

• Setting Up People Resources
• Setting Up Equipment Resources
• Setting Up Material Resources
• Setting Up Cost Resources
• Entering Resource Pay Rates
• Adjusting Working Time for Individual Resources
• Documenting Resources
• Key Points

 

Lesson 5: Assigning Resources to Tasks

• Assigning Work Resources to Tasks
• Assigning Additional Resources to a Task
• Assigning Material Resources to Tasks
• Assigning Cost Resources to Tasks
• Key Points

 

Lesson 6: Formatting and Printing Your Plan

• Creating a Custom Gantt Chart View
• Drawing on a Gantt Chart
• Formatting Text in a View
• Formatting and Printing Reports
• Key Points

 

Lesson 7: Tracking Progress on Tasks

• Saving a Project Baseline
• Tracking a Project as Scheduled
• Entering a Task's Completion Percentage
• Entering Actual Values for Tasks
• Key Points

 

Lesson 8: Fine-Tuning Task Details

• Adjusting Task Relationships
• Setting Task Constraints
• Viewing the Project's Critical Path
• Interrupting Work on a Task
• Adjusting Working Time for Individual Tasks
• Changing Task Types
• Entering Deadline Dates
• Entering Fixed Costs
• Setting Up a Recurring Task
• Key Points

 

Lesson 9: Fine-Tuning Resource and Assignment Details

• Entering Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource
• Setting Up Pay Rates to Apply at Different Times
• Setting Up Resource Availability to Apply at Different Times
• Delaying the Start of Assignments
• Applying Different Cost Rates to Assignments
• Entering Material Resource Consumption Rates
• Key Points

 

Lesson 10: Fine-Tuning the Project Plan

• Examining Resource Allocations over Time
• Manually Resolving Resource Overallocations
• Leveling Overallocated Resources
• Examining Project Costs
• Checking the Project's Finish Date
• Key Points

 

Lesson 11: Organizing and Formatting Project Details

• Sorting Project Details
• Grouping Project Details
• Filtering Project Details
• Customizing Tables
• Customizing Views
• Key Points

 

Lesson 12: Printing Project Information

• Printing Your Project Plan
• Printing Views
• Printing Reports
• Key Points
• Copying and Pasting with Project
• Opening Other File Formats in Project
• Saving to Other File Formats from Project
• Generating a Project Summary Report for Word, PowerPoint, or Visio
• Generating Visual Reports with Excel and Visio
• Key Points
• Updating a Baseline
• Tracking Actual and Remaining Values for Tasks and Assignments
• Tracking Time phased Actual Work for Tasks and Assignments
• Rescheduling Incomplete Work
• Key Points
• Identifying Tasks that Have Slipped
• Examining Task Costs
• Examining Resource Costs
• Reporting Project Cost Variance with a Stoplight View
• Key Points

 

Lesson 13: Sharing Project Information with Other Programs

Lesson 14: Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments

Lesson 15: Viewing and Reporting Project Status

Lesson 16: Getting Your Project Back on Track

• Troubleshooting Time and Schedule Problems
• Troubleshooting Cost and Resource Problems
• Troubleshooting Scope-of-Work Problems
• Key Points

 

Lesson 17: Applying Advanced Formatting

• Formatting a Gantt Chart View
• Formatting the Network Diagram View
• Formatting the Calendar View
• Key Points

 

Lesson 18: Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis

• Viewing Earned Value Schedule Indicators
• Viewing Earned Value Cost Indicators
• Generating an Earned Value Visual Report
• Key Points

 

Lesson 19: Customizing Project

• Sharing Custom Views and Other Elements Between Project Plans
• Recording Macros
• Editing Macros
• Customizing a Toolbar
• Key Points

 

Lesson 20: Consolidating Projects and Resources

• Creating a Resource Pool
• Viewing Assignment Details in a Resource Pool
• Updating Assignments in a Sharer Plan
• Updating a Resource's Information in a Resource Pool
• Updating All Plans' Working Times in a Resource Pool
• Linking New Project Plans to a Resource Pool
• Opening a Sharer Plan and Updating a Resource Pool
• Consolidating Project Plans
• Creating Dependencies Between Projects
• Key Points

 

 

 

Who Should Attend

 Individuals who need to strengthen their project management skill sets

• Business managers
• Project managers
• Program Managers
• Delivery Managers
• Project Analysts
• Project Consultants
• IT Managers

Duration

5 Days