Microsoft Project Training

We offer two basic courses at introductory level and an intermediate course for more advanced users. We are also happy to tailor courses to focus on areas of particular interest to delegates.

It is our view that software tools such as Microsoft Project should be used to support good project management practice rather than to drive it. Consequently, the nature of projects and the point in the life cycle at which tools should be used is reviewed and discussed on both courses.

Microsoft Project makes use of several established planning techniques such as work breakdown structures (WBS) and critical path analysis. We believe that delegates will maximise benefit from using the software if they are familiar with these techniques. On both courses delegates are therefore shown how the techniques work first and then how to use them within Microsoft Project.

Microsoft Project Essential Features

A two-day course introducing the essential features of Microsoft Project.

Objectives

To enable delegates to produce fully resourced schedules in Microsoft Project.

• Introduction to Microsoft Project
• Table view
• Menus
• View bar
• Standard toolbar
• Formatting toolbar
• Creating a new project
• Working with project calendars
• Working time, non-working time and calendar options
• Task information dialog
• Introduction to task types
• Effort driven scheduling
• Notes dialog
• Editing tasks
• Creating recurring tasks
• Creating and using milestones
• Top-down and bottom up planning
• Outdenting and indenting
• Estimating and setting duration times
• Dependencies
• Creating dependencies
• Dependency types
• Lag
• Introduction to critical path
• Constraints
• Creating resources
• Assigning resources
• Baselines
• Tracking
• Views & reports
• Formatting (fonts, bars and text)

Microsoft Project Intermediate

• Review of essential features
• Work breakdown structures
• Outline numbers
• Outline codes
• More on task types
• Resource levelling
• Rate tables
• Overtime
• Sharing resources
• Formatting
• More about calendar options
• Filters
• More on the critical path
• Modifying tables
• Baselines
• Tracking and replanning
• Capturing actuals
• Interim plans
• Resource calendars
• Task calendars
• Master projects and sub-projects
• Customising reports
• Drawings in MS Project
• Hyperlinks

These courses are available both an in-house or off-site basis. For details and pricing please contact us.