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Goals


- Have a precise methodology for project planning and monitoring

- Know how to use Project to plan a project and monitor its progress

- Master the essential functionalities of MS Project 2013

Program

Explore the new features of Project 2013
Access the primary views available using the
Choose Views ribbon that display the task, resource, or assignment information
Relate project characteristics to the 5 steps for building a project plan 

Create a new project and prepare it for data entry
Enter project
tasks Classify tasks
Define resources
Estimate task duration and assign resources
Monitor project progress 

Practical workshops: Create a basic project with a model – Create a basic project

Use several methods to create a new project from an Excel file and a SharePoint task list
Establish one or more calendars to constrain the availability of resources 

Build and use a summary and subtasks 
Understand and use milestones
Develop WBS outline
Evaluate WBS
Understand and use WBS models

Practical Workshops: Handling WBS – Monitoring the project plan 

Understand the different types of relationships between tasks
Understand and use several methods to create relationships
Determine and display the task sequence
Understand and use « lag », « lead », « delay »

Practical Workshops: Show the sequence

Define the types of resources
Define the individual resources that will be used for the project
Note the cost (s) of using each type of resource
Note the availability limit for each type of resource by establishing a resource calendar and define the maximum units of this resource

Practical Workshops: Calendar of resources and availability

Enter estimates for duration and costs for each task
Describe the relationship between work, units and duration
Assign tasks to resources using the team planner view

 Practical workshops: Work, duration and manpower

Identify the critical path of the project
Understand and identify the constraints of the task
Create milestones
Use the task inspector to solve the initial schedule

Practical Workshops: Calculate an initial schedule

Learn how to set up a course of action
Learn to enter and track project performance data
Learn to apply different monitoring methods
Learn to perform variant analysis on a project 

Printing, view, formats, sorting, filters, grouping, custom fields, report

Practical workshops: Use the grouping function – Create reports in the 2013 project

Learn to use common resources between multiple projects
Learn to relate tasks between multiple projects
Learn to create a consolidated view of multiple projects

Learn to Customize the Ribbon and Quick Access to the Toolbar
Learn to Customize WBS Numbering
Learn the Concepts of Formulas and Graphical Indicators 
Learn the Purpose of the Global Template and Organizer
Learn to Use the Deadline Task

Practical Workshops: Recording a macro in a 2013 Project

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1272

Audience

Project manager, Planner, Decision-maker

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of MS Project

Reference

GES1253-F

 

Sessions

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