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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