We teach you the effective methods of using Microsoft Project for Planning and Scheduling so you can develop Project Plans to organise tasks and resources, and manage project costs. Our Microsoft Project Training is focused on developing practical skills that can be applied immediately and will boost your productivity.
Planning
- Learn how to get started with Microsoft Project. We’ve boiled the process down to a simple 5 step procedure that assists users to get a project plan together. This procedure is demonstrated for a simple project and the principles learnt can be applied across all projects, of all sizes.
- Learn the importance of the Critical Path and how to identify it. Why it is important to direct your attention to the critical path and how you can use it to manage your project goals.
- Learn how to assign resources to your project. Identify exactly where resources are overallocated and resolve resource allocation conflicts.
- How to generate your cashflow chart to identify your funding or cost requirements. Know when Costs are due and how they are accrued over time.
- How to check your Project Plan is complete and free of errors. Our checklist will give you the confidence in executing your project plan.
Tracking
- Alert!! If you are using %Comp in MS Project, you are tracking incorrectly!
- Learn the essential tracking and monitoring techniques that keep your project up to date and relevant at all times.
- How to generate useful information to communicate with clients and team.
- Learn the planning methods to handle a task with a long duration and link its dependent tasks in between.
- Build your own project using the skills and procedures taught. Identify your critical path, view your cashflow, follow a simple checklist to ensure your project is complete and you have a closed network.
Optimisation and Reporting
- Optimise the use of your plan through inbuilt filters and create your own filters to improve your productivity and gain more fluency with the software
- Present reports for clients to view while maintaining confidentiality on company data.
- Print out the work required for the next fixed time period, so you can manage the tasks from one sheet of paper.
- Format your Gantt Chart and setup for printing. Inserting company logos pix, header footers etc.
Managing Projects
- How to manage your tasks on the Critical Path.
- How to keep your project plan relevant and up to date at all times.
- Learn the effective use of calendars and varying working times of the project. How to block out non working time and to assign your calendars effectively throughout the project.
- Manage your team workload more effectively.
- Develop a master project that captures multiple projects sourcing from a single pool of resources. Learn how to schedule your resources across projects to avoid resource allocation conflicts.
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