Training: Microsoft Project

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Duration:

3

days

Exam:

Not certifying

Level:

Fundamental

Funding:

Eligible

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Description

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to master Microsoft Project.

Participant Profiles

Any person who want to discover or reinforce knowledge in the Microsoft Project tool and to use it efficiently

Objectives

Understand the Project Interface
Create a new project
Plan Project Tasks
Plan Project Resources
Work with Project Assignments
Track project progress
Use Microsoft Project variance analysis and change control
Create and use project reports
Close out projects
Work with Project custom fields

Prerequisites

General Project Management knowledge
Understand basic scheduling principles

Course Content

Module 1: Project Management Overview

Lesson 1: Small review of project management basics

Module 2: Microsoft Project Overview

Lesson 1: Quick travel across Microsoft Project components

Module 3: Project Definition

Lesson 1: Some set-ups when starting-up a project

Module 4: Project Task Planning

Lesson 1: Identify, organize, and estimate project’s tasks

Module 5: Project Resource Planning

Lesson 1: Identify and define characteristics of resources (e.g. availability, costs)

Module 6: Project Assignment Planning

Lesson 1: Estimate resources required to carry out project’s tasks and assign them

Module 7: Project Plan Fine-Tuning

Lesson 1: Develop the schedule (e.g. optimization, resource leveling)

Module 8: Project Presentation and Reporting (Views, Reports, and Visual Reports)

Lesson 1: Discover different ways to display, print, and present a project (view’s customization)
Lesson 1: Discover and adapt built-in reports
Lesson 1: Export data to Excel or Visio to use existing diagrams or reports

Module 9: Project Execution

Lesson 1:Record actual values measured on tasks execution

Module 10: Project Tracking (Variance Analysis, Plan Revision, and Change Control)

Lesson 1: Review the project plan, evaluate variance between actual values and planned values, produce forecasts according to current performance
Lesson 2: Evaluate and include approved requests for change into the schedule baseline

Module 11: Project Closure

Lesson 1:Evaluate the project’s performance

Module 12: Consolidating multiple projects

Lesson 1: Manage a project and its sub-projects
Lesson 2: Manage centrally resources shared amongst multiple projects

Module 13: Examination Preparation

Documentation

Companion book “Microsoft Project Step-by-step”

Lab / Exercises

There is no dedicated labs within this course, as attendees will practice directly all features and options with Microsoft Project using a study-case.

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Eligible Funding

ITTA is a partner of a continuing education fund dedicated to temporary workers. This fund can subsidize your training, provided that you are subject to the “Service Provision” collective labor agreement (CCT) and meet certain conditions, including having worked at least 88 hours in the past 12 months.