Project Module 1 & 2 - Planning, Scheduling & Implementing, Thales Training Consultancy

PROJECT MODULE 1 & 2 - PLANNING, SCHEDULING & IMPLEMENTING

Duration:

2 days

Price:

£350.00

Locations Available:

Basingstoke
10-11 Jun 08*
01-02 Sep 08*
13-14 Oct 08*

Crawley
20-21 May 08*
07-08 Jul 08*
18-19 Aug 08
29-30 Sep 08*

Suitable for:

This course is a comprehensive introduction to using Project to build, resource and extract information from project schedules.

It is aimed at new users of Project who are PC literate and familiar with other software packages.

Knowledge of project management techniques would be an advantage.

Objectives:

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

Create, amend and print a project schedule
Manage resources
Update a project schedule
Print and produce standard reports on a project
Share data with other applications

Versions:

98, 2000, XP and 2003

All courses marked with * are now available in Microsoft Office 2007 in addition to our usual choice of versions

Course Outline:

Module 1

Creating a New Project

Project start date
Setting default hours per day and week
Setting daily working times

Building a Project

Creating a work breakdown structure
Adding tasks and durations
Adding estimated durations (2000, XP & 2003 only)
Setting milestones
Recurring tasks

Linking

Setting task start dates and dependencies

Resourcing

Assigning resources, equipment and materials to tasks
Filtering available resources (XP & 2003 only)

Baselines

Setting a baseline
Removing a baseline (2000, XP & 2003 only)

Managing Resources

Resource properties
Locating and dealing with overallocations

Task Information

Setting constraint dates
Setting deadlines (2000, XP & 2003 only)
Assigning task specific calendars (2000, XP & 2003 only)
Task types

Printing and Reports

Printing views
Using the standard reports
Printing a view as a report (2003 only)

Module 2

Updating your Project

Completing work
Completing work per resource
Updating tasks
Updating the project
Rescheduling work

Filters and Grouping

Using task filters
Using resource filters
Using autofilter
Grouping (2000, XP & 2003 only)

Sharing Data Between Other Applications

Importing data
Exporting data
Saving as HTML

Setting Defaults

Using the organiser to set defaults
Using the organiser to share information
Creating project templates
Using project templates

Working with Multiple Projects

Consolidating projects
Working on consolidated projects
Removing projects from the consolidation
Working with sub projects

Sharing Resources

Setting up a resource pool
Using a resource pool
Managing the resource pool
Viewing projects who use the resource pool