Project Module 3 - Tracking and Reporting, Thales Training Consultancy

PROJECT MODULE 3 - TRACKING AND REPORTING

Duration:

2 days

Price:

£380.00

Locations Available:

Basingstoke
07 - 08 May 08
22 - 23 Sep 08

Crawley
22 - 23 Oct 08
17 - 18 Nov 08

Suitable for:

This course is designed for existing users of Microsoft Project who need to look at advanced scheduling techniques and how to track, filter and extract information. It also looks at how to effectively report on key information and how this can be automated. Delegates must be confident Microsoft Project users who can build schedules and resource them within the package.

Objectives

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

Track overall project progress·
Track work and costs within projects·
Customise views, tables and reports to gain maximum project visibility·
Filter and extract information·
Create custom reports·
Automate tasks using macros

Related Courses in our Range-

Project Module 1 & 2 - Planning, Scheduling & Implementing
Managing Smaller Projects
Principles of Project Management

Versions available:

98, 2000, XP and 2003

Course content

Advanced scheduling and resourcing techniques·

Splitting tasks·
Task types·
Spreading work across activities·
Using Assignment Views·
Using effective dates·
Work contours ·
Adding overtime work·
Using multiple resource rates

The Tracking Toolbar·

Setting the status date·
Updating work complete·
Rescheduling work·
Adding progress lines

Key Project Fields·

Dates·
Durations·
Work·
Costs

Project Tracking·

Project statistics·
The critical path·
Using the tracking Gantt·
Viewing baseline against schedule

Work Tracking·

Work tracking tables·
Work tracking fields·
Work tracking forms

Cost Tracking·

Cost tracking tables·
Cost tracking fields·
Cost tracking forms·
Assignment tracking

Customising tables for better project visibility·

Copying tables·
Creating new tables·
Adding fields·
Customising text styles

Customising fields·

Defining pick lists (2000, XP, 2003 only)·
Creating formulas (2000, XP, 2003 only)·
Adding text, number, date and time fields·
Working with flag fields

Creating new views·

Creating customised Gantt views·
Changing timescales·
Customising bar styles·
Comparing baselines

Working with filters·

Building standard filters·
Building interactive filters·
Task filters·
Resource filters

Using grouping·

Setting up grouping

Building custom reports to analyse your data·

Task reports·
Resource reports·
Monthly calendar reports·
Crosstab reports

Exporting data·

Exporting to Excel·
Exporting to an Excel Pivot Table

Customising toolbars·

Creating new toolbars·
Adding buttons to toolbars

Macros·

Building macros·
Adding macro buttons to toolbars