This course is for Anyone who has not used Project before and who are presently working in a Project Management role or hoping to instigate a Project Management system.
Aims
By the end of the course you will be able to create a project plan, assign resources, perform basic tracking and adjust Project output. There will also be time to get comfortable creating projects you might typically create at work.
What you will learn
In particular you will be able to:
- Create a project in a Gantt chart view.
- Schedule tasks based on their dependencies.
- Create constraints and deadlines.
- Create and assign resources.
- View critical path and slack.
- Track the project so that delayed tasks will be rescheduled.
- Format the project and create templates.
- Printing views and reports.
Requirements
Delegates must be confident in using a keyboard, Windows and a mouse.
Timetable
Session 1
Introducing Project, The GANTT chart view, Creating a new project & project information, updating the Project calendar, Entering Tasks and durations, Milestones, Outlining – Creating summary tasks, Saving the Project.
Session 2
Linking Tasks, Zooming, Navigating to tasks, Task relationships, Lag and Lead, Constraints, Deadlines.
Session 3
Creating Resources, Resource Working Times, Allocating Resources to Tasks. Applying a Filter.
Session 4
Creating your own project (using the skills learned on a typical project work project).
Session 5
Critical Paths, Project Slack, Non-Effort-Driven tasks, Adding Resources.
Session 6
The Calendar view, Formatting the Calendar, Gantt Chart Wizard, Formatting the Tables, Formatting the Gantt Chart, Creating a Template.
Session 7
Baselines, Tracking the Project, Updating the Project, Project statistics.
Session 8
Printing the Gantt Chart and the Calendar, Editing the legend, Reports.
The ‘Small Print’
The course will run from 10am to 4:45pm (light cold buffet 1pm to 1:45pm). Please be careful to arrive by 9.45am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 30 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.
