Microsoft Project 2010 Introduction
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Microsoft Project 2010 Introduction
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Project Management Learning Pathway
Odyssey Training’s Project Management Learning Pathway is designed for project managers and team members who wish to manage their time and resources more effectively in order to carry out successful projects.
The program covers key competency areas which enable managers to follow a structured process and meet the major objectives of the project and the organisation.
- Course 1 Project Management Fundamentals 2 Days
- Course 2 Microsoft Project 2010 Introduction 2 Days
- Course 3 Negotiation Skills 1 Day
- Course 4 Applied Project Management 2 Days
Duration
2 Days (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)Downloads
Practice FilesMeals Provided
Lunch and refresmentsPrint-Friendly
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Public, In-house, Closed GroupSkills Assessment
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Expected Outcomes
- Create tasks and resources
- Enter a range of task duration and identify tasks on the critical path.
- Create relationships between tasks.
- Effectively use resource assignment in a project
- Assign materials and costs in a project and set constraints and deadlines for a project
- Use reporting features to track and analyse a project
Prerequisites
Participants will need to be familiar with the Windows Operating System and be able to open, close and save files. Experience using Excel is advantages.
Who Should Attend this Course
This course has been developed for project managers, coordinators or team leaders who need to track projects electronically.
Topics Covered [Click to Show All]
Working with the Ribbon
Working with the Quick Access Toolbar
Key Badges
Customise the Ribbon
Customise the Quick Access Toolbar
Using the Backstage
Working with Views, Tables, Forms
Working with Existing Projects
Project Help
Creating A Project Plan
Understanding your Project
Creating and Saving a New Project
Setting Specific Options
Setting Start and Finish times
Adjusting Standard Calendars
Creating Public Holidays & a New Calendar
Specifying Project Summary Information
Project Management
Tasks and Resources
The Importance of Planning
Steps in Project Management
Advantages & Disadvantages of Project
Creating Tasks and Summary Tasks
Manual vs Automatic Scheduling
Summary Tasks
Importing Task Information
Task Durations
Entering Task Durations
Estimating Task Durations
Entering Milestones
Creating Relationships
Creating task links
Entering Lag and Lead Time
Understanding Project Slack
Formatting the Critical Path
Formatting the Gantt Chart
Displaying and Customising the Timeline
Task Deadlines and Constraints
Resourcing a Project
Creating a Resource Pool
Entering Materials
Assigning Calendars
Adjusting Resource Information
Changing the Unit Display
Assigning Resources
Assigning Work Times
Understanding task types
Effort Driven Resourcing
Assigning Part-time work
Assigning Material Resources
Levelling in Team Planner
Understanding Team Planner view
Tracking Over Allocations
Resolving over allocations
Costs
Adding Variable Resource Costs
Cost Accrual
Adding Fixed Costs to Tasks
Multiple Resource Cost Rates
Viewing Cost Breakdowns
Tracking Projects
Creating and Setting a Baseline
View the Baseline in the Tracking Gantt
Tracking Actual Changes
Updating Tasks and the Project
Using the Tracking Table
Progress Lines
Printing
Printing a Gantt Chart
Printing Basic Reports
Task Notes and Hyperlinks
“Very pleased with the overall course, I will be back to complete the next level. Wonderful teacher too.”
Hannah – Administration Officer (Construction Industry)







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