Managing projects with Microsoft Project
Format
Workshop
Accredited
No
Email
Course Description
Improve your productivity in planning and scheduling as you discover the improved capabilities and features of Microsoft Project 2007. In this course you will learn to develop project plans, manage project resources and learn how to report project status realistically. Whether you are a project manager, team leader or team member, this course will be highly beneficial in providing a comprehensive guide to project management.
CONTENT
Snapshot Overview of Project Management: What are planning best practices? Defining the scope of the project; developing the schedule; assigning resources; saving the project baseline; controlling the execution. How do we use software like MS Project as a tool in projects?
Starting a project: Components of Project 2007 menus, toolbars, tables, views; comparison with earlier versions of Project; getting started; setting the project start date; setting options; data entry.
The work breakdown structure: defining project phases, deliverables and detailed tasks; the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); summary tasks; indenting tasks; the network view and the critical path; modifying task relationships, project constraints
Adding and assigning resources: different types of resources; the project calendar; entering and assigning resources; resource calendars; work-hour considerations; managing and levelling workloads. Effort driven option.
Working with project costs: labour, equipment, material unit and fixed costs; how to model each type of cost in Project; using cost rate tables for rate escalation and multiple rates per resource; contingency
Adding and assigning cost resources (New in MS Project 2007): Managing different types of project cost; assigning cost resources to budgets or to actual project expenditure.
Analysing the project: Gantt Chart wizard; resolving time restrictions and resource conflicts; detecting resource overloading; ; limitations of automated levelling; What if? analysis.
Sorting and filtering data: Displaying different levels of the WBS; auto filtering; filter options; groups; levels; sort menu options.
Displaying project data: exploring views; generating reports; using drawing tools
Working with data in other applications; importing, exporting and copying data to Word, Excel and other applications; Analysis wizard; emailing task information.
Using the Report Writer with Excel (New in MS Project 2007): Additional report features in MS Project 2007; differences between in built and third party commercial report writers.
Setting the plan: Creating a baseline plan; previewing a baseline report; clearing a baseline. Saving interim plans.
Tracking project process: using project tracking views and reports; entering data for completed tasks; progress lines; earned value report.
Resource pools and multiple projects: working with a resource pool, sub projects and master projects
Customising the MS Project environment: working with views, tool bars, macros and global settings; using the options box
The knowledge and skill level of students varies from class to class. Consequently in some classes it may not be possible to cover all the topics listed on this outline in equal depth
OUTCOMES
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
1. Use project management terminology and understand its basic principles
2. Develop a project plan incorporating tasks
3. Create and assign project resources
4. Resolve over-allocated project resources
5. Display and edit projects in various views
6. Update project progress
7. Manage and report project costs and progress
CONTENT
Snapshot Overview of Project Management: What are planning best practices? Defining the scope of the project; developing the schedule; assigning resources; saving the project baseline; controlling the execution. How do we use software like MS Project as a tool in projects?
Starting a project: Components of Project 2007 menus, toolbars, tables, views; comparison with earlier versions of Project; getting started; setting the project start date; setting options; data entry.
The work breakdown structure: defining project phases, deliverables and detailed tasks; the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); summary tasks; indenting tasks; the network view and the critical path; modifying task relationships, project constraints
Adding and assigning resources: different types of resources; the project calendar; entering and assigning resources; resource calendars; work-hour considerations; managing and levelling workloads. Effort driven option.
Working with project costs: labour, equipment, material unit and fixed costs; how to model each type of cost in Project; using cost rate tables for rate escalation and multiple rates per resource; contingency
Adding and assigning cost resources (New in MS Project 2007): Managing different types of project cost; assigning cost resources to budgets or to actual project expenditure.
Analysing the project: Gantt Chart wizard; resolving time restrictions and resource conflicts; detecting resource overloading; ; limitations of automated levelling; What if? analysis.
Sorting and filtering data: Displaying different levels of the WBS; auto filtering; filter options; groups; levels; sort menu options.
Displaying project data: exploring views; generating reports; using drawing tools
Working with data in other applications; importing, exporting and copying data to Word, Excel and other applications; Analysis wizard; emailing task information.
Using the Report Writer with Excel (New in MS Project 2007): Additional report features in MS Project 2007; differences between in built and third party commercial report writers.
Setting the plan: Creating a baseline plan; previewing a baseline report; clearing a baseline. Saving interim plans.
Tracking project process: using project tracking views and reports; entering data for completed tasks; progress lines; earned value report.
Resource pools and multiple projects: working with a resource pool, sub projects and master projects
Customising the MS Project environment: working with views, tool bars, macros and global settings; using the options box
The knowledge and skill level of students varies from class to class. Consequently in some classes it may not be possible to cover all the topics listed on this outline in equal depth
OUTCOMES
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
1. Use project management terminology and understand its basic principles
2. Develop a project plan incorporating tasks
3. Create and assign project resources
4. Resolve over-allocated project resources
5. Display and edit projects in various views
6. Update project progress
7. Manage and report project costs and progress
Presenter
John Flynn
John Flynn has wide experience in management consulting, project management, market research and analysis, economic forecasting, and PC software package design and development, as well as in marketing, divisional and general management in Australia, the United States and in the Far East. He has advised or consulted with all the major computer vendors, as well as major software vendors and users. He has also written numerous reports on market projections and technical trends in the industry for clients throughout the world.
Start Date
Thursday, 4/03/2010
Time
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Course Duration
2 days
Venue
See http://www.cce.usyd.edu.au/
Cost
$701
Contact Details
Centre for Continuing Education - The University of Sydney
(02) 9036 4789
cce.info@usyd.edu.au
(02) 9036 4789
cce.info@usyd.edu.au