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Plan & Manage Your Project

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Course Objectives

The Basics
Setting Up A Project
Scheduling Work
Managing Resources
Managing Tasks
Creating A Timeline
Working With Task Calendar, Lag And Lead Time
Creating Baselines
Resolving Resource Conflicts
Tracking Progress
Creating Progress Lines
Managing Project Costs
Comparing Projects
Printing And Sharing Your Project
Creating Reports
Project and other Software

Pre-requisites

Able to maneuver with the mouse – Point, Click, Drag and Double Click
Able to configure the desktop
Able to use the Control Panel
Able to move and re-size Application Windows
Able to switch between task applications

Target Audience

Clerks, Officers, Supervisors, Administrators, Executives, Managers and all personnel involved in Project Management

Methodology

This program will be conducted with interactive lectures, PowerPoint presentation, discussion and practical exercise.

Course Modules

Module 1: The Basics
– Opening Project
– Using the Welcome Project
– Creating a New Project
– Saving a Project
– Opening a Project
Module 2 – Setting Up A Project
– Entering Project Information
– Setting Working Time
– Choosing Automatic or Manual Scheduling
– Entering Tasks
Module 3 – Scheduling Work
– Organizing Tasks into Phases
– Linking and Unlinking Tasks
– Moving Tasks
– Rescheduling Tasks
– Splitting Tasks
– Deleting Tasks
Module 4 – Managing Resources
– Entering Resources
– Using the Resource Information Dialog
– Assigning Resources to Tasks
– Removing and Replacing Resource Assignments
Module 5 – Managing Tasks
– Creating Recurring Tasks
– Importing Outlook Tasks
– Inactivating Tasks
– Updating Task Completion
– Updating the Project
Module 6 – Creating A Timeline
– Showing and Hiding the Timeline
– Customizing Timeline Task
Module 7 – Working With Task Calendar, Lag And Lead Time
– Using the Task Information Dialog
– Changing the Task Calendar
– Using Lag and Lead Time
– Creating Milestones
Module 8 – Creating Baselines
– Getting a Project Baseline
– Viewing a Baseline
Module 9 – Resolving Resource Conflicts
– Determining When Resource Conflicts Exist
– Reassigning Resources
Module 10 – Tracking Progress
– Using the Tracking Gantt View
– Tracking Tasks with Filters
Module 11- Creating Progress Lines
– Displaying Progress Lines
– Interpreting Progress Lines
– Editing Progress Lines
– Formatting Progress Lines
– Removing Progress Lines
Module 12 – Managing Project Costs
– Getting Currency Options
– Entering Costs with the Resource Sheet
– Entering Costs with the Resource Information Dialog
Module 13 – Comparing Projects
– Comparing Projects
– Using the Compare Projects Tab
– Analyzing the Results
– Comparing Resources
Module 14 – Printing and Sharing Your Project
– Saving a Project as PDF or XPS
– Printing a Project
Module 15 – Creating Reports
– Creating a Built-In Report
– Creating a Dashboard

Get To Know The Trainer

Trainer Slyvia

Sylvia has been in the IT Training Industry for the past 20 years She began her career as a Corporate Trainer and her personal areas of expertise are wide; encompassing Microsoft and Adobe applications. In addition to that; she also specializes in corporate coaching for government, multi-national companies to local SMEs

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