Advanced project planning & scheduling using microsoft project 2013

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Project Planning & Scheduling using Microsoft速 Project 2013

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Course Objectives • Understand the Microsoft Project 2013 Interface

Course Duration: 8 hours

• Learn how to use Calendars, Templates, re-use Objects

Format

• Learn WBS and how to define the Project Scope and Manage and Control the Scope

• Instructor-led LIVE trainings

• Determine Project Estimates, Dependencies and Develop the Project Schedule • Identify Resources, Assign Resources to Project Activities and Manage Resource Work loads • Identify Project Critical path and fine tune Project Schedule • Baseline the Project Plan and Manage and Control the Project Baseline • Update and Report the Project Progress • Use Microsoft Project Features to perform Daily Project Management Tasks

Who should attend? Project managers, Team leaders, Senior Managers and anyone who uses or wishes to understand project management best practices and managing projects on a day-today basis. Though it is aimed at new and intermediate users, even the proficient users will find it worthwhile.

• Measure and Report Project Performance

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Overiew ProjectingIT’s Project Planning & Scheduling Training Course gives you the foundation, techniques and tools to manage the various stages of the project life cycle, plan and execute project work within the set constraints of scope, time, cost and resource, set project targets, get the most from your project management team, and utilize state-of-the-art project management software to get the work done on time and within budget. The course is designed based on the guidelines provided in Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). You’ll learn project management skills through case studies, hands-on exercises and practical experiences that can immediately be applied to your job.

Course Outline INITIATING • Project Scheduling Process • Set up Project Environment using Options and Calendars • Use Templates and know how to Tailor them to meet Project needs • Understanding the Microsoft Project Interface • Initiating Best Practices and Checklists

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• Estimation using previous Projects and PERT • Understanding, Choosing and Entering Dependencies, Constraints and Deadlines • Determine Risks using the Critical Path and Resource Plan

• Determining and entering Human and Material Resources and Costs • Using Project, Resource and Task Calendars • Assigning and fine tuning Resources within their availability • Optimize and Present the Plan to Stakeholders for approval • Planning Best Practices and Checklists EXECUTING • Baseline the Schedule • Taking Corrective actions to bring Project back on track • Change Impact Analysis • Analyzing and revising the Schedule • Status & Progress Reporting using various formats • Executing Best Practices and Checklists

Planning

MONITORING AND CONTROLLING

• Determining and Entering Project Phases, Milestones, Deliverables and Tasks

• Progress Reporting using Reports and Views

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• Forecasting Efforts, Dates and Costs • Maintain and Control Baseline • Monitoring and Controlling Best Practices and Checklists Closing • Summarizing the project • Evaluating and conducting project end reviews and reports • Archiving project data for historical information • Closing best practices and checklists

Microsoft Project 2013 Topics • Calendar – Project, Resource and Task, How to Create, Manage & Re-use

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Task Dependencies Entering Resources, Presenting Resource Plan, Managing Resource loads, Reassigning and Performance reviews Baselines – When to Benchmark Targets, How to Change and Maintain, Viewing and Comparing Multiple Baselines Tracking – Updating the Project Schedule, How to and what to Update, Compare Performance and Analyze Day-to-day Management – Daily Project Management Tasks, Managing Issues, Review Checklists Reporting – Reporting on Scope, Time, Cost and Progress Reporting using various Tools Using Task Inspectors, Formatting features, Automatic vs. Manual Scheduling, Project Summary Tasks, Options Quick Tricks, Tips, Checklist and Best Practices.

Deliverables

• Views – Resource and Task Views, Team Planner, Timeline, Gantt Chart, Resource Usage, Customizing Views • Tables and Columns – Using, Creating, Customizing and Managing • Filters and Reports – When to use, How to use, Customizing • Creating Task Dependencies, Float, using Leads and Lags, Checking and Reviewing 3 | ProjectingIT | http://www.projectingit.com/

• Step-by-Step How-to Courseware • Case Study Project • Scheduling Process Chart • Scheduling Checklist • Scheduling Guidelines • Assessment Test

Instructions

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Benefits This course presents a good insight on how to implement Microsoft Project to create, update and control your projects using scheduling best practices. You’ll learn how-to and when-

to use specific features to create effective schedules. The course is mapped to PMBOK® process groups and explains the corresponding Microsoft Project specific scheduling activities within that process groups.

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Why ProjectingIT? • Trained over 5000+ professionals on best practice project management and scheduling • Experienced and Subject Matter Expert Trainers • Hands-on training based on real time Project Scenarios • Scenario based Step-by-Step Instructions Manual • Guidelines / Checklist on Best Project Management and Scheduling Practices • Post Training troubleshooting and hand holding

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Tel: +91 22 41 203 9019 Email: info@projectingit.com Website: www.projectingit.com

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