Project management skills are taught and used independently from any tool, but at some point, all organizations need to standardize on and make use of some kind of project management tool – a spreadsheet is not enough. Microsoft Project is one of the most widely-used such tools, and this workshop will present the attendees with an opportunity to use the tool to go through a series of exercises, based on a real-world case study.
This is a workshop rather than a course, so instead of focusing on lectures and PowerPoint slides, the attendees will be introduced to a project and will go through the steps in setting up and managing that project, using Microsoft Project. The version of the tool in use does not matter – the facilitator will make use of the version current at your organization.
This course is intended for Program Managers, Project Managers, IT Managers, Business Analysts and anyone else looking to improve their skills with Microsoft Project, a widely-used project management tool.
This 7-hour workshop will focus on a specific case study. The facilitator will guide you through a series of exercises highlighting the use of Microsoft Project in the real world. Upon completion of this one-day course, you will be able to:
- Perform initial setup of a project
- Build a Work Breakdown Structure in MSP
- Create a schedule in MSP
- Manage resources in MSP
- Manage the budget in MSP
- Progress a project
- Track and monitor a project
The Case Study
- The project
- Roles
- Initial parameters
Understanding the Deliverables
- Scope determination
- The WBS
Starting the Schedule
- Activity list
- Dependencies
Resource Management
- Determining the People Needed
- Estimates
- Material resources
Costs and the Budget
- Costing the Resources
- Applying Resources to Activities
- Resource Levelling
- The Final Schedule
Tracking Actuals
- Baselines
- Adding Actuals
- Earned Value
Variance Management
- Reasons for Variance
- Approaches for Variance Management
- Change Control
- Replanning
