MS Project@Work course
Learn to use MS Project, increase your performance
in planning and reporting
The Challenge
How do you plan, monitor and report project performance?
When it comes to project planning, MS Project stands out as a reliable tool for building plans, monitoring progress and reporting project status to stakeholders. Accessible in terms of usability, similar in functionality to other Office applications, MS Project “hides” the complexity of calculations, critical path, loads and budgets from the user, providing the prerequisites for operating productively.
Project managers, analysts and project team members can enjoy quick results when they know how to use it to its true value.
Training Summary
A beginner-advanced level course, centered on productivity, which offers participants the opportunity to develop their MS Project skills
Who should attend?
The following profiles will benefit from this course:
- Managers who want to understand and learn to use MS Project
- Project Managers
- Project Team Members
- Analysts
- Project Administrators
- Sponsors
Note: For participation in this course, NO other courses or previous experience in using MS Project are required.
What do participants get?
By the end of this course, you will:
- Gain theoretical knowledge of working with MS Project
- Understand the definitions of acronyms and terminology specific to MS Project
- Learn how to monitor, control and report on project costs, planning and quality/performance in order to achieve project objectives
- Develop new practical skills in working with MS Project
- Streamline methods of working with MS Project
Trainers
Cristian Stirbescu
Microsoft Certified Senior Trainer
Microsoft certified trainer since 2012. Frequently recognized as one of the best trainers in the industry. Interacts openly with learners through a fresh approach to course delivery.
Marian Stirbescu
Senior Trainer Project Management, PMP
Certified trainer with experience in project management, project director, and sponsor. Author of project management methodologies, Marian brings a practical approach and the useful experiences he acquired in various industries and types of projects to the classroom.
MS Project course agenda
The topics are delivered in an interactive format, in the form of a project simulation, with common usage scenarios covering the following areas:
Introductory notes on project management
- The triple constraint
- Time management processes
- PDM (precedence diagram method)
- Lead and lag
- Critical path method
- Milestone chart
- Gantt chart
- Budgeting
- Wbs and work packages
- Performance measurement indicators
- Items to include in the plan
- Reasons to use MS Project
Getting started with MS Project
- Working environment – interface and main buttons
- Starting a project and working with tasks
- Project information – initial data
- MS Project configuration options
- Practical exercises
Tasks – Practical exercises
- Formatting
- Font
- Format bar
- Timescales (time axis)
- Gridlines
- Text style
- Bar style
- Layout
- Practical exercises
Hyperlink and web export – Practical exercises
Publishing the plan in web format – Practical exercises
Views
- Calendar View
- Gantt Chart View
- Network Diagram View
- Multiple views
- Practical exercises
Filtering and sorting
- Filters
- Sort
- Practical exercises
Resources and costs
- Task Information – Resources, Resource Sheet, Resource Information, Resource Information, Resource Graph, Resource Usage, Project Statistics, Resource Leveling, Assign Resource, Practical Exercises
Tracking progress
- Crashing and Fast Tracking
- Tracking menu
- Update Task, Update Project
- Progress Lines
- Save Baseline
- Clear Baseline
- Practical Exercises
Reports
- Standard and Custom (Cashflow report – report creation and enhancement according to group specifics), Practical exercises
Printing views
MS Project Course
Advantages for you
Pre-assess your knowledge level
You get free assistance in assessing your initial level of knowledge to know where to start from.
Active Learning
You participate in a course where we use new, specific Active Learning delivery methods to ensure optimal knowledge transfer and skills development.
PM career coaching
We offer you assistance and mentoring for your career path decisions in projects even after the completion of the course, on a voluntary, on a no-obligation basis
Registration
We offer price options for individual participation and for groups.
For groups of more than 10 participants variable discount is included for courses dedicated to your organization.
PrIce per participant
1-9 participants
For individual participation or groups of up to 9 participants
price per group
10-12 participants
Fixed price for groups of 10 to 15 participants
Customized training
Dedicated sessions
Dedicated sessions are available for a minimum of 6 participants.
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Want to talk?
Send us an email at training@axioma.ro.
Copyright information
MS Project is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation