SYNOPSIS
Microsoft Project is a very powerful scheduling tool. With power,
however, comes complexity and you may find yourself spending more time
fighting it or attempting to force it to do what is ostensibly an easy
task. Fight no more! With this course you will learn all the basics
plus some tips and tricks that most people never took the time to
learn! Upon completion of this course you will be able to confidently
build and track project schedules with precision.
Duration:
| 2 days
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| Class Hours: | 8am-5pm |
| PDUs: | 16 |
| Location: | 1320 University Ave, 2nd flr, Rochester, NY 14607 |
| Cost: | $599
Course fee includes lunch. NOTE:
In light of the current economic conditions, The Project Solvers is
offering a special discount for those who are unemployed. Please call
Joanne at (585) 764-5663 for pricing. NOTE: If you are unemployed and will be working with a County agency (i.e. RochesterWorks) for a grant to cover this course please register by clicking here. Do NOT press the Register button. |
Important note on registering! If
you will be using a credit card with a name different than the name you
are using to register with, you will find that you will be unable to
complete the transaction. Please use the name AND billing address of
the person on the credit card as the registration name and address.
Then please call or email and we will manually change your registration
data for you. We apologize for this; it is a security "feature" of
paypal.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Project managers
- Schedulers and Planners
- Program managers
WHAT IS COVERED
What’s New in MS Office Project 2007
Working With the MS Project 2007 Interface
Methods for Creating Work Breakdown Structures
Working With Tasks and Resources
- Different task types, fixed-unit, fixed-duration, fixed-work, and milestones
- Task dependencies
- Task Constraints vs. Deadlines
- Resource views and types
- Importing resources from MS Outlook
- Setting up a shared resource pool
- Entering work hours/calendars
- Adding custom fields
- Leveling and managing resource conflicts
Optimizing Your Schedule
- By time
- By cost
- Fast-tracking with leads and lags
Tracking Your Project
- Setting a Baseline
- Entering Actuals
- Using the project status date feature
Filtering, Sorting, Creating Reports
- Re-planning unfinished work
- Creating reports for your team and for senior management
Budgeting
- Cost Resource
- Creating Budget Line Items
- Cost Views
- Tracking Earned Value
Cool Tips and Tricks
- Emailing views
- Linking projects together
- Integrating with Excel
- Saving your Customizations
- Creating a Custom View
- Copying Customized Elements Among Projects