Microsoft Project 2010 Course
Learn the PMBOK® Best Practices for Creating Microsoft Project Schedules
Building realistic schedules requires learning how to apply the features of Microsoft Project in a real-world environment. This is a practical how-to course using a hands-on approach to build usable schedules and to manage resource assignments. In this two-day course, we teach the functionality of Microsoft Project using the Project Management Institute's (PMI) PMBOK process. Through case study and best practice scenarios you will be given the tools that you need to take control of your projects.
Discover the All-New Microsoft Project Professional 2010 Interface
Microsoft Project 2010 has totally new interfaces and more new features than any other previous release of Project. Whether you are new to Microsoft Project or an experienced user this two-day instructor lead training can save countless hours of discovery and learning by trial and error. Microsoft has added many new features to an already feature rich product. Learn how to rollup key tasks or events to a simple graphical timeline. View resource schedules in the calendar like "Team Planning" view. Track and manage task status and resource work within your project schedule. View resource allocation across multiple projects. Learn how to use the improved schedule and resource reporting features.
What You Will Learn
- Understanding and modifying the Microsoft Project interface
- Setting Microsoft Project Options to best reflect the way you manage projects
- Creating and understanding complex task relationships
- Managing deliverable dates using Critical Path Methodology
- Understanding the relationship between Task Type and Resource Assignment
- Understanding the difference between Duration and Work
- Creating graphical indicators to track and view variances
- Creating Ad Hoc views using interactive filters
- Developing custom reports
- Viewing resource over allocations within a single project
- Viewing resource over allocation across multiple projects
- Understanding the process of updating task status
- Adjusting schedules to meet critical deliveries
Target Audience
Everyone who manages projects using Microsoft Project Professional 2010 should take this course. This course is designed to meet the needs of project managers, project schedulers and anyone who will touch the project schedule.
Prerequisites
Students should have a basic understanding of the principles of project management.
» Course Description
PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute Inc.