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This course is designed for individuals who want to use Microsoft Office Project Professional. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources, and resource assignm... Read More

This course is designed for individuals who want to use Microsoft Office Project Professional. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources, and resource assignments.

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What's covered?

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  • Description of Project Views, applying Views
  • Using Dual Pane Views for Project Management
  • Applying Filters to Views
  • Formatting Text and Views, use of Gantt Chart Wizard
  • Print Set-up, printing Views
  • Printing Calendars and Project Reports

Who should participate?

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Delegates will get the most out of this course if they want to learn how to use Microsoft Office Project Professional to assist them with project management. Delegates should be familiar with terms such as Gantt Chart, task, critical path, and resource. Delegates should also be familiar with terms such as computer memory, data files, and program files. No knowledge of Microsoft Project is assumed.

What will I learn?

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Participants achieve the following learning outcomes from the programme;

  • Understand the concepts of project scheduling and management, the project lifecycle, triple constraints and explanation of terms
  • Understand MS Project screen and default view (Gantt Chart)
  • Create a project – specifying ‘Schedule From’ date, entering tasks, recurring tasks and milestones
  • Define task relationships, specifying lead and lag time
  • Save a project – definition of the project baseline
  • Navigate through a project – editing tasks using task information, entering constraints, assigning notes, attaching documents and drawings to Tasks
  • Understand the concept and development of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Create summary tasks – outlining the project based on a WBS
  • Create resource sheets, assigning resources: - use of standard and resource calendars, creating new/group calendars

Who are the tutors?

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Course Code
PM008
Duration
1 training day
Delivery Mode
This programme is delivered by or In-Company training
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What Our Learner's SayWhat Our Learner's Say



Course was very well delivered along with great content and notes, tutor was very good
Brian K September 19, 2023
excellent
Philip J September 19, 2023
The course was great. You can tell that the presenter knew the subject well and could answer any questions that people had and better still we were given an email address to contact Louise again if we have any questions when we start using this application more. Thanks for your time Louise.
Nicola R August 17, 2023
Very informative course and well delivered. I enjoyed partaking this course and feel I am more knowledgeable with MS Project going forward. Also the offer of availability for any questions after the course from the trainer was very welcome.
Ciaran M August 17, 2023

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