Microsoft Project Introduction
Introduction to Microsoft Project Training Courses
1 Day Project Introduction Course | 1 delegate Ā£275.00 plus VAT
*Book 2 or more delegates and receive significant discounts.
Our instructor-ledĀ MicrosoftĀ Project Introduction Training coursesĀ can beĀ delivered at our venues in Preston, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, London or nationally on your premises.
Closed tailored courses are available on your site for Ā£645.00 plus vat (up to 8 attendees).
Introduction
This one day intensive Instructor-led course provides practical training on how to plan and schedule projects using Microsoft Project. On completion of the course delegates will have acquired the skills needed to create a new project.
The course aims include -entering tasks, resources and cost information; analysing and adjusting schedules with date, dependency and resource constraints; customising and printing Gantt chart views and reports; recording and reviewing task progress against the baseline.
The benefits gained from this course can be applied to all project types of any scope.
Course Content
Project Management Concepts
- Project management
- The project lifecycle
- Outlining
System Overview
- Getting started ā menus and views
- Opening a project file
- System options, base calendar
Creating a New Plan
- File properties and project information form
- Outlining the plan
- Outlining and entering task notes
Scheduling with Dates
- Quick scheduling
- Entering task duration
- Entering āDate Constraintsā
Planning
- Planning Techniques
- Networks; Gantt Charts
- Critical path analysis
Scheduling with Dependencies
- Entering dependencies
- Critical path review
- Recurring tasks and split tasks
Who will the course benefit?
Anyone wishing to learn the essential skills to use MS Project to create effective Project plans and use the basic business features available in this software. Anyone with responsibility to update and maintain project plans, but without using the complicated features, would find this course an ideal introduction to the subject.