Master the new release of Microsoft Project! This course takes you step-by-step through the features and concepts you'll need to plan and manage projects effectively with Microsoft Project 2013. Versatile integrates the discipline of project management with a deep understanding of Project 2013.
Duration: 2 Days
Course Objectives Upon completion of this course, user will be able to:
The value of project management software! How does Project integrate with the project management discipline? The best strategies for navigating the application using the new Ribbon. Includes introduction of features that are new in Project 2013. Similarities between 2010 & 2013
Get the big picture on using Project to plan and manage a project. See the high-level process that will be the basis for the remainder of the course.
Start a project off right. Open it from Excel or SharePoint or create a new project within Project. Establish a calendar and set the basic parameters for the scheduling engine.
A major new feature in Project 2013! Understand how to turn off Project's scheduling engine and when to do it.
What is a WBS? Get a grip on tasks, summary tasks and milestones. Know the difference between WBS numbering and outline numbering. Guidelines for a better WBS.
Introducing task dependencies and network diagrams. What are lag, lead and delay? Format the network diagram.
Resources accomplish the work on projects. Know the different resource types and how to establish their characteristics.
Create duration estimates and effort driven schedules. Use effort and task types to control Project's scheduling engine.
Use critical path analysis to create a schedule. Understand scheduling constraints. "Crash" a schedule.
Balance the available people and other resources with the need for speed on your project. Realistic schedules have realistic expectations about resource availability.
Capture plan vs actual information to identify performance problems and communicate project progress. Use a project baseline to find variance. How to split tasks and reschedule work.
Communicate effectively. Format the immense amount of information in Project into meaningful reports.
Combine many smaller projects together to see multi-project views of resource use or coordinate among projects.