About Workshop
This is a fast-paced class-room style training program designed to cover all the key features of Microsoft Project 2007 as a tool for project management. Upon completion of this training, participants are expected to plan projects, create work breakdown structure, assign resources, manage conflicts, update projects, print reports and more. This also incorporates several class exercises and case-studies. With the addition of class exercises, students will gain additional hands-on knowledge of the software.
Workshop topics to be covered:
Introducing Enterprise Project Management Framework
Introducing MS Project 2007 Professional Software
- MS Project 2007 Overview
- Editions of MS Project 2007
- Getting introduced with MS Project 2007 Menu Items
- Common Project Terminologies and Abbreviations Used in MS Project 2007
Introducing MS Project 2007 Server
- MS Project 2007 Server Overview
- Advantage of Using Project Server
- Getting acquainted with Common modules
Project Planning Using a MS Project Software
- Project Setup
- Creating a Project Calendar, Working and Non-working day
- Creating a Work Breakdown Structure Diagram
Schedule Management
- Creating Tasks and dependencies
- Summary tasks, Subtasks, Recurring tasks
- Milestones
- Organizing Tasks into Phases
- Documenting Tasks
- Setting Dependencies and Linking Tasks (SS,FS,SF,FF)
- Producing a GANTT Chart
- Creating a Network Diagram
- Constraints and Milestones
- Resolving Schedule conflicts
- Exploring Different Views
Resource Management
- Creating a Resource Pool
- Setting up People Resources
- Setting up Equipment Resources
- Setting up Material Resources
- Setting up Cost Resources
- Assigning Resources
- Resolving Resource Conflicts and Leveling
Cost Management
- Fixed Costs
- Resources Costs
- Change how resource costs are accrued
- Change the fixed-cost accrual method for new tasks
- Change the fixed-cost accrual method for existing tasks
- View total costs for tasks and resources
- View total costs for the entire project
- View cost variances for tasks, resources, and assignments
- Calculate overtime costs
Saving a Project Baseline
Working with Critical Path (CPM)
- What is Critical Path
- Highlighting the Critical Path
- Showing only the Critical Path
- Calculating multiple Critical Path
Earned Value Analysis
- What is earned value analysis?
- What does earned value measure?
- How do I interpret earned value?
- How does % complete versus physical % complete affect earned value?
- Which earned value quantities can I show or calculate in Project?
- Where in Project do I see earned value data?
Tracking a Project
- Creating Cost Reports
- View time-phased baseline (budgeted) costs and actual costs
- Visual Reports
- Customizing Report Templates
- Different Customized Reports
- Using MS Excel with MS Project
- Printing Reports
- Tracking and Reporting Tips
Managing Multiple Projects
- Producing a Master Schedule
- Sharing Resources with a Resource Pool
- Creating Customized Reports
Working with Case Studies Through Sessions
Analyzing Problems
Setting up Project Objectives and Constraints
Having a Logical Project Blueprint
Creating WBS
Setting Up Project
Planning Resources including Cost, Equipment, Materials and HR
Assigning Resources
Assigning Constraints
Leveling Resources
Tracking and Controlling Project
Earned Value Analysis
Reporting Project Status
Closing Project
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