Introduction to the Project Management – MS Project
- The new features of MS Project 2016
- Reports
- Task Path
- Redesigned Backstage view
- Support for touch input
- Fluent UI
- Team Planner
- Guided tour of the MS Project 2013 Interface
- Manual scheduling
- Placeholder tasks
- Inactive tasks
- Top-down summary
- Compare projects
- Timeline
- Enhanced copy and paste
- Find commonly used commands quickly
- The view slider
Introduction to the MS Project
- Introduction to the various tool bars and their use
- Create New Project
- Set Non-Working Days
- Set Project Options
- Set the Project Calendar
Defining Task
- Creating Work Breakdown structures
- Setting Up a Task
- Set up a recurring Task
- Importing Tasks
- Insert and Delete Tasks
- Enter repeating information in multiple tasks at once
- Enter Task Notes
- Link URL to a task
- Estimate Duration
- Set Elapsed Time
- Define Summary Task
- Indenting and Outdenting tasks to n levels under Summary task
- Setting up using Milestones / why Milestones are useful
- Organizing Phases
- Define Task Relationship
- Linking Tasks
- Lag and Lead Time
Defining Resources
- Setting Up People
- Adjusting Availability
- Setting Up Equipment
- Setting Up Material
- Entering Pay Rates
- Assigning a Resource to a Task
- Adjusting individual Resources
- Assigning Resources
- Viewing Overallocations
- Resolve Overallocations by levelling
- View Levelling delay
- Assigning Material Resources
- Setting Constraints
- The Critical Path
- Change Calendar for Tasks
- Delete a Calendar
- Change Timeline
Defining Baseline & Tracking Project Progress
- Linking Summary Tasks
- Importance of linking Summary Task
- Saving a Baseline
- Tracking Project Schedule
- Entering a Completion Percentage
- Entering Actual Completion Values
- Updating the Baseline
- Switching baselines
- Check Project Duration
- Interrupting Work (Split Task)
Formatting Project Details
- Sorting Project Details
- Grouping Project Details
- Filtering Project Details
- Customizing Tables
- Customizing Views
- Setting up and formatting the timeline
Working with Multiple Projects
- Sharing Resources across Projects
- Setting up resource pool in a pool file
- Picking up resources in multiple projects from the pool file
Printing, Review & Reporting
- Project Views
- Generating Reports
- Printing Views
- Printing Reports
- Visual Reports
- Customized Reports
- Print Page Setup from the print preview option
- Show View Bar
- View Calendar
- View Gantt Chart
- View Network Diagram
- View Task Usage
- View Tracking Gantt
- View Resource Sheet
- View Resource Usage
- View Hide Task Outline Numbers
- Insert (View) Hide Various Information Columns
- Expand Contract the timeline view on the right
- View More Views
35-hour course
From the course
- Learn to define and describe common terminology, manage projects faster while using fewer resources
- Avoid common mistakes in managing projects and learn the many tricks of the trade
- Apply International Project Management Standards from PMI® (the PMBOK® Guide) to real-world situations
- Study PMBOK® Guides Five Process Groups, Ten Knowledge Areas, And The Area Of Professional and Social Responsibility
- Gain skills needed to pass the PMI®s Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Exam
- Prepare for PMP /CAPM exams and master test-taking techniques
- Learn PMBOK® Guide terms, definitions, and processes
- Practice styles and types of questions modelled on PMP/CAPM exams
From the course
- 35 PDUs Certificate
- 8 Full-Length Mock Exams featuring 1200 practice questions
- Knowledge Area Questionnaire featuring 400 questions on the 10 Knowledge Areas
- PMP Exam Blue print (PMP Exam Application steps and procedure)
- PMP Math Formula with examples
- PMP Exam Tips and Techniques
- Ready to use Free Project Management Templates
- Downloadable Courseware e-book (please carry laptop/tablet to refer during class)
- PMP Exam Application assistance (Assistance with PMI® Registration, PMI® Membership, & PMI® Application procedure)
- End-to-end support via phone, mail, and chat
PMP, PMI, PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
