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Microsoft Project
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Course
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Managing Project(s) using MS Project 2003 Standard
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Level
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Introductory
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Overview
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As projects become larger and more complex in size
and scope, people with the ability to co-ordinate multiple tasks have become a
valuable asset to any company. This course covers the optimum usage of the
Project Management Tool of Microsoft (Microsoft Project 2003).
It will give you insight into the skills needed to
plan, organize, direct and control a project under a strong single point of
responsibility. Having ultimate responsibility for success or failure, the
Project Manager must provide project direction, planning and control of all
costs, schedules and resources with the ultimate goal of customer satisfaction.
For people in the Project Management world, some
form of management software is needed to assist them with achieving the goals
and objectives set for projects. Microsoft's Project 2003 software is aimed at
this market of professionals.
This course covers the principles of Project
Management and introduces the participants to MS Project 2003 Standard. |
| Learnings |
The participants will learn to:
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Appreciate the project management skills
needed for managing projects.
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Use the major functions and features of
Microsoft Project 2003 Standard.
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Create and maintain a project schedule.
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Assign resources to keep track of the work
performed on each task.
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Resolve resource conflicts to eliminate
over allocations on tasks.
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Forecast what can be accomplished with resources such as people,
equipment, time, and money.
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Track how their projects progress and identify what to do if they don't
proceed according to plan.
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Filter and report schedule information.
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Emphasis is placed on using the software to effectively create and
manage project schedules using accepted project management principles
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| Case Study |
A case study will be interleaved with the training to ensure the discussion of practical aspects. The training will be approximately 50% concepts and 50% hands-on experience.
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| Scope |
The scope of this training is limited to Project Planning, Project Scheduling, Project Monitoring and Project Reporting – using MS-Project 2003. Topics like Team management, Risk Analysis, Estimation and Project Costing are outside the scope of this training.
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Duration
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Two (02) days |
| Timings |
09:30 to 17:30hrs.
Theory session:
09:30 to 13:00hrs.
Lab session:
14:00 to 17:30hrs.
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Delivery Mode
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Instructor-led,
group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured
hands-on exercises and case study.
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Participant's
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Module / team / project leaders or project managers who want to start using MS-Project 2003.
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Software professionals having exposure to the entire Software Development Life Cycle, who are expected to start handling responsibilities of a project leader or a project manager.
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Prerequisite
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Project
Management Techniques.
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Course Contents
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Day – 1
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Day –
2
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Chapter 1.
Product Overview.
1.1 Product
Family Overview
1.2 Project
2003 Usage Scenarios
1.3
Comparison of Features
1.4 System
Requirements for MS Project Std 2003
1.5
Licensing Architecture
Chapter 2.
Project Management Overview.
2.1
Definition of a Project
2.2 Project
Management
2.3
Critical Path Method
2.4
Terminology
Chapter 3.
Project Base Functionality.
3.1 User
Interface
3.2
Views
3.3 Smart
Tags
3.4 Global
Template
Chapter 4.
Project Scheduling.
4.1
Creating a New Project Plan
4.2 Project
Set-up
4.3
Outlined Task List
4.4 Task
Dependencies
4.5 Task
Constraints
4.6 Task
Deadlines
4.7
Critical Path
4.8
Calculation Options
4.9
Scheduling Options
Chapter 5.
Enter Resource Information.
5.1 Enter
Resource Information
5.2 Work
and Material Resources
5.3
Resource Grouping
5.4
Resource Calendars
5.5
Resource Availability Information
5.6 Task
and Resource Costs
5.7 Assign
Resources to Tasks
5.8
Document Resource Details in Resource Notes |
Chapter 6.
Optimize the Plan.
6.1 Analyze
Plan
6.2
Identify Resource Conflicts
6.3 Resolve
Over-allocations
6.4
Optimize Schedule
6.5 Save
Baseline
Chapter 7.
Fine Tune Task Information.
7.1 Adjust
Task Relationships
7.2 Task
Types and Effort Driven Setting
7.3 Split
Tasks
7.4
Prioritize the Tasks
7.5
Document Task Details with Notes and Hyperlinks
Chapter 8.
Manage and Track Progress.
8.1
Tracking Progress
8.2 Actual
Data
8.3
Tracking Methods
8.4 Analyze
Progress
8.5 Report
Project Status
Chapter 9.
Share Project Information.
9.1 Share
project information with other programs
9.2 Print
Gantt Charts, Views and Reports
9.3 Copy
Project Information as a GIF Image
9.4 Save
Project Information as a Web Page |
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