Microsoft® Project

Microsoft Project Basic & Advanced 2010 / 2013

What is it about?

To promote project success, it is imperative for project staff to plan, schedule, monitor and report accurately on projects. Failing to plan is planning to fail!

This Microsoft Project course is designed for project staff requiring to effectively utilise the tools and techniques offered by Microsoft Project 2010 / 2013.

This Microsoft Project course encompasses both PRINCE2® planning as well as the best practice PMBOK® Guide (Project Management Body of Knowledge) accompanying Practice Standard for Scheduling.

What’s in it for me?

On completion of the course delegates will be able to:

Plan, baseline and update a project
Schedule and update the activities
Create custom reports on progress throughout the life cycle of the project
Exchange project plan data with other applications

How and when can I attend?

This is a three day event and no pre-course work is required. The course is delivered with a blend of classroom training interventions and practical syndicate and individual sessions. All our facilitators are experienced PRINCE2 and PMBOK Project Managers.

Delegates receive the following:

Course manual
Case study
Sample answers and sample project plan

A 40 minute multiple choice test will be conducted on the last day and on successful completion delegates receive a PM Academy attendance certificate.

Who should attend?

This course will benefit all those using Microsoft Project, including:

Project Office Administrators
Project Managers
Project Team Managers
Project Team Members
Project Support Staff

Do I qualify?

Course delegates should preferably have some experience in a project environment and must have basic computer literacy.

Delegates are required to have a laptop with the relevant version of Microsoft Project loaded, i.e. 2010 or 2013.

Delegates who successfully complete the course are encouraged to pursue the PM Academy Introduction to Project Management, Practical Project Administration and PRINCE2 Foundation courses.

What can I expect?

This Microsoft Project course syllabus covers the following topics:

Getting acquainted with MS Project
Baselining the schedule
Creating a Project Plan
Tracking Progress
Project Planning techniques
Create a schedule
Scheduling a Project
Creating reports
Managing Calendars
Using Templates
Managing Tasks
Working with Multiple projects
Resource Management
Filters, Sorting and Groups
Managing Constraints
Project costing
Managing and Updating Project Plans
Import & Export Data
Custom views and tables
Activity Fields
Managing project costs
Custom macros
Applying earned value management to costs
Share resources
Creating a dashboard
Exchanging data with other applications
Creating a Project Plan template
Managing Multiple projects