Modular Courses & SQTL Certifications
Microsoft Project in Project Management
Microsoft Project in Project Management ( Effective use of Microsoft Project in Project Management )
Introduction
This module is designed to provide participants in-depth hands on knowledge on Microsoft Project.
Learning Objectives --
- Gain a sound understanding of the Microsoft Project program.
- Learn the use and significance of various views, tables and reports.
- Develop easy to track project schedule.
- Track and analyze schedule progress by different methods.
- Read and review the project schedule.
- Discussion on concept of Buffer Management using MS Project.
Course Contents –
Day 1 –
Introduction & other formalities
Overview of Project management
Overview of MSP
- What is MSP?
- Why MSP?
Reading a schedule in MSP
- Project Statistics
- Auto filters & custom filters
- Viewing Work, Duration, Cost
- Task Usage view- overview
- Resource Usage view- overview
Writing/developing project schedule in MSP
- Flow of writing a project schedule
- Gantt view & formatting
- Task dependency types & significance
- use of task entry view
- Task types & significance
- Task Constraints
- Resource sheet details & significance
- Project & Resource Calendars
- Resource Allocation
- Concept of Baseline
Day 2
Writing/developing project schedule in MSP: Contd.
Tracking/updating plan in MSP
- Getting feedback from the resources – Timesheets
- Different ways of updating the plan
- 'Tracking Gantt' view
- Concept of 'Progress Lines'
- Saving interim plans
- Project Tracking assignment
Printing from MSP,
Printing Gantt chart,
Reports
Customizing MS Project,
Using MS Project for multiple projects,
Discussion on concept of Buffer Management.




