Overview:
This course is a detailed, comprehensive and yet straightforward learning experience for Microsoft Project 2007. The manual has been designed to be an excellent accompanying guide for in-class learning, it will also serve as a great reference book for post course use.
modules you will learn more advanced topics regarding using calendars and scheduling, as well as topics dealing with project costing, earned value method of estimating, and critical path analysis.
Notes, Warnings, and Best Practices are included throughout each module: Notes call your attention to important additional information about a subject, Warnings help you to avoid the most common problems experienced by others and Best Practices provide tips for using the tool based on our field experience.
Learning method:
This course uses a combination of instructor presentation, and student hands-on practical exercises.
Each attendee will be provided with a set of notes and will be given the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom throughout the course.
Who will benefit from this course?
Any computer user who needs to track resources and timelines for completion and delivery, including:
- Production Managers
- Project Managers
- Logistics staff
- Schedulers
In particular, this course is intended for those who need to manage more complex projects and prepare detailed estimates and costings.
Pre-requisites:
Before attending this course, you must have completed Course 1266: Microsoft Office Project 2007 - Introduction or have equivalent knowledge.
What can you expect to gain from this course?
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- create customised fields and filters
- create formulas for calculated fields
- incorporate customised outline structures into the project
- create estimates and costings based upon industry standard techniques.
Course Content:
Module 1:Working with Fields
- reviewing the Microsoft Project data model
- understanding fields
- inserting a field in a table
- using standard fields in views, tables, filters, and groups
- using the calendar view
- creating a custom calendar view
- understanding and defining custom fields
- using a lookup table in a custom field
- using a formula in a custom field
- using graphical indicators in a custom field
- defining custom outline codes
- deleting a custom field or outline code
- using autofilter to create a custom filter.
Module 2:Advanced Calendars and Scheduling
- reviewing calendar types
- how calendars control the project schedule
- understanding task scheduling
- synchronising calendar options
- setting the project start time.
Module 3:Advanced Scheduling
- comparing duration vs. scheduling
- understanding assignment views
- using the task usage view
- using the resource usage view
- viewing the assignment information dialog
- understanding and applying work contours
- using administrative projects
- rescheduling a project.
- understanding project costing
- understanding cost accrual methods
- using the resource cost accrual method
- using the fixed cost accrual method
- using resource cost rate tables
- setting the cost rate table
- tracking multiple fixed costs
- using cost resources and expense cost resources
- understanding earned value analysis
- setting up Microsoft Office Project 2007 for EVA
- viewing earned value fields
- changing the EVA calculation method.
Module 5:Critical Path Analysis
- understanding the critical path
- identifying and using the critical path
- using text and cell background formatting
- filtering for the critical path
- changing the critical path calculation
- using the schedule table
- understanding issues with the critical path.