Microsoft Project Advanced

Course Aims:

The objective of this intensive, hands-on one-day training course is to provide delegates with a thorough understanding of the advanced functionality of Microsoft Project. Upon successful completion of the course, delegates will be able to able to use complex calendars, consolidate plans, share resources, base plan, track projects and customize Microsoft Project.

Who Should Attend?

The course is intended for existing users of Microsoft Project who want to use the more advanced features of the software in order to increase their knowledge, productivity and effectiveness. Delegates should have a good working knowledge and understanding of the concepts covered in the Introduction course.

Course Outline:

Creating Projects

- Timeline Projects
- Resource Driven Projects

Setting Projects to Auto Schedule & Effort Driven

Complex Calendars

- Base Calendars
- Resource Calendars
- Task Calendars

Subprojects

- Subprojects

Resource Pools

- Resource Sharing
- Reviewing Workloads

Tracking

- Setting the Baseline
- Tracking
- Updating Tasks
- Updating Actual Work
- Updating a Project
- Clearing the Baseline

Advanced Topics

- Recurring Tasks
- Task Splitting
- Network Diagram
- Node Layout
- Gantt Chart – Customise
- Gantt Chart – Insert Notes
- Sort Projects
- Ribbons
- Custom Fields
- New Views
- Tables Filters
- AutoFilters
- Group Filters
- Define Group Structure
- Global File
- Default View

Overview: Microsoft Project 2010 Ribbons
 
- Microsoft Project Ribbons