Do you feel like your projects are "controlling" you — instead of the other way around?
Whether you manage single projects, oversee multiple
projects, or just manage an occasional project here and there,
effective project management skills are critical to staying on top
of it all.
As a project manager on any level, you are
responsible for allocating resources, funds, and time, as well as
tracking progress from start to completion. Sound project
management is crucial to the success of any organization, large or
small, yet many people don't fully understand this important
business tool. If the person at the helm lacks the skills to
organize, plan, delegate, and prioritize, projects can quickly
spiral out of control.
Microsoft Project puts you in complete control of your projects, once and for all!
One of today's most powerful project management
software systems, Microsoft Project is the #1 tool busy project
managers turn to, regardless of the size and complexity of the
project.
If you have not had formal project management
training, are not completely familiar with all the powerful
capabilities of Microsoft Project, or want to experience a greater
understanding of this extraordinary management system, this course
will get you up to speed in just 2 days of intensive training. A
hands-on, interactive approach means that you will quickly gain a
solid understanding of Microsoft Project. You'll be fully prepared
to jump right in and put it to use as soon as you return to the
office. As a result, your ability to plan, execute, and complete all
types of projects will increase immeasurably!
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Microsoft Project — Seminar Overview
Learning the Basics of Project Management
- What is a "project"? How does it differ from "regular work"?
- As a project manager, what are your responsibilities and what do others expect of you?
- Examine a high-level "snapshot" of a typical project
- Discover the core elements or processes that make up any project, and learn which of these can be managed through Microsoft Project
Getting Started in Microsoft Project
- Discover the basic attributes of this powerful application — menus, toolbars, and more — and learn how to navigate through them with ease
- Get to know Microsoft Project 2007: what's different and what's improved in this exciting new version
- Create your own template, and use it as a guideline for future projects
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Using Microsoft Project to Build Your Project Plan
- What needs to be done? How to create a logical task list, organize it, schedule it, and execute it
- Create task relationships, link your tasks, and let the resulting dependencies spell out your scheduling needs
- Use the PERT analysis to account for the "unknowns" of your project
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Adding Resources to Your Project Team
- Add, delete, or modify resources within your project plan
- Create and maintain a Resource Pool — what you need to know
- Explore the critical relationship between resources and costs
- Manage resource workflow, and stay on top of work conflicts and overloading
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Creating a Budget and Planning Costs
- Create cost estimates for staff, equipment, materials, and special circumstances that may crop up during the project
- Work with Project to determine exactly how much money you'll need — and when you'll need it
- Learn how project costs accrue, and find out how to set and track them automatically
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Viewing and Reporting Your Project
- Communicate information to others by changing or modifying views so that only pertinent material is displayed
- Learn to interpret Project's many charts and graphs like a pro
- View baseline estimates alongside your real-time plan
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Tracking and Managing Your Project
- Baselines — what they are, why you need them, and how to set, save, and utilize their information
- Adjust dependencies and modify constraints to create more time when you project is falling behind
- Track task progress: how Project keeps you on top of tasks and continually updates their progress
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Managing and Coordinating Multiple Projects
- Create subprojects for easier management of larger projects
- Link projects and related subprojects in your plan
- View statistics for multiple projects
- Manage critical paths among multiple projects
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Appendix
- A comprehensive guide to keyboard shortcuts, toolbars, menus, and templates
- Determine if you should upgrade — find out if it's worth the time and money
- Learn how to integrate Project 2007 with other Microsoft Office 2007 Suite applications
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To find out more about Microsoft Project, contact our customer service department at customerservice@pryor.com
or by phone at (800) 780-8476.
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