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Microsoft Project 201 – Microsoft Project Intermediate

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Project Course Description

In our 2-day Microsoft Project 201 class Participants will learn the key features of Project including task entry and linking, resource and resource management, and examining and updating projects. Participants will learn to efficiently manage projects, create master projects and sub-projects, create and customize visual reports, work with resource pools, and learn about costing. Our instructors are industry professionals and will not only teach Participants the program but will also teach Participants pitfalls, best practices, and shortcuts. They are well versed in Microsoft Project and will teach Participants how to increase Participants proficiency and how to work smart within the application.

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Project Course Benefits

Work with the advanced formatting features of the Gantt chart and network diagrams
Create master projects and subprojects in Project
Create customized project reports
Work with resource pools

Suggested Prerequisites

Basic computer skills.

We also recommend that you have the MS Project software before starting the class.

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Course Outline

Setting project options
Creating projects from existing projects
Creating projects from an Excel spreadsheet
Creating projects from a SharePoint list
Managing tasks and resources
Understanding elapsed versus actual time settings
Setting task constraints
Splitting and delaying tasks
Using the Task Inspector
Analyzing critical tasks and critical path
Using Lag Time and Lead Time
Analyzing task assignments
Using the Team Planner
Using a Resource Pool and sharing resources
Managing Resource Availability and Pay Rates
Change the task dependency
Creating a task constraint
Using the Gantt Chart View to split a task
Viewing the Task Inspector
Viewing the Critical Path
Set lag time and lead time
Adding a Note through the Assignment Information dialog box
Displaying a Team Planner and apply formatting
Sharing a Resource Pool
Changing a Pay Rate
Work with task dependencies
Distinguish elapsed versus actual time settings
Set task constraints
Split and delay tasks
Use the Task Inspector
Analyze critical tasks and the critical path
Use lag time and lead time
Analyze task assignments
Use the team planner
Use a resource pool and share resources
Manage resource availability and pay rates
Using Leveling to solve resource overallocation
Amending Tasks
Setting additional baselines
Creating budgets
Customize the Gantt chart
Creating a custom view
Applying filters
Using Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Codes
Creating visual reports
Editing reports
Using Subproject within a Project
Using the Organizer to maintain templates

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