COURSE INFORMATION

Scheduled Dates: 08 – 12 Jan '2024 | 08 – 12 Apr '2024 | 08 – 12 Jul '2024 | 07 – 11 Oct '2024

Duration: 1 Week

Customized dates and one-on-one sessions can be organized.

Preamble

This 1 week workshop provides an excellent overview of Project Management Software (Ms. Project) and a fast track to understanding the roles and processes that ensure Project success.

Target Groups

• Business and Technical professionals who are required to understand the principles of project management.
• Administration staff that are required to understand the context of project management within the organisation.
• Project team members
• Project accountants
• Senior managers
• Project managers and coordinators
• Project officers

Course Outline

The following issues will be discussed:

1. Project and Project Terms Overview

• Theory of Project management
• User Interface, Windows , Toolbar , Menus, Task Pane
• Learn While You Work, Map, Traditional Help System

2. Entering and Linking Tasks

• Entering Tasks, Setting Durations and Milestones
• Linking: Finish to start, Unlinking
• Predecessors and Successors

3. Navigation and Project Views

• Keyboard Short Cuts for Views
• Use the Got selected task Button.
• Use View Zoom
• Format Time-scale
• Gantt Chart
• Calendar View
• Network Diagram

4. Navigation and Project Views

• Keyboard Short Cuts for Views
• Use the Got selected task Button.
• Use View Zoom
• Format Time-scale
• Gantt Chart
• Calendar View
• Network Diagram

5. Task Relationships and Critical Path

• Finish to Start, Start to Finish, Finish to Finish and Start to Start
• Avoiding Dangling Tasks
• Theory of Critical Path
• Applying a Critical Path
• Slack Time

6. Project Calendar

• Default working Hours & Week
• Altering Hours of Working Day
• Setting additional Non-Working Days e.g. Bank Holidays
• Creating New Calendars

7. Resources

• People, Rooms, Equipment, Materials
• Priorities
• Leveling
• Split tasks
• Level Only within Available Slack
• Resource Calendars

8. Task Constraints and Advanced Task Management

• General Constrains
• Hard Constraints
• Soft Constraints
• Scheduling Project from Start Date
• Scheduling Project from Finish Date
• Lag, Lead, Delay
• Resource Driven v Fixed Duration
• Task Calendars

9. Project Costing's

• Resource Costs
• Duration Driven
• Cost per use
• Pro rata
• Cost Rate Tables
• Fixed Task Costs
• Show Project Statistics

10. Sorting and Filtering

• Sorting Data by Priority and Date
• Using the Auto filter
• Filtering Tasks

11. Producing Reports

• Overview
• Task Usage
• Current Activities
• Costs
• Work load
• Custom Views

12. Printing

• Gantt Chart
• Network Diagram
• Calendar View
• Page Setup Options
  
  

REGISTRATION

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

1. Fees Payment - All fees are payable strictly in advance 2 working days before the course starting date.
2. Cancellation Fee - Cancellation of any participant 5 working days before the start day of a course will incur a 20% cancellation fee.
   We regret that no cancellations will be accepted within 2 working days of a course, but substitutions may be made.