Project is a complex tool that can either support you in your work or cause you frequent problems. This course is designed to develop your planning and tracking skills, and use features in Project to improve your efficiency. If you always wanted to take control of project then this course is for you.
This course will be very useful for existing project managers, or those working on a company project. Discussion about your projects or potential projects can be included in the course. On completion you should feel confident in your ability to use more advanced project functions. Attendance of a MS Project Introduction course is highly recommended.

To develop existing project skills to improve efficiency in the planning and tracking phase.

• Revisit Fixed Duration/Work/Units
• Manage overtime work
• Recover a project from incorrect settings
• Create a project template
• Manage constraints to control a project
• Carry out Earned Value Analysis
• Automate routines using Macro's

MANAGE TASK TYPES REVISITED - Fixed duration  - Fixed work  - Fixed units

 

USE CONSTRAINTS TO CONTROL A PROJECT - When and when not to use constraints  - Manage constraints - Delete constraints

 

SCHEDULE OVERTIME WORK - Manage overtime work  - Manage overtime costs

 

RECOVER FROM INCORRECT PROJECT SETTINGS -  Big picture considerations - An incorrect calendar - Tests and default options

 

USING TEMPLATES AND THE ORGANIZER - Create a project template including default options - Manage project elements across projects

 

MANAGE RESOURCE MATERIALS AND T&S - Resource allocation and cost  - Travel and Subsistence costs

 

EARNED VALUE ANALYSIS - Using Earned Value - BCWP - BCWS - ACWP

 

CREATE MACRO'S - Create a simple macro to automate repetitive actions

 

TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED TO STAY WITHIN BUDGET - Updating techniques - Tracking techniques - Analysis reports