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Applying MS Project to Plan, Schedule and Control Your Projects

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Applying MS Project to Plan, Schedule and Control Your Projects

Day 1

Using MS Project as a tool

  • Overall project plan development process
  • Understanding terms and configurations

Creating a project plan

  • Starting a new project plan file and a project calendar
  • Documenting key assumptions

Creating a work breakdown structure (WBS)

  • Organizing task lists into an outline and assigning tasks

Developing your initial timeline

  • Estimating using fixed duration, fixed unit and work effort
  • Setting, reviewing and modifying dependency links between tasks
  • Applying constraints and deadlines and optimizing the timeline
  • Viewing the Gantt chart, network diagram and initial critical path

Setting up resources

  • Assigning resources and costs
  • Resolving resource conflicts

Day 2

Optimizing the project plan

  • Shortening the project duration
  • Evaluating alternative plans—the role of key assumptions

Communicating the project plan

  • Creating custom reports
  • Presenting the project plan to stakeholders
  • Setting, viewing and modifying a baseline plan

Tracking project performance

  • Viewing task progress in the schedule and analyzing variances
  • Re-optimizing the project plan to meet project goals
  • Rescheduling a task and adjusting the timing of future tasks

Collaborating on a project plan

  • Requesting progress information
  • Approving project plan updates
  • Posting an issue

Closing out a project plan

  • Reusing project plan information

Schedule

Evening before course — 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Optional dinner for those arriving early
Day 1 — 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Session
Day 2 — 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Session