Program Objectives:
By the end of the program, participants will be able to:
- Practice the basic project management foundational skills by following the project life cycle in compliance with the Project Management Institute (PMI) standards.
- Apply project management tools and techniques to deliver the projects on time and within budget.
- Use Microsoft Project as a planning, tracking, controlling and reporting tool.
- Develop a comprehensive project plan, budget and resource management plan and apply critical path analysis using MS Project.
- Identify the capabilities of Microsoft Project in scheduling, costing, resource allocating, and analyzing the progress of the project.
This program is designed for:
Personnel who are interested in managing their projects using Microsoft Project software as a project management tool. This program is worth 30 PDUs.
Locations & Dates:
25 - 29 Nov 2012 Dubai, English The Address Dubai Marina 
Meirc reserves the right to alter dates, content, venue and trainer with a reasonable notice time.
One extra free place for every 2 paid nominees
Delivery Type: Group-Live
Pre-requisites: None
Related Programs:
Program Outline
Understanding Projects and Project Management - Defining Project
- Triple Constraints
- Project Management Processes
- Project Life Cycle
Starting a New Project Using Microsoft Project Software
- Create a Project File
- Setting Project Calendar
- Entering New Tasks
- Manipulating Tasks
- Entering Milestones
Scheduling Tasks Using MS Project
- Establishing Tasks Dependencies
- Setting up Task Constraints
- Entering Recurring Tasks
- Splitting Tasks
Managing Resources Using MS Project
- Adding Resources
- Entering Resource Capacity/Pay
- Resource Calendar
- Assigning Work Resources to Tasks
- Finding the Right Resource
- Effort Driven Scheduling
- Setting up Resource Availability
Critical Path and Resource Allocation - Network Diagram
- Critical Path Analysis
- Viewing Critical Path
- Resource Allocation/Resource Leveling
- Resolving Resource Over-Allocation
Tracking Progress Using MS Project
- Saving Project Baseline
- Tracking Project as Scheduled
- Entering Task Completion Percentage
- Entering Actual Values
- Rescheduling Incomplete Work
- Updating Baseline
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Organizing and Formatting Project Details Using MS Project
- Sorting Project Details
- Grouping Project Details
- Filtering Project Details
- Customizing Tables and Views
- Creating Custom Gantt Charts
- Customizing and Printing Reports
Viewing and Reporting Project Status Using MS Project
- Identifying Tasks that have Slipped
- Examining Task Costs
- Spotlight Report
- Working with Visual Reports
- Getting Project Back on Track
Consolidating Projects and Resources Using MS Project
- Creating Resource Pool
- Linking Projects to Resource Pool
- Consolidating Project plans
- Creating Dependencies between Projects
Earned Value Method - Understanding Variance
- Earned Value Formulas and Calculations
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