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Highlights of the
- Understand how project fits into project management
- Get started and set up Project 2010 for success
- Learn how to develope project schedules efficiently
- Learn how to generate powerful reports and effectively communicate with various stakeholders
- Learn how to set a baseline and analyze variance in your plan including earned value
Course Summary
KeyStone OnDemand helps Microsoft Project 2010 project managers and team members get things done by giving them immediate access to how-to videos, articles and training for Microsoft Project and other applications they use everyday including Excel, Word, Outlook and more. Now, IT and Helpdesk personnel can spend less time solving common questions and problems and more time on business goals.
For all users of Microsoft Project who need to plan, track and communicate effectively for any type of project. Whether you are a casual project manager or a professional project manager, managing simple projects or more complex endeavors – if you want to use Microsoft Project effectively this course is for you.
We have been training and consulting with Microsoft Project since its earliest versions for over 15 years and as such have developed proven effective techniques on using Project in conjunction with best practices around project management. Project is not like using other Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint in that it necessitates you to having some “core” knowledge and understanding of both project management in conjunction with the application. This course ties both the key project management concepts with the appropriate functions in Project resulting in your increased productivity and effectiveness.
This is neither a beginner, intermediate or advanced course, but rather a comprehensive program with the core building blocks to support your projects from beginning to end focusing on proven effective training methods. So no matter what level of expertise you have with project this course will support your efforts in optimizing your experience and success.
This course will also prepare candidates for the certification exam 77-178, Microsoft Project 2010, Managing Projects. It maps to the key objective domains and follows a very logical and easy to understand flow as follows:
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Understanding How Project Fits into Project Management
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Getting Started and Setting Up Project 2010 for Success
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Planning Essentials – learn how to develope project schedules efficiently following best practices and proven effective techniques
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Communicating & Reporting Essentials – learn how to quickly and easily generate powerful reports and effectively communicate with various stakeholders
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Tracking & Analyzing Essentials – learn how to set a baseline and analyze variance in your plan including earned value
Look for the Project 2010 Video Training Course in the near future as Microsoft gets ready to launch the new Office 2010 and be sure to view the KeyStone created Project 2010 demos, now featured by Microsoft.
Course Contents
Introduction
Level 1 – Project Fit Into Project Management
- Project 2010 as an Enabling Tool
- Portfolio, Program, Projects
- What is Project Management
- EPM Overview
- Project Pro vs. Standard
- Level 1 Quiz
- Lab 1 – Projects vs. Ongoing Activities
Level 2 – Getting Started
- New Interface with Ribbon
- Backstage – File Tab
- Key Option Settings
- Moving Around Views
- Working With Calendars
- Defining Project Information
- Level 2 Quiz
- Lab 2 – Setting Up & Initializing a New Project
- Lab 3 – Changing Working Time – Calendars
Level 3 – Planning Essentials
- Introduction
- Starting from Excel
- Enhanced Copy and Paste
- Templates and Insert Group
- Outlining Tasks
- Project Summary
- Lab 4 – Enter Phases, Tasks, Milestones
- User Controlled Scheduling (UCS) Introduction
- Task Mode Settings
- Planning in Manual Mode
- Top Down Estimating
- Switching From Manual to Auto
- Intro to Estimating Duration
- Enter Duration Estimates
- Lab 5 – Estimate Duration
- Intro to Dependencies
- Using the Link Tool
- Other Techniques and Lag Field
- Concurrent and Summary Tasks
- Critical Path Concepts
- Critical Path in Project
- Constraints and Deadlines
- Level 3 – Quiz
- Lab 6 – Setting Dependencies
- Lab 7 – Critical Path 1
- Lab 8 – Critical Path 2
- Intro to Resource Assignments
- Setting Up Resource Pool
- Resource Information
- Assign Resources
- Team Planner View
- Fixed Duration Tasks
- Fixed Work and Fixed Unit Tasks
- Managing Overallocations
- Sharing Resources
- Resource Levelling
- Levelling Across Projects
- Lab 9 – Assigning Resources
- Key Factors that Drive Time and Cost Calculations
- Lab 10 – Key Drivers for Time and Cost
Level 4 – Communicating Essentials
- Introduction
- Moving Around Different Views
- Lab 11 – Applying Different Views
- Using Tables and Custom Fields
- Modifying Existing Tables
- Creating New Tables
- Custom Fields
- Indicators and Formula Examples
- Column Settings
- Lab 12 – Creating Custom Fields
- Lab 13 – Creating Custom Table
- Using Filters, Groups and Sorts
- Using Filters and Highlights
- Creating Custom Filters
- Using and Creating Groups
- Sorting
- Auto Filter, Group, Sort
- Lab 14 – Applying Filters, Groups, Highlights
- Lab 15 – Applying Sorts and Autofilters
- Lab 16 – Creating Custom Filter
- Creating Custom Views, Formatting and Reporting
- Custom Timeline View
- Sharing Timeline View
- Creating Custom Views
- Using Copy Picture
- Formatting Different Views
- Enhanced Copy and Paste
- Organizer
- Using Reports
- Using Visual Reports
- Comparing Project Versions
- Lab 17 – Creating Custom View
- Lab 18 – Using the Organizer
- Creating Master Schedules with Inserted Projects
- Intro to Master/Consolidated Projects
- Setting Up Master Schedule
- Integrated Tasks & Cross Project Linking
- View Critical Path Across Projects
- Shared Resources Across Projects
- Lab 19 – Creating Master File and View Critical Path
- Level 4 Quiz
Level 5 – Tracking and Analyzing Essentials
- Introduction
- Setting and Maintain Baselines
- Setting View Up for Baseline
- Set Baseline
- Maintaining Baselines
- Setting Multiple Baselines
- Updating
- Entering % Complete
- Entering Actual Dates and Duration
- Entering Actual Hours
- Analyzing Results
- Taking Corrective Action
- Earned Value
- Lab 20 – Setting Baseline and Tracking Gantt
- Lab 21 – Resetting Baseline
- Lab 22 – Enter % Complete and Actuals
- Lab 23 – Analyze Schedule
- Level 5 Quiz
Bonus Level – Overview of What’s New
- Overview of What’s New
- New Interface
- Timeline View
- Team Planner View
- User Controlled Scheduling
- Custom Tables and Views
- New Analysis Tools
- New Collaboration Tools
Instructor: Robert Happy
With 15 years of project management training and consulting, Robert Happy has assisted hundreds of organizations and thousands of employees in establishing effective project management practices. Rober is currently an authorized Senior Level Consultant with Franklin Covey Corporation and an Executive Team Member and Officer of PMPi. PMPi provides consulting and training services to support the successful implementation of project management. Their programs are geared towards customizing business processes and systems for enterprise project management while providing the most effective role-based knowledge transfer programs available today. |
