Information Technology

55301 Mastering Microsoft Project 2019

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Description

This course is intended for those interested in expanding their knowledge base and technical skills about Microsoft Project. Starting with the basic concept, you will gain hands-on experience with all the functions needed to plan and manage a small to medium-size project, including how to level resources and capture both cost and schedule progress.

Course Overview

Course Objective

At the end of this course, you will possess the skills needed to:
Understand the discipline of project management as it applies to using Microsoft Project 2019.
Create a Work Breakdown Structure.
Identify Task Types & Relationships.
Define Resources within Project.
Make Work Package Estimates.
Create an Initial Schedule.
Create a Resource Leveled Schedule.
Create Projects from templates, Excel files.
Create Global templates.
Create formulas and graphical indicators.
Build the steps to record a macro.
Format Output and Print Reports.
Integrate Multiple Projects.
Set up a Project with a Calendar, Start date, and scheduling method.
Understand Manually Schedule vs. Auto Schedule.
Manage multiple projects.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for novice and experienced project managers, managers, schedulers, and other project stake holders who need to incorporate the discipline of project management with Microsoft Project 2019.

Introduction to Microsoft Project Lesson Id 1

Introduction to Microsoft Project

A Quick and Easy Overview of Managing with Project Lesson Id 2

A Quick and Easy Overview of Managing with Project

Setting Up a Project Lesson Id 3

Setting Up a Project

Manually Schedule vs. Auto Schedule Lesson Id 4

Manually Schedule vs. Auto Schedule

Creating a Work Breakdown Structure Lesson Id 5

Creating a Work Breakdown Structure

Identifying Task Relationships Lesson Id 6

Identifying Task Relationships

Defining Resources within Project Lesson Id 7

Defining Resources within Project

Making Work Package Estimates Lesson Id 8

Making Work Package Estimates

Creating an Initial Schedule Lesson Id 9

Creating an Initial Schedule

Create a Resource Leveled Schedule Lesson Id 10

Create a Resource Leveled Schedule

Managing the Project Lesson Id 11

Managing the Project

Formatting Output and Printing Reports Lesson Id 12

Formatting Output and Printing Reports

Managing Multiple Projects Lesson Id 13

Managing Multiple Projects

Advanced Topics Lesson Id 14

Advanced Topics

Lesson Id	Title	Description
1	Introduction to Microsoft Project	Describe how Project relates to the discipline of Project management.<br />Learn what the new features are in Project 2019.<br />Navigate to the primary views available using the Ribbon.<br />Choose Views that display task, resource, or assignment information.<br />Select table within views to change the information that is available to see and edit.<br />Relate the features of Project to the 5 steps for building a plan in Project.<br />Learn new accessibility features in Project.<br />Lab 1: Introduction to Mastering Microsoft Project
2	A Quick and Easy Overview of Managing with Project	Create a new project and prepare it for data entry.<br />Enter project tasks.<br />Sequence the tasks.<br />Define resources.<br />Estimate Task duration and assign resources.<br />Baseline the project.<br />Track project progress.<br />Lab 1: Creating a Basic Project with a template<br />Lab 2: Creating a Basic Project
3	Setting Up a Project	Use multiple methods to create a new project from an Excel file and a SharePoint Tasks list.<br />Establish one or more calendars to constrain resource availability.<br />Configure Project to calculate the schedule from the Start Date forward, or from the Finish Date backward.<br />Lab 1: Setting Up a Project
4	Manually Schedule vs. Auto Schedule	You practice switching tasks between Manually Schedule and Auto Schedule modes. By switching modes, you learn the impact made on the project schedule and the individual tasks.<br />Lab 1: Explore Task Modes
5	Creating a Work Breakdown Structure	Build and use summary and subordinate tasks.<br />Understand and use milestones.<br />Develop WBS Outlines.<br />Assign completion criteria.<br />Evaluate the WBS.<br />Understand and use WBS templates.<br />Lab 1: Manipulate a WBS<br />Lab 2: Supporting the Project Plan
6	Identifying Task Relationships	Understand the different types of task relationships.<br />Understand and use various methods to create relationships.<br />Determine and display task sequence.<br />Understand and use lag, lead, and delay.<br />Understand the new feature of Task Paths.<br />Lab 1: Display the sequence
7	Defining Resources within Project	Define resource types.<br />Define individual resources that will be used on the project.<br />Record the cost (s) of using each type of resource.<br />Record the limit of availability for each type of resource by establishing a resource calendar and defining the maximum units of that resource.<br />Lab 1: Resource Calendar and Availability<br />
8	Making Work Package Estimates	Enter estimates for duration and costs for each task.<br />Distinguish between task types and describe when each is appropriate.<br />Describe the relationship between work, units, and duration.<br />Describe the way Effort Driven scheduling is affected by work, units, and duration.<br />Assign tasks to resources using the Team Planner view.<br />Lab 1: Work, Duration and Labor<br />
9	Creating an Initial Schedule	Calculate float and identify a project’s critical path.<br />Understand and identify task constraints.<br />Create milestones.<br />Use the Task Inspector to troubleshoot the initial schedule.<br />Lab 1: Calculating an Initial schedule<br />
10	Create a Resource Leveled Schedule	Adjust a project schedule to account for limited people and other resources.<br />View the overall cost and schedule of a project.<br />Identify resources that have been overallocated for a project schedule.<br />Use multiple ways to adjust tasks and assignments to remove over allocation for any resource.<br />Lab 1: Resource Leveling<br />
11	Managing the Project	Learn how to set a baseline.<br />Lean how to enter and track project performance data.<br />Learn how to apply different tracking methods.<br />Learn how to perform a variance analysis on a project.<br />Learn how to Reschedule Work.<br />Learn how to inactivate tasks.<br />Learn how to synch projects to SharePoint.<br />Lab 1: The Baseline<br />Lab 2: Baselining & Tracking Performance<br />Lab 3: Variance
12	Formatting Output and Printing Reports	Print<br />Views<br />Formats<br />Sorting<br />Filtering<br />Grouping<br />Custom Fields<br />Reporting<br />Other File Formats<br />Lab 1: Use the Grouping Feature<br />Lab 2: Create Visual Reports in Project 2019
13	Managing Multiple Projects	Learn how to use common resources among multiple projects.<br />Learn how to link tasks between multiple projects.<br />Learn how to create a consolidated view of multiple projects.<br />Lab 1: Identifying Overallocated Resources from a Resource Pool and Consolidated File<br />
14	Advanced Topics	Learn how to customize the Ribbon and the Quick Access Toolbar.<br />Learn how to customize WBS numbering.<br />Learn the concepts of Formulas and Graphical indicators.<br />Learn the purpose of the Global template and Organizer.<br />Learn how to record a Macro.<br />Lab 1: Recording a Macro in Microsoft Project<br />