MOC 50413A Mastering Microsoft Project 2010p

    

Summary:
This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to plan and manage projects using Microsoft Project 2010. To get the most from any project management software, the user must understand the project management techniques upon which the software is based. This course presents the most popular project management software in the context of how a project manager will use it. Participants in this course learn the functions of the software and the project management concepts, which make the software effective.

This presentation begins with the basic concepts and leads participants through all the functions they'll need to plan and manage a small to medium-sized project, including how to level resources and capture both cost and schedule progress.

Duration:
3 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
This course is intended for both novice and experienced Project Managers and projects support personnel who need to apply the discipline of project management using Microsoft Project Professional/Standard 2010

Topics:

• Introduction to Mastering Microsoft Project
• A Quick and Easy Overview of Managing with Project
• Setting Up a Project
• Manually Schedule vs. Auto Schedule
• Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
• Identifying Task Relationships
• Defining resources within Project
• Making Work Package Estimates
• Creating an Initial Schedule
• Create a Resource Leveled Schedule
• Managing the Project
• Formatting Output and Printing Reports
• Managing Multiple Projects
• Advanced Topics

Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for this course. However, it is helpful to have taken an introductory project management course, such as Versatile's Principles of Project Management.

Last Update: May 22, 2012