MS Project® 1: From Initiating to Scheduling a Project
Learn to establish MS Project® standards, coordinate project documents, record estimates, schedule activities and tasks, assign resources to an activity or task, track performance to date and provide the appropriate level of reporting.
Based on the Project Management Life Cycle Model, use MS Project as a vital tool throughout initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing a project.
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This course can be applied to the following certificates:
Project Management – Advanced Certificate
Project Management Certificate
Instructor

Sandra Hoskins, ISP, ITCP, PMP, CSM
As a speaker, mentor, educator, consultant, author and project manager, Sandra Hoskins is committed to working with people who want to create excellence in their life, whether at work, home, play or in their community. Hoskins’ passions are project management ... read more
Benefits and Learning Outcomes
- Understand the importance of configuring Microsoft Project and using network schedules to manage the critical path
- Create a resource pool for managing staff and material resources
- Input task dependencies to create project schedules
- Gain immediate results that you can apply daily
- Network with others to collaborate on real world challenges/solutions
Course Outline/Topics
Seminar Outline
Introduction
• Terms of reference
• Overview of Microsoft Project
• Scheduling terms
• Software interfaces
Configuring the Project
• Project configuration
• Tool and menu configuration
• Setting up the company calendar
Setting up Resources
• Adding resources
Setting Up a Project
• Setting up the summary information
• Selecting the schedule type
• Defining the project environment
Creating Project Estimates
• Identifying project deliverables
• Develop a work breakdown structure
• Developing time-based estimates
• Using fixed duration or fixed unit
• Assigning resources
• Re-evaluate estimates
Creating the Project Schedule
• The PERT Chart
• Customizing the PERT Chart
• Resource the schedule (staff)
• Adjust the schedule to make best use
of the resources
• Critical path: Did it change?
• Customizing the Gantt Chart
Developing Control Procedures
• Tracking actual estimates
• Customizing reporting procedures
Customizing for Flexibility
• Customizing views and tables
• Comparison reports
• Exporting data
• Updating project status
• Project consolidation
Summary and Conclusion
• What’s next
• What to remember
• Leveraging other products
Prerequisites
Project Management Foundations or equivalent, and basic familiarity with MS Office
Testimonials
"Great hands-on learning with a super-knowledgeable instructor!" — Julia Murphy, Full Circle Construction, LLC, 2018
"Best adult learning experience I’ve had in years. The instructor, Sandra, was perfect for this." — Walter Sawatzky
All sessions are Face-to-Face unless otherwise noted.
Date: Mon-Tue, Feb 10-11, 2020
Time: 8:30am-4:30pm
Location: UWM School of Continuing Education
Instructor: Sandra Hoskins, ISP, ITCP, PMP, CSM
Fee:
$845 by Mon., Jan. 27, 2020.
$895 after Mon., Jan. 27, 2020.
CEUs: 1.4, PDUs: 14.0
Enrollment Limit: 20
Program Number: 5025-11959
Registration Deadline: Mon., Feb. 10, 2020