• 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

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

Project Management Foundations or equivalent, and basic familiarity with MS Office