Microsoft Project – Project Management Software Training.

ms projectCOURSE OVERVIEW

Microsoft Project is a project management software program which is designed to assist a project manager in developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads. Microsoft Project helps to deliver the desired business value. With Microsoft Project software, one can develop a plan, assign resources to tasks, track progress, manage the budget, and analyze workloads. It helps organization to effectively manage the human resources by tracking their tasks. Importantly, it also helps to make data driven decisions by equipping team members with the information they need to stay informed and make better decisions.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE?

All professionals who manage projects should do this course. This course will help them in better management of their projects through Microsoft project 2016. Managers, schedulers and others who are using this tool to manage their project should also do this course and get certified to increase their efficiency.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

The main objective of this Microsoft Project training is to empower project management professionals with—

  • a complete skillset, confidence and knowledge required to manage projects using Microsoft Project
  • the necessary confidence, experience and knowledge to train other stakeholders and professionals about using Microsoft Project
  • the adequate capability to design and plan projects using Microsoft Project
  • the knowledge of industry-standard best practices to apply during the process of managing a project
  • the necessary information and skill to draw a logical project plan
  • the required confidence and knowledge to plan budgets and allocate resources to the project, thus preventing under or over-allocation of any kind
  • the adequate foresight and preparedness to anticipate probable risks and make provisions to prevent these from occurring or minimize their impact when they occur during the course of the project
  • the necessary knowledge and information to prepare schedules, anticipating delays/disturbances due to risks
  • the required understanding to document all critical aspects of a project and maintain effective communication between all stakeholders
  • the necessary skillset and confidence to manage multiple projects simultaneously

COURSE OUTLINE

The Microsoft Project training course covers the following areas important to understand project management using Microsoft Project:

Module 1 – Critical Project Management Functions

  • Project planning
  • Project tracking (completion, time and cost)
  • Scheduling and time management
  • Resource allocation
  • Budgeting
  • Communication and collaboration
  • Documentation
  • Risk management

Module 2 – Benefits of Project Management Software

  • Collaboration on projects
  • Internal and external communication
  • Budget management
  • Monitoring
  • Document sharing
  • Optimized decision making
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction

Module 3 – Overview of Microsoft Project

  • History
  • Versions
  • Difference from other software

Module 4 – Functions of Microsoft Project

  • Develop plans
  • Assign resources to tasks
  • Track progress
  • Manage budgets
  • Analyze workload

Module 5 – Important Microsoft Project Features

  • Planning and scheduling
  • Project timeline view
  • Collaboration
  • Reporting
  • Project portfolio management
  • Resource management
  • Multiple projects
  • Different views
  • Change management

Module 6 – Advantages of Microsoft Project

  • Flexible and powerful
  • Integration with other Microsoft tools
  • Great for collaboration

Module 7 – Disadvantages of Microsoft Project

  • Advanced features requiring training
  • Powerful insights but unintuitive
  • Basic reporting

Module 8 – Pre-requisite Skills for Using Microsoft Project

  • Gantt charts
  • Network diagrams
  • Resourcing dashboards
  • Cost management
  • Critical path analysis
  • Variance analysis
  • Tracking and monitoring

Training Pack contains

MS Project 2019 Software MS Project Step by Step Guide Certificate

Duration: 2 days

Date:

Batch A: 7th – 8th May

 Cost: N80,000.00

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