Project Management Using Microsoft Project 2010

Microsoft Project 2010, the new version from Microsoft, has significant updates and visual enhancements compared to earlier Project versions. It provides an intuitive and easier way to simply be more productive and successfully complete all types of projects.

The course is designed for individuals who want to familiarize themselves with MS Project Professional 2010. The course is based upon the best practices of project management as suggested by the PMBOK® from PMI®. The program is an instructor led classroom session with self-paced learning through hands-on practice, which is highly interactive by means of practical exercises and case studies.

The course duration is 2 (two) days, and covers all aspects of project scheduling, monitoring & tracking using MS Project 2010.

Module 1 – Introduction

What is a Project? | Overview of Project Management | Project Management Life cycle | Triple Constraint Theorem | Factors influencing Project Management

Module 2 – Scope Management

Scope definition | Work Breakdown Structure | Decomposition

Module 3 –  Scheduling

Task Relationships | Sequencing – Network Diagram | Applying Leads & Lags | PERT estimation Technique | Critical Path Method | Schedule Baseline

Module 4 – Cost Management

Top Down estimation | Bottom-up estimation | Earned Value Management technique | Change Management process | Configuration Management

Module 5 – Introduction MS Project 2010

Getting familiar with MS Project 2010 interface | Changes from MS Project 2007 to 2010 | Navigating the interface | Usage of Project Guide | Usage of Project Template

Module 6 – Project Plan Development

Creating a new Project Plan | Set-up the default project environment | Entering of Project tasks and building a WBS | Apply Task relationships | Estimate & apply Task/ Activity durations | Setting up multiple Calendars | Task Constraints

Module 7 – Resource Deployment

Identify project resources | Apply resource attributes like – cost, calendars, type etc. | Assigning Project Resources | Resource leveling | Resource constraints

Module 8 – Project Costing

Entering Cost information for all resources | Arriving to project cost & budget | Deriving Cost baseline information

Module 9 – Progress Tracking & Reporting

Saving of Baselines | Critical Path Analysis | Updating progress information into the Project Plan | Progress reporting | Timeline view | Performance reporting

Module 10 – Multiple Project Tracking

Creating Master and sub-projects | Linking Tasks crossing projects | Sharing of Multi-Project Information to the Stakeholders

Module 12 – Reporting & Customization

Generate different levels of project reports | Project summary | Project detail Gantt Chart | Milestone Chart | Customize Views | Customize Table | Customize Gantt Chart | Customize Fields | Customize Reports

Module 13 – Earned Value Management + Case Study

Earned Value fields and reports | Pre-requisites for Earned Value Mgmt | Calculating Earned Value parameters | End-to-end case study to refresh all the concepts