This two-day hands-on training course focuses on advanced Microsoft Project techniques for project scheduling, resource management, and performance analysis. Participants will learn best practices for balancing resource workloads, optimizing schedules for time and cost, managing multiple interconnected projects and shared resources, customizing Project, and using earned value management to measure project performance. The course is designed for project managers, senior managers, and others who plan, manage, and coordinate projects using Microsoft Project. Hands-on exercises apply the concepts to Microsoft Project 2007 or 2003.

1. Hands-on Advanced Microsoft® Project - 2 Days Objectives: <br />Best practice guidelines and checklists on project scheduling <br />Resolving resource workload over allocation optimizing for time,<br /> Cost and resource <br />Managing multiple projects and shared resources<br />Customizing and sharing objects <br />Analyzing performance using earned value management <br />Benefits: <br /> This course provides a good insight on balancing resource You’ll learn various techniques on optimizing project for dates, cost and resources. The course provides advanced knowledge and skills required to manage multiple and complex projects. You’ll learn to create cross-project links, develop shared resources and track and report status across multiple projects.<br />Target Audience:<br />Project managers, senior managers and anyone responsible for planning, managing and coordinating projects. A hand on experience in creating and maintaining Microsoft Project schedules is required for this course. <br />Objectives:<br />Best practice guidelines and checklists on project scheduling<br />Resolving resource workload over allocation<br />Optimizing for time, cost and resource<br />Managing multiple projects and shared resources<br />Customizing and sharing objects<br />Analyzing performance using earned value management<br />Target Audience:<br />Project managers, senior managers and anyone responsible for planning, managing and coordinating projects. A hand on experience in creating and maintaining Microsoft Project schedules is required for this course.<br />Hands on Training:<br />Workshops are completed using Microsoft Project Professional 2007 but are also applicable to those using Project 2003.<br />Lab exercises include:<br /> Identify and resolve resource over allocations<br /> Compress schedules using fast tracking and crashing techniques<br /> Creating master and sub projects and their dependencies<br /> Implement shared resource pool<br /> Customizing Microsoft Projects<br /> Perform earned value analysis to measure project performance<br />Course Outline<br />Best practice guidelines and checklists on project scheduling:-<br /> Scheduling in a nut shell<br /> Scheduling best practices and guidelines<br /> Dos and don’ts<br />Resolving resource workload over allocation:-<br /> Determine resource workloads<br /> Strategies for resolving resource workload over allocation<br /> Level the workload yourself<br /> Let Microsoft Project level the workload for you<br /> Best practices on workload levelling<br />Optimizing for time, cost and resource :-<br /> Strategies for optimizing the schedule<br /> Managing critical path using Microsoft Project<br /> Running what-if scenarios in Microsoft Project<br /> Determining critical resources<br />Managing multiple projects:-<br /> Project, program and portfolio management concepts<br /> Combining projects for progress review<br /> Creating and managing sub projects and master projects<br /> Managing project task dependencies<br /> Sharing resources amongst projects<br />Customizing and sharing objects :-<br /> Customizing project objects<br /> Sharing objects between projects<br /> Using project templates<br />Analyzing projects:-<br /> Analyzing project progress<br /> Measuring performance using earned value analysis<br /> Responding to changes in your project<br />How does this course relate to other ProjectingIT courses?<br />In addition to this course, the following courses offered by Projecting may be of interest:<br />Microsoft® Project Fundamentals<br />Microsoft® Enterprise Project Management<br />Integrated Project Management using Microsoft® Office tools<br />PMP®<br />PRINCE2™<br />Microsoft® Excel<br />® Project [Call Us: +91 9833 105 660 Email Us: info@projectingit.com, vrushali@projectingit.com] www.projectingit.com <br />