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MS Project training London and UK wide - Microsoft Project 2003 Introduction IntermediateMS Project 2003

Introduction-Intermediate 2 day course - London & UK wide

2 day course

Instructor-led / Microsoft qualified trainers

Courses never cancelled: Guaranteed

Course rating:
4.9 stars - based on 1424 reviews

Benefits

At the end of this course you will have a good working knowledge of Project basics. You will feel confident using Project and be able to define, schedule and monitor tasks using a variety of tools and views. You will also use project to help manage resources and costs; to set plans, deadlines and schedules. At this level you will be able to track your project and create and print Gantt charts and reports.

After completing this course you will be prepared to attend the Project Advanced training course.

Who is this course for?

Our combined Microsoft Project 2003 Introduction & Intermediate course is accessible for complete beginners to Microsoft Project.

Prerequisites

The ability to navigate through Microsoft Windows is a basic requirement, or completion of our Microsoft Windows Introduction course. No previous experience of MS Project is required.

Objectives

At the end of this course you will have a good working knowledge of Project basics. You will feel confident using Project and be able to define, schedule and monitor tasks using a variety of tools and views. You will also use project to help manage resources and costs; to set plans, deadlines and schedules. At this level you will be able to track your project and create and print Gantt charts and reports.

After completing this course you will be prepared to attend the Project Advanced training course.

Course Syllabus

Introduction to MS Project

Basic project management concepts
Project environment overview
Navigation
Getting Help

Task creation and scheduling

Creating a task list
Modifying a task list
Structuring tasks to create an outline
Create the Work Breakdown Structure
Customising WBS codes

Scheduling Tasks

Working with base calendars
Creating task relationships
Types of task relationship
Using lag and lead times
Recurring tasks
Setting constraints
Setting deadlines
Using the critical path

Using task views

Using calendar view
Using network diagram view
Modifying views

Formatting and Sharing information

Project Properties
Adding notes & hyperlinks
Copy / paste Picture
Copy / paste tasks and rows
Formatting Bars and the Gantt area
Formatting for printing
Troubleshooting printing Gantt charts
Working with built-in reports

Managing Resources and Costs

Creating work & material resources
Working with multiple calendars
Assigning resources
Effort Driven Scheduling
Task Types
Working with resource costs and fixed costs
Work contours
Identifying budget variance

Finalising the Plan

Reviewing the schedule
Levelling resource over-allocation

Tracking

Creating baselines
Entering project progress
Viewing variance information

Analyse and adjust a schedule

Analysing schedules
Reschedule the project
Adjustment of resource schedules
Progress lines

Filters and sort

Working with auto filters
Applying built-in filters
Sorting and grouping data

Manage multiple projects

Consolidating and sharing projects
Resource pools: Sharing resources across projects
Levelling and reporting across multiple projects

Exchange project data

Import, export and copy data from Microsoft Excel

What you get

Training room

Training is held in our modern, comfortable, air-conditioned suites

Modern-spec IT, fully networked with internet access

"What do I get on the day?"

Learning tools

Breaks and TimingsBreaks and timing

Courses start at 9:30am.
Please aim to be with us for 9:15am.
Joining information (how to get to our venues)

In-course handbookIn-course handbook

Contains unit objectives, exercises and space to write notes

RefreshmentsRefreshments

Available throughout the day:

  • Hot beverages
  • Clean, filtered water
  • Biscuits
Reference materialReference material

Available online. 100+ pages with step-by-step instructions

LunchLunch

Lunch is provided at a local restaurant or pub. Browse the sample menus:

24 months forum access24 months access to Microsoft trainers

Your questions answered by Microsoft qualified trainers online.

Training Formats & Services

Training formats available

Testimonials

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Claire Cooper
Project Intro Intermediate
Really good course, would recommend it to other colleagues.
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Claire H
Project Intro Intermediate
Very good. I'll start using this tomorrow!
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Tegwen Rees
Project Intro Intermediate
The training went extremely well. It was a tailor made session - you fulfilled the brief exactly! I came away from the day very pleased at what the trainer had accomplished.

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