Microsoft Project Intermediate

Course Times

• 9am to 4pm

Course Content

Review

• Project management and Microsoft Project’s role
• Review of concepts covered in the Introduction course

Resources

• Understanding resourcing in Microsoft Project
• Entering work, material and cost resources
• Working with and applying resource and group calendars
• Assigning resources to tasks
• Working with Effort Driven and Fixed Duration Scheduling
• Working with multiple and part-time resources
• Dealing with Resource Overallocations

Project Management

• Working with variable and fixed costs
• Setting, modifying and utilising  baselines in Microsoft Project
• Tracking actuals and monitoring progress
• Highlighting, grouping and filtering Project Data
• Formatting the Gantt Chart
• Working with and modifying reports

Software Notes: This course is applicable to Project 2016/2019 and Project 365 (Plan 3 and Plan 5) desktop application versions of Microsoft Project. This course does not cover browser-based versions of Microsoft Project, such as Project for the Web, Project Plan 1, Project Online or Project Web App. If you’re attending ATI-Mirage’s venue, the course will be delivered on Microsoft Project Professional 2019.

• Create a resource sheet, assign resources and troubleshoot problem allocations.
• Determine project costs
• Set a Baseline and track actuals
• Format and extract information
• Use and modify Graphical Reports

Completion of a 1 day Project Introduction course or an equivalent level of knowledge. Project Management theoretical concepts highly recommended.

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