MS Project for Software Managers

• An understanding of project management principles.

Audience

• Software project managers

MS Project is a project management software developed by Microsoft to help project managers develop a project schedule, manage tasks and resources, track progress, and analyze the workload for any project.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at project managers who wish to work with MS Project and MS Project Server.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure MS Project and MS Project Server.
• Understand how to share and manage resources between projects.
• Identify project risks, problems, and solutions in real time.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

• Overview of Project Management principles
• Overview of Microsoft Project and project web app

Defining a Project's Time Frame

• Planning task duration and milestones
• Auto and manual scheduling

Defining Project Tasks

• Task relationships
• Identifying the critical path
• Working with constraints and recurring activities

Allocating Resources for a Project

• Understanding resource types
• Assigning calendars to resources

Managing the Project Schedule and Progress

• Creating a baseline
• Updating and grouping tasks
• Managing delayed tasks
• Using the tracking box
• Working with filters

Managing Costs, Conflicts, and Project Risks

• Understanding deadlines and constraints
• Understanding constraint types
• Understanding project costs
• Reviewing costs and assigning costs resources

Generating Reports

• Understanding graphical reports
• Generating a report
• Filtering report data
• Customizing a report

User administration in Project Server (optional)

Summary and Conclusion