PJMT.6100 - Project Management: Microsoft Project 2019

Program Overview

Overview

This two-day seminar teaches the participant how to best use the Microsoft® Project software. We teach the functionality of Microsoft® Project using a combination of lecture, hands-on applications and case studies to reinforce and better absorb the material. Although this is our standard Microsoft® Project offering, some advanced features are explored so that the user can plan and manage projects in the PMBOK^® Guide context. This seminar is taught in UMass Lowell's computer lab.

Audience

This seminar is intended for all members of a project team: Senior Managers, Project Managers, Team Leaders, Resource Managers and Individual Team Members - anyone interested in the basics of Microsoft Project® in the Total Project Control environment. Attendees new to project management will learn the basics, while those with more experience will gain a better understanding of the inner workings of MS Project.

Content

• Project Management Introduction
• A Project Planning Checklist
• Building Schedules in Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft Project Setup Options
  • Creating Calendars
  • Working with Tasks
  • Creating Custom fields
  • Understanding Tables and Views (Gantt, Network, Timeline)
  • Auto and Manually Scheduling
  • Working the Critical Path
  • Creating and Managing Deadlines
  • Optimizing the schedule
• Managing Resources
  • Introduction to Resource Analysis
  • Identifying & Applying Resources
  • Identifying Resource Problems
  • Resolving Resource Problems
• Keeping Projects on Track
  • Working with Reports
  • Updating Project Status
  • Variances and Keeping the Project on Track

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

• Understand Basics of Project Management
• Work with Project Parameters and Constraints
• Build and Manage a Project Schedule (s)
• Developing Work Breakdown Structure
• Create Project, Task, and Resource Calendar (s)
• Understand Task types and Task Relationships
• Understand Critical Path and Display Options
• Compress and Optimize Project Schedule (s)
• Managing Resources
• Apply Resources
• Work with Overallocated Resources
• Resolve Resource Conflicts
• Work with Project Updates
• Develop Baselines
• Understand Project Status
• Working with Variances