Module-1: Introduction to MS Project

• Brief History of MS Project
• MS Project 2016 Desktop program
• Product Scope
• MS Project 2016 Online Desktop Client Installation
• How to receive early release from Microsoft
• Identify Installation media
• What MS project does & don’t
• Key components of MS Project
• What’s new in MS project 2016
• What’s new in Project 2013
• What is MPP stands for?

 

Module-2: Create a new project plan

• Configure project settings
• Create a new project
• Start date of a project
• Define project start date
• Types of calendar
• Customize calendar
• Set a specific day as non-working day
• Set recurring non-working days
• Adjust working time in a resource calendar
• Create non-working days & time for a resource
• Enter project properties

 

Module-3: Build Tasks list

• Enter task/activity
• What is task duration in MS Project
• What is estimation
• Configure default time dimension
• Enter task duration
• Create milestone
• Create summary tasks
• Display project summary task on a new project
• Why task dependencies
• Link task and dependencies
• Respect link
• Switching task schedule from (Manual > Auto)
• Converting task to schedule automatically
• Project duration and finish date
• Document task information

 

Module-4: Setting up resources

• Various Types of resources
• Setup work resources
• Resource Capacity
• Work resource as a group
• Part time resource
• Resource costing
• Overtime
• Add notes to resource
• Setting up cost resource
• Assign resources to task
• Verify duration, cost and time
• Verify the cost of the plan
• Verify project work
• Document resources by using notes
• Adjust working time in a resource calendar

 

Module-5: Assign resources to tasks

• Assign work resources to tasks
• Control work when adding or removing resource assignments
• Assign cost resources to tasks
• Check the plan after assigning resources
• Task usage view
• Resource usage view

 

Module-6: Formatting & sharing the project plan

• Customize a Gantt chart view
• Add tasks to a Timeline view
• Customize reports
• Copy views and reports
• Print views and reports

 

Module-7: Tracking project progress

• What is baseline & why baseline is needed
• How to create & save a baseline
• Show baseline on Gantt chart view
• Updating a baseline
• Save multiple baselines
• Interim plans
• Tracking project progress by a specific date
• Tracking project progress by % complete
• Tracking plan by actual values
• Tasks actual duration
• How to update actual start and finish dates

 

Module-8: Project status reporting

• Task slippage
• Task costs
• Resource cost
• Project reporting

 

Module-9: Advanced Scheduling

• Fine tune task scheduling
• Fine tune task details
• Fine tune resource & assignment details
• Fine tune the project plan
• Organize plan details
• Tracking project progress
• Project status reporting

 

Module-10: Critical Areas of MS Project

• Format and print the views
• Formatting of reports
• Project Customization
• Sharing information with other programs
• Consolidate projects and resources

 

Module-11: Hands on & Practicals

• Assignment1: Create & read project plan
• Assignment2: Developing a project schedule
• Many other assignments will be covered during the sessions across all modules

Module-12: QUIZ – a really tough quiz

– Step by step guidance to install MS Project professional software
– Thorough understanding of MS Project 2016
– User manual

– Project team members
– Project Leads
– Project coordinator
– Project Manager
– Project management consultant
– Program manager
– Delivery manager
– Member of PMO org