Best Practices using MS Project 2007 sponsored by PMI-Chicagoland

Training Provided by LehnertCS, LLC Maximize your ability to deliver project results by attending a Best Practices using Microsoft Project 2007 Class April 21 & 22, 2009, Schaumburg, IL www. lehnertcs. com to register. $799 early bird before 3/ 20 Taught by Ellen Lehnert, PMP, MCT, MCITP Topics that will be discussed: a Applying PMI principles to Project Scheduling software a Best Practices of using MS Project a Creating standard processes to apply Project Management principles to increase project success a Planning the schedule to provide you with optimum scheduling, reporting, and tracking benefits a Creating a WBS that will facilitate building an effective project schedule a Task estimating, task typing (is it work, units or is it duration) a Relationships, durations, constraints, deadlines a Resources a costing and calendars a Lead, lag, leveling resource work loads a Maintaining the current schedule while comparing it to current and original baselines a Preparing a project for tracking and tracking concepts a Reporting, creating custom values to support your process a MS Project Server questions addressed as requested a MS Project 2003 differences will be discussed

Best Practices using MS Project 2007 sponsored by PMI-Chicagoland BEST PRACTICES USING MICROSOFT PROJECT PROFESSIONAL 2007
COURSE OUTLINE


Day 1

Time Subjects
8: 30 Start talk around & intros
How Project Management concepts apply to MS Project
What you need to know to create an effective project schedule
Overview of Project software Database design of schedules
Overview of the screens and views
How the time scale works
10: 15 10: 30 Break
What you must do before entering the first task
Create a new project new and template
Calendars
Schedule Options
11: 45 12: 45 Lunch (could be shorter if you wish)
Creating a WBS
Enter tasks and task maintenance
Outlining tasks to create the WBS
Durations, Relationships, Lead and Lag time, Constraints, Deadlines
2: 00 - 2: 15 Break
Practice assignment
Resources & Resource calendars
Project Costing
Practice assignment
4: 30 (approx) End of day 1


Day 2

Time Subject
8: 30 Start
Open question time
Assign resources to tasks and task typing practice assignment
10: 15 10: 30 break
Assignment
Critical path and slack
Resource leveling
Resource critical path
11: 45 12: 45 Lunch
Project Statistics
Baseline and prepare project for tracking
Project Tracking
Reports, Visual Reports and Customization
Task filters, grouping and custom fields, organizer
2: 00 - 2: 15 break
Master Projects link between projects
Resource pools (without server)
Import & export data - creating import/ export maps
Hyperlinks, Global values, and additional customization features
Open questions
4: 30 (approx) End of day 2

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