This course will equip you with advanced features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional, enabling you to use it effectively in real-world scenarios. The Level 2 Training Sessions focus on the advanced skills a project manager needs to update a project plan during the execution, monitoring, and control phases. Once your project plan is approved, this course will help you manage it to ensure it is completed on time, stay within budget, and meet the defined scope.
Course Outline
Lesson 1: Managing the Project Environment
- Link Projects
- Master Projects and Subprojects
- Dependencies
- Create and Use Resource Pools
- Update and Unlink a Resource Pool
- View Resource Availability Across Projects
- Create and Modify Baselines
- View Variance with Baselines
Lesson 2: Working with Custom Fields
- Work with Custom Fields
- Create Lookup Tables
- Add Formulas
- Add Graphical Indicators
- Work with Custom Field Options
Lesson 3: Managing Task Structure
- Schedule Options
- Insert, Move, and Delete Tasks
- Unlink and Relink Tasks
- Task Inspector
- Display Task Paths
- Create a Network Diagram
- Add Lead and Lag Time
Lesson 4: Managing the Critical Path
- Understand the Critical Path
- View the Critical Path
- Work with Float (Slack)
Lesson 5: Update Project Work
- Set the Status Date
- % Complete vs. Physical % Complete
- Marking Tasks on Track
- Update Work Completed
- Use the Update Project Dialog
- Reschedule Uncompleted Work
Lesson 6: Analyzing Earned Value
- Earned Value
- Earned Value Methods
- Earned Value Reports
- Earned Value Tables
Lesson 7: Working with Project Resources
- Resource Information Dialog Box
- Resource Costs
- Resource Notes
- Allocate and Level Work Resources
- Work with the Team Planner
- Manage Unassigned Tasks
- Work with Resource Allocation and Overallocation
- Resource Levelling
- Replace and Remove Assigned Resources
Lesson 8: Producing Project Reports
- Dashboard Reports
- Resource Reports
- Cost Reports
- In Progress Reports
- Create Custom Reports
- Report Design and Format
- Add Charts
- Table Design and Layout
- Field List Options
- Add Hyperlinks to Reports
- Add Images to Reports
- Export Visual Reports
