Microsoft Project Professional Introduction (Including Plan 3 & 5)

Creating the Project Plan: Learn how to initiate and create a comprehensive project plan, defining project objectives, scope, and initial tasks.
Task Sequences: Understand how to organise project tasks into logical sequences to ensure smooth workflow and successful project completion.
Task Dependencies: Explore the concept of task dependencies, which define the relationships and order in which tasks must be executed.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): Learn how to create a structured breakdown of the project into smaller, more manageable components, making it easier to plan and execute.
Gantt Charts: Master the use of Gantt charts to visualise project schedules, task durations, and dependencies, providing a clear overview of project timelines.
Network Diagrams: Understand how to create and use network diagrams, which represent task sequences and dependencies graphically.
Working with Resources: Learn how to assign and manage project resources effectively to ensure tasks are adequately staffed and resourced.
Resource Leveling: Explore resource leveling techniques to optimise resource allocation and avoid overloading team members.
Working with Calendars: Understand the importance of project calendars and how to customise them to reflect specific working hours and holidays.
Constraints: Learn how to apply constraints to tasks, such as start dates, finish dates, or fixed durations, to control project scheduling.
Tracking Progress: Explore methods for tracking project progress and how to adjust the plan as necessary to stay on track.
Viewing Costs: Gain insights into project cost management by tracking and analysing project expenses.
Printing: Learn how to create and print project reports, schedules, and other project-related documents.

With project Plan 5, delegates will have access to the ‘Project Online desktop client’ we recommend using the desktop client for the training as this gives the users maximum functionality of the software and hence get the most from the training. So will need to make sure the delegates have desktop client installed for the session.

This course is suitable for you if you need to create projects in which estimated durations, task dependencies and the possible levelling of resource conflict is involved.

We can deliver our training sessions in several ways, these being:

  • Open public course (Contact us if you can’t see a suitable date listed)
  • Closed group
  • In person face to face
  • Virtual
  • One to one coaching

Have two or more people to train? You may consider a closed group course.

Benefits include:

  • Cost effective
  • Choose a date to suit you
  • Customise content and timings
  • No minimum delegate

Contact us on [email protected] to discuss specific date and delivery requirements.

How Our Tutor led Courses Are Delivered:

Delegates are given Pre-work
Group courses use your real-world scenarios so learning is immediately relevant and actionable.
Our sessions are participative and highly Interactive by including a variety of activities throughout the delivery including
Real-world case work
Practical exercises
Real Play
Peer learning
Case studies
Simulation
Facilitated discussion and Structured reflection
Leave with Actionable outcomes
Post-session measurements

Participants leave with:

Practical tools
Clear action plans
Greater confidence
Skills they can apply immediately

Course Benefits

  • Fully tutor led instruction
  • Comprehensive courseware for all delegates
  • Certificates of attendance
  • Course Guarantee
  • Emergency trainer
  • Contextualisation and customisation for Closed group courses
  • Evaluation Feedback
  • Pre & Post Course Activities
  • Access to Customer Portal (course bookers) for oversight of past and future training events and attendance details

Key Features

Course Duration is 1 Day

Engaging tutor led event

Comprehensive course materials

Certificates of attendance

Access to Customer Portal (course bookers)

Course Guarantee

Priced per delegate per day for open public course

From: £295.00 Plus VAT

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