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Managing Projects with Microsoft Project

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Overview: This “Managing Projects with Microsoft Project” course will both familiarize you with the software and also introduce best practices for both managing projects and using scheduling software to make the job much easier.

This 2-day course is designed to familiarize you with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional so that you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment.

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Course Outline - Day 1
Lesson 1: Starting a Project

Project Management 101
Navigate and Customize the Project Interface
Add Tasks to a Project
Add Resources to a Project
Save a Project

Lesson 2: Working with Project Calendars

Manage Project Time Frames
Change Working Time

Lesson 3: Working with Project Tasks

Manage Project Tasks
Add Summary Tasks and Milestones

Lesson 4: Working with Project Resources

Manage Project Resources
Allocate and Level Work Resources

Lesson 5: Delivering a Project Plan

Print Project Views
Share Projects
Export Projects

Course Outline - Day 2
Lesson 1: Managing the Project Environment

Link Projects
Baseline a Project
Work with Custom Fields

Lesson 2: Managing Task Structures

Change a Task List
Create a Network Diagram
Manage the Critical Path
Use Lag and Lead
Analyze Earned Value

Lesson 3: Generating Project Views

Use View Commands
Use Existing Views
Create Custom Views
Format and Share the Timeline View

Lesson 4: Producing Project Reports

Use Existing Reports
Create Custom Reports
Export Visual Reports

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Courses & Instructors: Courses are delivered in Austin or at your site world-wide, or virtually by Data Analysis & Results, Inc. (DA&R) experienced professionals with 20+ years of experience in many industries. May include multiple and virtual live instructors for maximum networking, experience, and points of view. Agile & Integrated (A&I™) courses are written by DA&R consultants ensuring attendees a wealth of best practices and real-world experience.

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10% discount for government employees, non-profit emplyees, and alumni.

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Consultants using their "Agile & Integrated" Approach to Project Management, Business Analysis, Project and Organization Turnarounds, PMO formation, Data Analysis, and other process improvement efforts. Custom and off the shelf courses, on-site or off-site, geared to help your staff perform better on specific deliverables. Actionable, Real-World Best Practices.

Our Passions and Experience are in Three Areas:

1.) Project (or Program) Management Consulting of any size project or operations area, favorites include critical project start-up, process improvement, and troubled project recovery.

Clients call when they want both project management and a lot of process improvement in their processes in a short time. They also call when they are overloaded and need an experienced professional or a small team to concentrate on a particular project.

2.) Training in PM, Business Analysis, and Leadership around the skills needed to achieve best practices in their processes and operations.

Clients call when they don’t know exactly what they want or how to achieve their goals, but they feel process improvement will help. We help them crystallize their goals and the types of change they are ready for, customize training (or they attend open enrollment), and do their follow-through so they get lasting results. ...

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