Content
Introducing Microsoft Project
- Data Entry and Data Monitoring Methods
- Image – Table – Filter Properties
- Defining Calendars
Getting Started with Planning and WBS Logic
- Entering Activities into MS Project in the Sample Project
- Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
Links Between Activities
- Defining Connection Options
- What is Shift and Lead Time? How to use?
- Establishing Connections and Project Overview in the Sample Project
Time and Cost Estimation
- Examining Estimation Techniques
- Assigning Resources and Estimates to Tasks
- Entering Assignments into MS Project
- Project Costs
- Project Analysis After Assignments
Project Analysis
- Investigation of General Duration, Cost and Effort Data of Projects
- Analysis of Activity Based Time, Cost and Effort Information
- Analysis of Resource Based Time, Cost and Effort Information
Critical Path (CPM) and PERT Techniques
- Definition of Critical Path and Its Importance in the Project
- Examining the Critical Path in the Sample Project
- The Importance of Total Abundance and Free Abundance
- Effort – Cost – Interpretation of Program Information by Critical Path
“Overloading” Problems in Projects
- Monitoring Effort of Resources – Cost Information
- Assigning Overtime to Resources in MS Project
- Changing and Leveling Workday Hours
- Shortening Project Duration – Extension Methods
Project Control
- Basic Plan (Baseline)
- Entering Realization Data into MS Project
- Monitoring and Interpretation of Deviations
- Standard Report Formats in MS Project
- Creating Reports According to Needs in MS Project
Advanced Use of MS Project
- Entering Periodic Events into MS Project
- Creating Image – Table – Filter
- Custom Fields and Lookup Tables
- Changing the Menubar
- Easy Data Tracking Methods in Gantt Chart
