microsoft project 2003 and 2007
intermediate training course

This course is suitable for anyone seeking to extend their knowledge of Microsoft Project's potential to assist in the management of resources and costs and in the tracking of live projects.

It also extends work on tasks and their representation in complicated projects.

course duration

This course takes one day on-site, normally between 9:30am and 4:30pm.

course prerequisites

Experience in the application of Microsoft Project to straightforward projects, with the knowledge of the features of Project you would gain from completion of our Microsoft Project Introduction training course.

Experience of project management is not essential. However, if delegates are experienced then we up the pace and depth of coverage of the course accordingly.

course content

Tasks Task Information dialog box; Multiple Task Information dialog box; advanced task properties.

Splitting Tasks When and how to split; removing a split.

Network Diagram Applications and use.

Calendar View Applications and use.

Interim Plans Managing plans; relationship to baseline; interchanging plans.

Introducing Resources Overview; people and equipment; group resources; material resources; resource properties and values.

Allocating Resources Methods of allocation; order of allocation; effort.

Work Managing workloads; work and assignment units.

Scheduling Formula The relationship between task duration, work and resource effort

Resource Overallocation Identifying resource conflicts and overallocations; resolving overallocations.

Costs Introducing; assigning; monitoring; tracking; budgets, actuals and variances.

Calendars Resource calendars; project calendars; interrelationships between calendars.

Project Tracking Updating; monitoring; progress.

Reports Project, task, resource and financial reports.

Printing Views, charts and tables.

london, kent, surrey and sussex

We regularly travel to clients in London and the South East. Based near Tonbridge, Kent, we are particularly well placed to visit clients throughout Kent, East and West Sussex, Surrey and London.