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This two-day course is for people who are at or near the beginning of their project management career. If you know what a critical path is, that's fine, but it's not essential. You'll learn the basics of project management and how Microsoft Project works, then build a plan and take it through its life cycle, with relevant reports.

What you'll learn and do:

  • How to manage a project - understanding the critical path and how Microsoft Project works 
  • Build a plan; link tasks, use deadlines and understand constraint dates
  • Structure your plan (work breakdown and summary tasks)
  • The best way to define and assign resources: understanding task types and work
  • What makes a comprehensible report and how to produce it
  • Correct mistakes and avoid pitfalls
  • Not to be afraid of resource levelling
  • Analyse resource usage and costs; use the Resource Graph and Usage views with appropriate timescales
  • Using filters, tables and views to get a clear picture
  • Saving a baseline and tracking progress
  • Re-scheduling incomplete work and comparing the plan with the baseline; variances
  • Good practices and techniques to save time and effort

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