Microsoft Project - Creating A Project

Understand the elements that are essential when planning a project, and learn how to incorporate these when ‘creating a project’ using Microsoft Project. No knowledge of Microsoft Project is assumed, although a working knowledge of the Windows environment would be useful.

What will I get out of it ?
• understanding of the key areas to consider when planning any project
• introduction to Microsoft Project, including how to create a project.

Key features
• starting a project
  – overview of the planning process
  – defining project information
• task relationships
  – linking tasks and observing the critical path
  – modifying task relationships
  – constraints
• outlining
  – organising the task list into an outline
  – viewing levels of detail
  – using drawing tools
• adding and assigning resources
  – creating and assigning a base calendar
  – entering and assigning resources
  – working with project costs
• analysing the project, including resolving time restrictions and resource conflicts
• displaying project data
• sorting and filtering data.

Dates and location
5 February
14 April
29 June
30 July
24 September
26 November

Please note all sessions run from 09.30 to 16.30 and are held in London