Planning and Scheduling Using MS Project

Course Description:

In response to many requests from our customers, SOMOS has created Planning and Scheduling Using MS Project. This course is ideal for new project managers who are looking for practical, hands-on training on building and maintaining MS Project schedules for their projects.

We took the planning and scheduling essentials from our flagship course Managing Projects Across the Organization and combined this with the hands-on scheduling tool training from our popular Introduction to MS Project course.

Attendees are taken through the entire process of developing a Work Breakdown Structure, building a Schedule, adding and leveling Resources, and producing a Budget. The course outline alternates between theory and practical implementation throughout the two days.

Objectives:

On completion of this course, students will have a clear understanding of how to plan and develop a Microsoft schedule for a project.

Planning and Scheduling Using MS Project will provide them with both an understanding of the rationale and methodology and the practical skills for better planning. They will have developed a project schedule for a sample project.

Duration:

2 days

Course Outline:

Day 1

Introduction
Planning Approach
The Role of the Scheduling Tool
Setting up MS Project
Developing the Work Breakdown Structure
Entering the Activities
Entering Precedences
The Critical Path

Day 2

Refining the Schedule
Adding Resources
Leveling Resources
Refining the Schedule
Adding Fixed and Variable Costs
Developing the Budget
Looking at the Cost Baseline
Setting the Baseline
Exporting from MS Project
Basic Reports

Class Size:

SOMOS experience has shown the optimal class size to be between 10 and 14 students. This enables adequate interaction between the participants and the instructor and time to perform the desktop work with MS Project.

Course Materials:

Course participants will be provided with the following course materials:

Course notes
Exercise booklet
MS Project Quick Reference Guide

Target Audience:

Managers who want a practical course in scheduling, and who do not require PMP certification
Project Managers who must prepare their own MS Project Schedules
New managers with limited project management experience

Prerequisites:

None

Registration Information:

If you would like to discuss your organization's management development needs with a SOMOS account executive, please click here or call 613-592-5050 x229.

Refer to course code 2PSP01-Planning and Scheduling Using Microsoft Project.