DAY -1
Introduction
 Introduction to Microsoft Project
 Understanding Project
management
 User interface
 Lifecycle, Project Phases
 General management skills
 Certifications
DAY – 2
NEW PROJECT
 Creating new project
 Project justification
 Project selection criteria
 Project selection methods
 Project manager
 Project charter
DAY – 3
Calendar
Introduction to base calendars
 Defining new calendars
Editing project working time
Setting project calendar
Working with timescale
DAY – 4
Tasks
 Entering Tasks
 Estimating task duration
 Entering task duration
 Milestones
 Organising tasks into Phases
DAY – 5
Task management
 Linking tasks
 Editing task links
 Unlinking tasks
 Creating recurring tasks
Using taks info. Dialogue box
Task notes
Moving and copying tasks
Inserting and deleting task
DAY – 6
PERT ANALYSIS
Working with PERT Entry sheet
Setting
PERT weights
 Determining Expected duration
for task
 Preparing schedule
DAY –7
Exercise -1
DAY – 8
Work Breakdown Structure
 Customizing WBS Code
 Outlining task list – Summary
and Subtasks
Indenting and Out denting
Outline numbers for tasks
Recurring tasks
DAY – 9
Constraints
Working with constraints
Resolving conflicts caused by
constraints
Setting deadline dates
DAY – 10
Resource Planning
 Entering Manpower resources
 Entering Material resources
 Entering Construction
equipment resources
 Activity duration
 Cost estimating
Resource notes
 Effort driven scheduling
 Assigning resources
 Assigning additional resources
 Assigning Material resources
DAY – 11
Analyzing Resource Distribution
Understanding resource usage and
task usage views
Contouring resource assignments
Assigning overtime work
Resource graph analysis
Study of over allocation of
resources
Different methods to identify over
allocated resources
DAY – 12
Resolving over allocation
Understanding Resource leveling
techniques
Concepts of stretching, crunching
and splitting
Automatic and Manual methods of
resource leveling
DAY - 13
Exercise -2
DAY – 14
Viewing the project
Using split views
 Sorting information
 Grouping information
 Filtering information
 Using Auto filters
 Using Zoom
DAY – 15
Optimising project plan
Reviewing schedule
Filtering tasks and Resources
Including fixed cost values
Estimating cost for task/project
Saving Baseline plan
 DAY -16
TRACKING PROGRESS
 Tracking progress
Updating actual performance
(work and cost)
Updating individual task
 Updating entire project
Displaying progress line
progress lines
Comparative study of baseline
and actual (Tracking Gantt chart)
Analyzing variance and revising
the schedule
DAY – 17
NEW PROJECT
 Creating new project
 Project justification
 Project selection criteria
 Project selection methods
 Project manager
 Project charter
DAY – 18
Working with Costs
 Pay rates for resources
Overtime rates
 Pay rates for different dates
Apply pay rates for assignment
Material consumption rates
Entering task fixed costs
DAY – 19
Balancing project
 Scheduling resource overtime
 Identifying resource
overallocation Balancing over
allocations
manually/automatically
DAY – 20
Porject status update
Saving baseline plan
Updating entire project
Updating task actual values
Update completion percentage
 Actual wor & actual cost
DAY –21
Exercise -3
DAY – 22
Status check
Viewing project statistics
Project costs
Project critical path
Variation in task duration
Variation in cost
 Identifying tasks with lags
DAY – 23
Reports
Opening report
Adding page elements to report
Creation of reports
DAY – 24
Working with Multiple projects
 Consolidating projects
 Entering Material resources
 Viewing multiple project critical
paths
 Consolidated project statistics
 Creating resource pool
DAY – 25
Importing & exporting data
 Formats supported by MS Project
 Copy data between applictions
 Object linking & embedding
 Working with hyper links
DAY –26 to 30
Project work