Microsoft Office Project 2003 Professional Intermediate

Course Description

This course is aimed at users who are familiar with the basics of Microsoft Office Project 2003 Professional and is designed to help them exploit the benefits of the Enterprise Resource Pool and collaborative features invested in Microsoft Office Project Web Access 2003

Booking Details

To book this course contact us on 08707 303 400 or use the "Contact Us " form to register your interest

Course Duration

1 Day – training can be delivered either at your place of work, our offices or a suitable 3rd party venue.

Course Objectives

Participants will learn how to assign Enterprise Resources to their projects and to assess resource workloads and where appropriate alter their schedule to resolve overload situations. They will also learn how to update their schedule, compare progress against the baseline and the strategies to employ when project deadlines are in jeopardy. The final part of the course focuses on comparing what happened with what was planned to happen, identifying and understanding causes of variances and how lessons learned can be applied to future projects.

Pre-Requisites

Ideally participants will have attended our Microsoft Office Project 2003 Professional Essentials course and have had some practical experience of using it to create project plans in the workplace.

Post Course Support

Attending a training session with Projectability entitles you to unlimited on-going support of course subject matter by e-mail as well as access to a wealth of helpful information in our Member Services Portal.

Course Content

Resource Definition – key attributes of your people
Accessing the Enterprise Resource Pool
Building the Team from the Enterprise Resource Pool
Basic Resource Assignment
Resource Driven Scheduling
Task Types and their implications
Viewing Resource Workload
Resource Views, Tables and Reports
Resource Management Toolbar
Resource Levelling
Baseline Revision
Publishing Assignments
Processing updates
Tracking Toolbar
Re-scheduling tasks and re-publishing assignments
Ensuring accurate updates are submitted by your team
Strategies to Resolve Schedule Conflicts
Project Close out & Review
Variance Analysis & Lessons Learned.

Learning Path

Essentials>Intermediate>Advanced>Managing Portfolios with Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003