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Microsoft Project 2016 Advanced Classroom Live Eagan, MN April 09, 2021

Price: $289

This course runs for a duration of 1 day.

The class will run daily from 9:00 am CST to 5:00 pm CST.

Class Location: Knowledge Transfer - Eagan, MN.

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Description

Welcome to Microsoft® Project Advanced. This course is designed to familiarize you with the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional 2016 so that you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment.

In Microsoft® Project Introduction, you learned the basic features of Microsoft® Project 2016 during the planning phase of a project. Microsoft® Project Advanced covers the advanced knowledge and skills a project manager needs to update a project plan in Project 2016 during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project. In other words, once your project plan is approved by the project sponsor, this course will enable you to manage the project so that it is completed on time, within budget, and according to scope.

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to manage an existing Microsoft Project 2016 project plan.

You will:

  • Update a project plan to reflect progress as you execute the project.
  • Monitor project progress in the project plan.
  • Adjust the project plan to control constraints.
  • Create project reports to share a project’s status.
  • Customize project settings and share customizations with other projects.

Target Student:

This course is designed for students with an understanding of project management concepts who are responsible for creating and maintaining project plans. Target students will be looking to acquire the advanced knowledge and skills a project manager needs to update a project plan in Project 2016 during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project.

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Course Overview

Lesson 1: Executing a Project

  • Topic A: Enter Task Progress
  • Topic B: Update Task Progress with SharePoint
  • Topic C: Update Work
  • Topic D: Update Costs

Lesson 2: Monitoring Project Progress

  • Topic A: View Project Progress
  • Topic B: Add Custom Fields
  • Topic C: Create Custom Views
  • Topic D: Create a Network Diagram
  • Topic E: Analyze a Project Plan

Lesson 3: Controlling a Project Plan

  • Topic A: Edit the Task List
  • Topic B: Reschedule Tasks
  • Topic C: Update a Baseline

Lesson 4: Reporting on Progress

  • Topic A: Format and Share a Chart View
  • Topic B: View Existing Reports
  • Topic C: Create Custom Reports
  • Topic D: Create a Visual Report

Lesson 5: Customizing the Application

  •  Topic A: Change Project Options
  •  Topic B: Create a Project Plan Template
  •  Topic C: Share Resources
  •  Topic D: Link Project Plans

Appendix A: Extending Project with Macros and Apps

Prerequisites

To ensure your success in this course, you should have basic project management knowledge and skills.

Additionally, you should be able to create a new project plan, manage time in a project plan, manage tasks in a project plan, manage resources in a project plan, and share a project plan using Microsoft Office Project 2016.