Microsoft Project (beginners to advanced)

Are you a construction professional looking to streamline your project management processes?
With Microsoft Project, you can take control of complex timelines, resources, and budgets with ease.

❂ 6th - 7th October
❂ R6 890.00 ex VAT, incl training material
❂ MS Teams
❂ Book NOW! Email training@ecs.co.za / +27 11 803 3008

Course Objectives:
• Understand how to create a new project plan
• Create and organise tasks
• Create and assign work, material, and cost resources
• Finalise a project plan
• Obtain approval to baseline the plan
• Update the project plan to reflect progress during execution
• Monitor project progress in the project plan
• Adjust the project plan to meet time and cost objectives
• Control time and other constraints
• Create project reports to keep stakeholders informed

Course Prerequisites:
• Basic project management knowledge and skills would be an advantage
• Basic knowledge and skills for using your current Windows operating system, Competency in using Microsoft Office
• Notebook/PC with the applicable software installed: o MS Project - 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, or 2010. MS Office - Office 365, 2019, 2016, 2013, or 2010

Course Content:
Day 1: Introduction and Basics of Project Management
Morning Session:
• Overview of Project Management Concepts
o Understanding key principles and terminologies.
o Importance of project management in organizations.
• Project Planning and Maintenance Cycle
o Stages of project planning.
o Introduction to project maintenance.
• Creating a New Project File
o Step-by-step guide to initiating a project file.
o Understanding project level information.
• MSP Default Values
o Explanation of default values in Microsoft Project (MSP).
o How to adjust these values as per project requirements.

Afternoon Session:
• Project Level Calendar
o Setting up and managing the project calendar.
o Adjusting calendars to fit project timelines.
• Creating Resources
o Identifying and adding resources in MSP.
o Adding notes and relevant information to resources.
• Resource Calendars
o Setting up individual calendars for resources.
o Handling resource availability and schedules.
• Resource Cost Rates
o Defining cost rates for different resources.
o Managing and updating resource costs.

Day 2: Advanced Concepts and Practical Applications
Morning Session:
• Time Constraints and Deadlines
o Understanding time constraints in projects.
o Setting and managing deadlines.
• Project Schedule Conflicts and Resource Over-Allocation
o Identifying and resolving schedule conflicts.
o Techniques to manage resource overallocation.
• Resource Leveling
o Methods for leveling resources.
o Maintaining project timelines with resource leveling.
• Baseline and Approval
o Setting project baselines.
o Process of getting project approvals.

Afternoon Session:
• Project Time and Cost Progress
o Tracking and updating project progress.
o Managing project status date and current date.
• Updating Fixed Costs, Duration, Work, and Units
o Methods for updating fixed costs.
o Techniques for adjusting duration, work, and units.
• Monitoring Project Variance and Earned Value
o Tools for monitoring project variance.
o Understanding earned value variances.
• Taking Corrective Action and Progress Reporting
o Steps to take corrective action.
o Techniques for effective progress reporting.
• Re-baselining the Project
o When and how to re-baseline a project.
• Creating a Template and Additional MSP Features
o Developing project templates.
o Exploring additional features and functions of MSP.

Training Methodology:
• Interactive Lectures.
• Group Discussions.
• Case studies and real-life examples.
• Hands-on exercises.
• Pre- and post- Assessment.

Assessment:
• Pre-assessment: Completion before training session.
• Post-assessment: Completion after training session.
• Minimum Pass Mark: 80% in the post-assessment.

Certification:
• Certificate of Successful Completion will be issued upon achieving the minimum pass
mark in the post- assessment