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rong>Are your projects running over budget or behind schedule, with resources double-booked and no baseline to measure against? This one-day Microsoft Project Advanced Essentials course in South Africa builds on Core Essentials. Over 12 modules, delegates learn to track progress, set baselines, resolve resource conflicts, control costs and manage multiple projects. The delegate receives a manual and a digital attendance certificate. Courses run onsite, offsite or virtually.
What will delegates learn on the Microsoft Project Advanced Essentials course?
This advanced-level course gives an in-depth look at Microsoft Project and the best ways to use its features to improve productivity.
- Working with Network Diagrams – viewing a network diagram, changing the layout, formatting boxes and box styles
- Working with Calendar View – the Calendar and Task List, text and bar styles, gridlines, changing the calendar view
- Using the Team Planner – opening the Team Planner, formatting items, resolving unassigned tasks, allocating work
- Creating Baselines and Interim Plans – setting, viewing and clearing a baseline or interim plan
- Creating Progress Lines – displaying, interpreting, editing, formatting and removing progress lines
- Tracking Progress – the Tracking Gantt view, tracking with filters and grouping, the critical path, task paths
- Resolving Resource Conflicts – finding conflicts, reassigning resources, scheduling overtime, levelling resources automatically
- Managing Project Costs – currency options, entering costs in the Resource Sheet and Resource Information dialog, cost table rates, viewing and updating costs
- Comparing Projects – the Compare Projects tab, analysing the results, comparing resources
- Working with Resource Pools – creating a pool from one or more projects, linking and unlinking projects, updating a pool
- Working with Multiple Projects – inserting subprojects, unlinking and removing subprojects, consolidating projects
- Using the Organizer – copying, renaming and deleting project elements between files and the global template
What should I know before attending?
Delegates should understand project management terms and have attended Microsoft Project Core Essentials. Our Project Management Fundamentals course is suitable preparation for the terminology.
Who should attend Microsoft Project Advanced Essentials?
Project managers, PMO staff and project coordinators who manage resources, costs, baselines or several projects at once in Microsoft Project.
Microsoft Project Advanced Essentials FAQs
How long is the Microsoft Project Advanced Essentials course?
It is a one-day course covering 12 modules. The delegate receives a manual and a digital attendance certificate.
What do I need before attending Advanced Essentials?
Delegates should understand project management terms and have attended the Microsoft Project Core Essentials course. Project Management Fundamentals is suitable preparation for the terminology.
What does the Advanced course cover?
It covers network diagrams, the calendar view, the Team Planner, baselines and interim plans, progress lines, tracking, resource conflicts, project costs, comparing projects, resource pools, multiple projects and the Organizer.
Will I learn to manage project costs and resources?
Yes. Delegates learn to enter and update costs, resolve resource conflicts, level resources and share resources across projects using a resource pool.
Can the course be customised for our organisation?
Yes. College Africa Group can customise corporate training around your own projects and reporting. Contact us to discuss your team and where you would like the course delivered.
Related courses
- Microsoft Project Core Essentials
- Project Management Fundamentals
- Microsoft Planner Training
- Project Management Training
Delivery and dates
We almost run on demand as we try to accommodate the client’s work schedule when possible.
Contact Arnold at +27 083 778 4903 or send an email to sales@collegeafricagroup.com for dates in your area.
We provide training throughout Southern Africa and have offices in all the major cities.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Sandton, Midrand, Centurion, Roodepoort, Edenvale, Durban, Umhlanga, Cape Town. "Other Areas on Request"
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