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Microsoft Project: Intermediate – VILT
July 30 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free – $472.50![](https://rdca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Perry.png)
Course Description: Gain an in-depth understanding of Microsoft Project 2016 as a project management tool. This course is for any person who has used Microsoft Project 2016 at the basic level and would like to improve their skills.
Prerequisites:
- A General Understanding of Project Management Concepts
- Basic Skills with any Windows Operating System.
- Basic Skills with Microsoft Project (any version)
- Must Bring Your Own Laptop loaded with Microsoft Project 2016
- Students Should Have Two (2) Monitor – One for Their MS Project Schedule and One for the Instructor’s Screen
Course Content:
1. Changing Scheduling Methods
- Task Type Settings
- Task Constraints
- Task Relationships (Finish-to-Start, Start-to-Start, Finish-to-Finish, Lags)
- Identifying Factors Affecting Tasks
- Defining the Critical Path
- Formatting the Critical Path
2. Change Project Calendars
- Explore Default Calendars (Standard, Night Shift, 24 Hour)
- Create Project Specific Calendars (e.g. 6 day x 10 hour/day)
- Assign a special Calendar to a specific task
- Assign a special Calendar to a specific resource
3. Tracking Project Progress
- Saving the Baseline
- Tracking Task Progress
- Updating Tasks
- Updating the Remaining Schedule
- Comparing Baseline and Actual Data
4. Resolving Resource Conflicts
- Assigning Resources
- Editing Resource Assignments
- Resource Overallocations
- Locating Resource Overallocations
- Resolving Resource Overallocations
- Applying Preset Contours to Resources
5. Sorting, Filtering and Grouping
- Sorting Views
- Filtering Views
- Grouping Tasks and Resources
6. Formatting the Project Environment
- Formatting Views
- Formatting the Gantt Chart
Your Presenter: Phil Perry has 30 plus years in the Construction Industry, most of which was Project Managing Industrial Projects for General Contractors. He has been teaching Post-Secondary Construction Management Courses for the last eight years.
This Course is Eligible for 1 Gold Seal Credit.