Microsoft Project Training for Project Management in Nigeria

MS PROJECT TRAINING OUTLINE
Each view in MS Project has different Tables
Default Settings in MS Project
Scheduling option Manual Scheduled Auto Scheduled
Auto scheduled tasks scheduled on Project Start Date Current Date
Basic Gantt Chart Entry Table screen with Gantt Area Other Tables such as Cost, Hyperlink, Schedule, Tracking, Variance, Work, Summary, Usage, etc

Develop WBS for a Project
Navigating the MS Project Workspace
Task Name and one other column (Duration, Start date, or Finish date) should receive initial input on the Entry table of the Gantt Chart.
Every other column is calculated automatically
Attach a couple of files to the Summary Task

Adding Custom Fields in Resource Sheet to allow you:
Enter Quantity of Materials
Calculate Total Cost of Materials
Create Custom Drop-Down Lists from Lookup button on the Expression Builder Dialog Box to select a supplier
Select Suppliers for each Material

Using FUNCTIONS in Custom Fields to:
Perform Calculations based on a defined criterium

Activate and Inactivate a Task. It is a technique used to show new scope of work or disable existing scope of work

Using different types of Relationships to shorten Critical Path
Create a Milestone Task in Microsoft Project

Resources, Constraints and Baseline
Ensure that every Task has Resources assigned to it
Set CONSTRAINTS for the particular Task
Add a NOTE whenever you apply a CONSTRAINT to a Task
Set the Project Baseline

Add Resources to a Project using the Resource Sheet
Identify three types of Resources: Work, Material and Cost
Assign Variable Material Resources to a Task
Set Cost resources to Budget resources
Use different Cost Sheets to charge different Rates for a Resource
Selecting a block of Tasks to assign the same Resources or group of Resources

Using Tracking Gantt Chart:
To check Slip of each Task by comparing Baseline with Actual based on SCHEDULE
NOTE: Slack, also called float, is the amount of time a task can slip before it bumps into another task.

Create Project Schedule from Microsoft Excel
Import data from Microsoft Excel to MS Project