The first part of the course will show the fundamental functionalities of Microsoft Project 2021, which will allow you to start, plan, execute and control a complete project.
In the second part, you will learn and apply advanced functionalities of MS Project 2021 to solve special situations that occur in the phases of a project: planning (for its optimization), execution, monitoring and control, and project closure.
I. Getting to know Microsoft Project 2021
- Introduction
- Tool configuration (calendars: Standard and Local)
- Project start
II. Project planning
- Definition of tasks
- Task sequence
- Estimation and allocation of work, material and cost resources.
- Estimation of duration, based on scope and resources.
- Adjustments to the plan: restrictions and overallocations.
- Planning verification: statistics, S-curve, summary table.
- Planning Improvement: Fast Tracking and Crashing.
- Baseline.
III. Project Execution: Project Progress Management
- Progress according to plan.
- Percentage of completion.
- Special task updates.
IV. Monitoring and control: earned value management.
- Project statistics.
- Tracking table.
- Earned Value Management.
V. Advanced options
- Complementary configuration of the tool.
- Task configuration.
- Configuration of resources and assignments.
- Information management: ordering, grouping, filtering.
- Interaction with other programs.
- Other functionalities: Custom fields, Macros, Overtime management.