1. Manage projects quickly and easily so you never miss a deadline ... again!
2. Assign and monitor resources and avoid over- or underallocating work
3. Customize your project data by exporting your project into to a variety of files for easy reporting in Excel, PowerPoint, Access and many others
4. Create project-closure reports that are complete and professional using critical comparison tools
5. Monitor approaching deadlines and budgets with predetermined “milestones”
6. Use templates and Wizards to dramatically cut down project-planning time
7. Save baselines and compare projects to find trends, red flags and warning signs
8. Use “critical paths” to keep your project on track
9. Create customized toolbars to instantly bring up your most critical projects fast!
10. Save time by letting Microsoft Project perform fundamental management tasks
11. Create a shared resource pool between multiple projects for easy work allocation!
12. Create graphs and charts of your project in minutes with just a few mouse clicks
13. Master reporting and analysis tools for a productivity boost in status meetings
14. Eliminate embarrassing mistakes by using the MS Project constraint function
15. Guard the integrity of your project data with MS Server security functions

Get all the power you’ve paid for with Microsoft Project software by learning all it can do to save you time and money!

1. Project managers
2. Team leaders
3. Managers
4. IT support professionals
5. IT implementation engineers
6. Planners
7. Administrative professionals who manage projects
8. Anyone wanting to master Microsoft Project and take back control of tasks and time

DAY ONE

Project Management Essentials

• Discover the basics of Project Management — time estimation, costing, control and more
• Master the three primary keys of project success that can make your projects shine
• Learn when to use software and when to work with paper and people
• Get an overview of the Microsoft Project software interface and options
• Case Study #1: Applying the principles of project management

Scheduling the Project

• Case Study #2: Planning the move
• Developing a WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
• Setting milestones to energize you throughout the project
• Defining durations and dependencies for your tasks
• Entering constraining dates for tasks
• Determining schedule conflicts between tasks and people
• Changing the Work Time or Calendars in Microsoft Project

Working the Schedule

• Learn to use filters so you can see just what you want to see
• Use the many views of Microsoft Project to get the information you need
• Understand the Network Diagram and the benefits it brings to your project
• Managing the Global File and the Organizer for increased control and productivity
• Customizing Microsoft Project to work the way you do

Resource Management

• Case Study #3: Making the move
• Define resources and their limitations
• Assign tasks to resources so the job gets done
• Identify and dealing with resource conflicts

Integrating Microsoft Project

• Learn to use Project data with Word for memos and letters
• Create charts in Excel based on your Project data
• Use Project data to power your PowerPoint presentations
• Discover a simple method for getting data into Project from any ODBC database you have such as Microsoft SQL, Oracle or Access
• Save your project as a Web page so you can easily share it with others

Tracking the Project

• Case Study #4: Managing variances
• 4 different ways to track the progress of your tasks
• Learn what the status indicators mean and their importance to the overall success of your project
• How to make quick changes to your project using the Project Guide tools
• Work with and insert subprojects for project consolidation

Charting the Project

• Case Study #5: Using charts during the project
• Use the many chart types offered by Project and learn how to choose the right one for your needs
• Export the charts for use in other applications and presentations
• Change the properties of charts to bring attention to the information you see as most important

Closing the Project

• Case Study #6: Closing the project
• Compare the original project plan with the final project outcome
• Use the built-in reports for quick reporting of the project status and outcome
• Create custom reports that give you exactly what you want from your Project data

Automating Microsoft Project

• Determine when to use macros and when you should do the work manually
• Record Macros and let Project do the work for you
• Run Macros from shortcuts and the Macros dialog box
• See the code behind the Macros so you can decide if you want to go there or stay at the Macro Recorder level

Working With the Project Team

• Case Study #7: Team-based project management
• Defining Project Server
• Learn how to enable team collaboration with Project Server
• Understand the requirements of Project Server
• Use Project Server to track resources and tasks
• Integrate all your documents with Project Server's document management
• Integrate Project Server with Outlook for unlimited power

“Great seminar! Many real-life and practical examples of good project management skills!”
S. Davis
Fishery Biologist

"Having guidelines and procedures available to help me in organizing and planning future projects will definitely take some of my fear out of the equation! Thanks!"
S. Robicheau
Property Administrator

“The trainer’s knowledge and presentation of project management provided me with several ideas that can be immediately implemented!”
M. Burger
Safety Coordinator

“Excellent training ... the charts and tools will be very helpful in organizing work.”
P. Johnson-Abercrombie
Diversity Administrator