Section-1

• Learners Brainstorm Project Management Processes
• Comparing the Scope of MS Project 2010 to the results of brainstorming
• Getting Started win MS Project 2010
• Task lists – Creating – Organizing  – Linking – Documenting – Time Line
• Understanding the requirements of the Student Project and completing Phase 1
  

 
Section-2

• Setting Up the Resources  - Man Power – Materials – Machines – Money – Time
• Adjusting and Documenting Resources
• Assigning Resources to the Tasks
• Formatting and Printing the Project Plan – Gantt Chart and their Customization  - Reports – Texts
• Set up Resources, Connect them to the Tasks, and Generate Gantt Charts for the Student Projects

 
Section-3

• Fine Tuning  Task Details – Interrupting -  adjusting – Setting Task Constraints – Setting Deadlines – Entering Fixed Costs
• Critical Path
• Fine Tuning Resources – Multiple Pay Rates – Varying Resource Availability – Consumption Rates – Different Cost Rates – Applying Contours to assignments
• Applying the day’s learning to the Student Project

Section-4

• Fine Tuning Project Plan – Overtime – Resolving and Leveling Over allocation – Examining Project Cost and Finish Date
• Organizing and Formatting Project Details
• Printing Project Information
• Applying Advance Formatting
• Publishing the Project
• Learners apply the days learning to the Student Projects
  




Section-5

• Sharing Project Information with other programs
• Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments
• Viewing and Reporting Project Status
• Troubleshooting the project
• Penultimate Phase of the student Project
• Sharing and Resolving roadblocks in the Student Project


Section-6

• Customizing Project – Tool Bars & Macros
• Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis
• Consolidating Project and Resources
• Completion of the Student Projects
• Learners Present their Projects
• Discuss their experience to bring out  the benefits and limitations of MS Project 2010

Each Day includes Theory and Lab practice

• Examples based on theory
• Exercises to Practice the Skills
• Application of Skill and Understanding to their own projects

What you’ll learn

• You will develop the Skill to Use the different components of MS Project 2010
• You will align your understanding of Project Management with the MS Project 2010
• You will apply the Skill and Understanding to your own Projects
• You will compare the capabilities of MS Project 2010 to demands of real project management and identify the benefits and limitations of MS Project 2010
• You will explore the scope of MS Project 2010, through sharing of your experiences