Microsoft Project Advanced

Welcome to Microsoft Project Advanced. This course is designed to familiarize you with the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional so that you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment.

This course is suitable for anybody wanting to learn 2013, 2010 or 2007, as it covers all the aspects and differences between the versions.

Delivery Method

Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Target Students

Students taking this course are responsible for managing projects in a work environment. This includes creating and maintaining project plans.

Prerequisites

To ensure your success in this course, you should be able to create a new project plan, manage time in a project plan, manage tasks in a project plan, manage resources in a project plan, and share a project plan. This can be accomplished by taking the following course:

Microsoft Project Introduction.

Certification

This course is one of a series of courses that addresses Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (Microsoft Business Certification) skill sets. The Microsoft Certified Application Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft’s business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order to earn Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification.

Microsoft Project Advanced Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Managing the Project Environment

Managing Task Structures
Generating Project Views
Producing Project Reports

Course Content

Lesson 1: Managing the Project Environment

Topic A: Link Projects
Topic B: Baseline a Project
Topic C: Work with Custom Fields

Lesson 2: Managing Task Structures

Topic A: Change a Task List
Topic B: Create a Network Diagram
Topic C: Manage the Critical Path
Topic D: Use Lag and Lead
Topic E: Analyze Earned Value

Lesson 3: Generating Project Views

Topic A: Use View Commands
Topic B: Use Existing Views
Topic C: Create Custom Views
Topic D: Format and Share the Timeline View

Lesson 4: Producing Project Reports

Topic A: Use Existing Reports
Topic B: Create Custom Reports
Topic C: Export Visual Reports

Locations

Microsoft Project Advanced Training courses, if not delivered virtually, take place at the following locations including Nottingham, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leicester or Your Office

Our Instructor-led virtual online training, is a great way to reduce travel costs and as long as you have access to the internet and a laptop or PC you can do it from home