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This course is designed to provide participants, who have some experience in Microsoft Project, with all the necessary tools and techniques required to run projects and programs of work.

This is a practical hands-on workshop focused on improving your basic scheduling skills while demonstrating the more advanced features of the software.

This course will provide users of Microsoft Project with the essential tools to effective manage any schedule no matter how simple or complex. The street-wise techniques taught will help you become a guru scheduler!

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of the Microsoft Project Advanced Workshop participants will know how to:
• Use simple, best practice techniques to improve your schedule
• Develop standard templates
• Implement estimating techniques
• Manage multiple projects and programs
• Create resource pools
• Customize the application
• Produce tailored reports
• Manage variations from your baseline
• Apply Earned Value techniques
• Import and export data 

Who should attend:

Everyone involved in scheduling project tasks with access to Microsoft Project including project and program managers, schedulers, sponsors and key stakeholders – indeed anyone with an interest in keeping the schedule on track!

You will need some basic Microsoft Project skills before you attend.

Materials Included:

• Training manual including hands-on exercises
• Conversion tool
• 10-point checklist

What to bring:

Please bring a laptop with Microsoft Project (any version) installed.

What others are saying:

“The material is well organised and the presenter was very knowledgeable.” - Participant feedback in Sydney

“Angie was engaging and motivational. She provided examples from her own work experiences which helped enhance the material. Brilliant course!” - Participant feedback in Newcastle.