Advanced Project Management with Microsoft® Project®

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Training Overview

This course empowers you with the advanced knowledge and skills you need to update a project plan in Project during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project. In other words, once your project plan is approved by the project sponsor, this course will enable you to manage the project so that it is completed on time, within budget, and according to scope.

Virtual Advanced Project Management with Microsoft® Project® Courses

There are currently no public dates available. However, this course is still available for private or group training. Contact us for more information.

4,800.00
CourseID: 360298E

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Learning Objectives

  • Update a project plan.
  • Generate project views to manage a project.
  • Create project reports to share a project’s status.
  • Reuse project plan information.
  • Work with multiple projects.

Skill Level

Our “Software Mastery” courses are tailored for project managers seeking to boost productivity through technology. They offer comprehensive training on cutting-edge project management software, covering basic and advanced functionalities. Gain practical knowledge to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and facilitate team collaboration.

Delivery

This is a 1-day VOD, delivered through a virtual platform.

Course Agenda

In the Advanced Project Management with Microsoft® Project® Course, you will delve deeper into the world of project scheduling. We will explore advanced resource management techniques and learn how to optimize schedules for efficiency and effectiveness. The course will also include a module on tracking progress and generating comprehensive, insightful reports.

  • 1 – UPDATING A PROJECT PLAN
    • Topic A: Enter Task Progress
    • Topic B: Enter Overtime Work
    • Topic C: Edit Tasks
    • Topic D: Update Cost Rate Tables
    • Topic E: Update a Baseline
  • 2 – VIEWING PROJECT PROGRESS
    • Topic A: Use View Commands
    • Topic B: Add a Custom Field
    • Topic C: Create Custom Views
    • Topic D: Format and Share the Timeline View
  • 3 – REPORTING ON PROJECT PROGRESS
    • Topic A: View Built-in Reports
    • Topic B: Create Custom Reports
    • Topic C: Create a Visual Report
  • 4 – REUSING PROJECT PLAN INFORMATION
    • Topic A: Create a Project Plan Template
    • Topic B: Share Project Plan Elements with Other Plans
  • 5 – WORKING WITH MULTIPLE PROJECTS
    • Topic A: Share Resources
    • Topic B: Link Project Plans

Eligibility Requirements

To apply for this course, you need to be:

  • Proficient in both written and verbal English. In other words, if English is not your first language, you must have a minimum overall International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each band, or the equivalent Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score.
  • Reasonable numerate – i.e. understand basic arithmetic. Thus we require learners to have at least a Junior Certificate, or equivalent.
  • Computer literate. To access our learning management systems and virtual classroom-based courses, you need to be comfortable with basic information and communications technology. You are also expected to provide their own computer equipment to access our learning systems.

Why Study with Velopi?

Since our foundation in 2007, Velopi has carved a niche in the project management training space that is based firmly on close relationships with both companies and individuals. As our clients’ needs have evolved, so have our project management training courses. Today, we offer a comprehensive range of project management courses that are designed to meet the needs of any organisation or individual.

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“Velopi helped us achieve our first objective – gaining a high-level overview and common understanding of project management across the Team. We found the learning particularly useful in examining the versatility of our product and methodologies to meet our customer needs.”

Aisling Creedon
Team Lead, Enterprise Customer Success, Teamwork

“The biggest impact that the Velopi course had on me was learning how the science and framework of project management can help in managing people as well as through interpersonal and direct communication- the penny really dropped about this for me during the course.”

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FAQs

Everything you need to know about the course. If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, chat with our team.

Velopi’s courses are aimed at adult learners. We value the life experiences of our students and encourage everyone attending to contribute and to apply their existing experience to new situations.

At the start of each course, students will be provided with their instructor’s e-mail address and contact phone number. They are invited to make contact if they have any questions after the class.

Each one of the “Club PDU” courses are stand-alone offerings.
Following a continuing professional development course, many students are inspired to take their project management development a step further and we encourage our students to discuss their career plans with us. We can recommend further formal training leading to more advanced qualifications.

All students will receive a Certificate of Completion. This certificate sends out a strong signal that you are serious about the project management profession and seek to develop further in this role.

All of our instructors are Project Management Professionals (PMPs)®. Each has over a decade of industry experience and uses this to provide plenty of real-world examples to bring the courses to life.

Project management is a transferable skill. Thus these courses are relevant to all industries from Medical Devices, through Pharmaceutical, Financial Services, Construction & Engineering, the Public Sector, to Information & Communications Technologies.

This is reflected in the nature of our case study exercises. Students quickly realize that the problems they have faced in the workplace are very similar to those outlined in class.

Students also meet project managers from other industries and networking with these brings home the universal nature of most project management issues.

Yes we do! Please contact us to discuss your requirements. Many of our courses can also be delivered, face-to-face, at your own facility.

This course is designed for a person who has either attended the Introduction to Project Scheduling with Microsoft® Project® course, or who is confident that they can create schedules with the tool and successfully baseline them. There is a recap of the basics at the beginning of the course.

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