
Using Microsoft Project in a Prince2 Environment
Prerequisites
- Delegates should have some practical experience of using Microsoft Project 2010, 2013 or 2016
- Delegates should be familiar with Prince2 terminology and processes and themes
- This course is not an introduction to Microsoft Project nor to Prince2
Delegates will learn how to
- Set Project Timelines
- Create Prince2 Summary Stages in Microsoft Project
- Add Work Packages, Resources and Estimates
- Schedule a Microsoft Project plan
- Add Control Points
- Identify the Critical Path
- Baseline a Microsoft Project plan
- Track a plan both in Tolerance and in Exception
- Report against the plan
- Close the Project
Outline
- Overview of Microsoft Project Calendars
- Creating a Project Calendar
- Scheduling the Microsoft Project Plan
- Creating a High Level Prince2 Structure in Microsoft Project
- Adding Work Packages
- Outlining the Plan
- External References
- Estimating and Adding Task Durations
- Estimating and Adding Task Based Costs
- Estimating Resource Requirements
- Working with Resource Calendars and Availability
- Adding Resource Costs
- Sequencing the Plan
- Task Relationships
- Adding Control Points or Milestones
- Identifying the Critical Path
- Introduction to Standard Reports in Microsoft Project
- Resource Assignments
- Effort Driven Scheduling
- Resolving Resource Overallocation
- Resource Pools
- Project Baselines
- Overview of Tracking and Reporting in Microsoft Project
- Entering Actuals within Tolerance
- Updating Actuals
- Progress Views and Reports in Microsoft Project
- Visual Reports
- Entering Actuals in Exception
- Microsoft Project Exception Views and Reports
- Entering Remaining Actuals
- Breaking Links to External Microsoft Project Information
- Microsoft Project Reports to Use at Closure

2 Days


Delivery method
Classroom
Face-to-face learning in the comfort of our quality nationwide centres, with free refreshments and Wi-Fi.
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