MS Project: Project Analysis, Reporting, Revision, and Closure using Microsoft Project

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Course Length

• 1 day

Objectives

• To gain an understanding of a proven mindset Microsoft Project users should possess each time they open and work Microsoft Project schedules.
• To gain an understanding of globally accepted project management principles.
• To be able to effectively apply Microsoft Project into the Execution and Closure phases of a normal project life cycle.
• To gain an understanding of Microsoft Project’s analysis and reporting capabilities.
• To be able to effectively revise Microsoft Project work schedules based on sound project management principles and Microsoft Project scheduling techniques.
• To gain an understanding of how to successfully close Microsoft Project work schedules.

Prerequisites

• MS Project: Project Initiation & Planning; and MS Project: Project Valid, Baseline & Tracking

Content

YJTJ (Your Job Tool’s Job)

• YJTJ and Microsoft Projec
• YJTJ and project management

Project Analysis

• Variance defined
• Schedule variance
• Work variance
• Cost variance
• Critical Path defined
• Critical task analysis
• Resource variance analysis

Project Reporting

• Reporting defined
• Default reports
• Custom reports
• Visual (OLAP) reports

Plan Revision

• Revision defined
• Task revision
• Resource revision
• Assignment revision
• Additional revision strategies

Project Closure

• Closure defined
• Task closure
• Resource closure
• Assignment closure
• Project closure