About this Course

This module enables candidates to use project management software to prepare project plans and monitor projects, including planning and managing time, costs, tasks and resources.

This module aims to suit a broad range of candidates who are planning for projects - for example, university students planning to research projects, individuals planning construction projects of various sizes, managers of content development projects relating to trainingor individuals planning an event such as a corporate conference or wedding.

On completion of this module each candidate will be able to:

• Understand the key concepts relating to managing projects.
• Use a project management application to create a new project and maintain an existing project.
• Create and schedule tasks, add project constrains and deadlines.
• Assign costs, create and assign resources to tasks.
• View the critical path, monitor progress and reschedule work.
• Prepare and print outputs including charts and reports.

Course Outline :

Section 1 : Learning Projects Basics

• Project Management Basics
• Microsoft Project 2010 Introduction

Section 2 : Working with Tasks

• Creating Tasks and Milestones
• Manipulating Tasks

Section 3 : Organizing Tasks

• Insert, Delete, Move, Outlining
• Indenting and Outdenting
• Tasks Documenting
• Project Summary
• WBS Codes
• Hyperlinking

Section 4 : Scheduling Tasks

• Scheduling
• Linking
• Changing Tasks Relationships
• Task Lag and Task Lead Constraints
• Start Date and Finish Date
• Deadline 
• Manually Scheduled 
• Critical Tasks

Section 5 : Working with Other Views

• Network Diagram Views
• Calendar View

Section 6 : Working with Resources

• Creation
• Changing Resource Working Hours
• Assignment to Tasks
• Assignment Manipulation
• Cost Resource Assignment
• Adding More Resources
• Other Resource Assignment Methods
• Remove
• Review Resource Assignment 
• Task Inspector

Section 7 : Assigning Costs

• Definition 
• Standard and Overtime Rates
• Per-Use Cost
• Accural Method 
• Resource Codes
• Resource Rate Table
• Fixed Materials Resource Costs
• Resource and Task Costs

Section 8 : Working with Calenders

• Individual Resource Calendars
• Base Calendar Creation 
• Base Calendar Assignment

Section 9 : Using a Team Planner

• Task to/from Resources
• Over Allocation
•  Level Resource Resolve Overallocations
• Task Spilitting 
• Rescheduling Uncompleted Work

Section 10 : Working with Baselines

• Using, Saving, Viewing and Updating Tasks
• Saving Additional 
• Clearing Project Baselines 
• Project Interim Plan

Section 11 : Tracking your Process

• Tracking
• Set Up and Updating Project Progress
• Viewing Overall 
• Applying Progress LinesEvaluating and Distributing Data

Course Duration : 16 Hours

Target Audience

Beginner and Professional are welcome to join the course. Those with project management background will have an advantage but not a must.

Pre-requisites

 Need to possess the knowledge of basic PC

Certification

Successful trainees will receive the internationally recognized ICDL Certificate upon completion of the course. This certificate is administered by ICDL Singapore. This is a joint certification between WDA and ICDL Singapore. Student must take a 45 minutes online assessment at the end of the course.

Course Pathway

Any other ICDL courses or Ms Project - Comprehensive or PMP