Advanced Scheduling (Microsoft Project)

This course is suitable for professionals undertaking the following roles:

• Individuals proficient with MS Project;
• Schedulers or planners;
• Individuals leading complex projects.

After completing this course, candidates will be able to:

• Create, use and customise templates.
• Customise Microsoft Project by modifying the interface, the Gantt chart, tables and views.
• Manage tasks and create a timeline.
• Manage resources and costs.
• Track the progress of a project including creating multiple baselines.
• Create customised reports.

• Face to face or virtual trainer delivered two (2) day course.
• Undertake individual and group led activities to support practical application
• Includes additional reference resources.
• Students receive certificate of completion at end of course

•  Developing a baseline program – Using best practices (activity & WBS creation, calendars, duration, logical relationships and constraints etc.)
• Best practice for statusing program (As built programs and forecast for remaining works)
• Resource allocations
• Cost allocation (resource based and direct cost)
• Resource levelling
• Setting up budgets and resource baseline date
• Generating cashflows and cost profiles
• Status update of resource and cost loaded program
• Update of cost and resources for the program
• Investigating cost and resource variances and mitigation strategies
• Earned value management and cost reporting