Project Orange Belt 2010

Course Overview

21 PDUs available

This course is intended for both novice and experienced project managers and schedulers, or any user of Project 2010 stand-alone desktop features (this course excludes Project Server features). Participants may be involved in or responsible for scheduling, estimating, coordinating, controlling, budgeting, and staffing of projects and supporting other users of Project 2010.

Prerequisites:

A familiarity with key project management concepts and terminology is recommended, as well as basic Windows navigation skills and prior experience managing projects using Microsoft  Project. It is recommended to attend Project White Belt  2010 first.

Course Level:

Intermediate

You'll learn how to:

• Initialize Project 2010 to start project planning
• Create a well-formed project schedule, including WBS, estimates, dependencies, constraints, deadlines, and calendar use
• Assign resources and costs to tasks
• Understand task types and the schedule formula
• Analyze resource utilization
• Set a baseline
• Track progress
• Apply Earned Value Management
• Create project reports and analyze project, resource, and task data
• Customize and format Project 2010 views and fields
• Manage multiple projects
• Use Project 2010 and SharePoint

Who Should Attend

• Individuals who would like to learn more about the dynamic scheduling process using Microsoft  Project
• Individuals in a project management career path who need to sharpen their skills in scheduling
• Professionals who are interested in earning the Microsoft  Certified Technology Specialist credential MCTS: Microsoft Project 2010, Managing Projects
• Individuals who currently use Microsoft  Excel as their primary project management tool
• Users of past versions of Microsoft  Project who want to get up-to-speed with the new features of Project 2010

The Course Fee Includes:

• Dynamic Scheduling with Microsoft  Project 2010
• Exercises to enforce learning
• CD or electronic access to files with exercise solutions
• Project Orange Belt  2010 Participant Workbook
• The certificate of completion
• Lunch and refreshments during the program