Day 1

Introduction to Project Management Concepts
Project Management processes
Project Knowledge Areas

OBS (Organizational Breakdown Structure)
Different Views
To create new OBS
Restrictions

EPS (Enterprise Project Structure)
Different views
To Create new
Assigning the responsible manager
Difference between EPS & OBS

Projects
Overview of the Project
Creation of new project through wizard
Creation of new project through details
Calendar Global, Resource, Project
New Calendar
Modification, Copying holidays from global.
Making a Project or resource Calendar as global
Assigning a Calendar as default for the projects

Activity Codes
Code Definition
Assigning Code and Organizing
Reorganizing

Entering Activities through Wizard
Entering Activities through details
Explore the use of duration format including sub unit
Mile Stones, Activity Type
Inserting a new Column
Moving the Columns

Time Scale adjustments
Different kind of relationship between tasks
Different methods of linking
Estimating the project finish date
Identifying the project critical path
Editing the task links
Applying different calendars to activities & Estimating the finish date

Day 2

Constraints in a Project
Different types of Constraints
Use of Secondary Constraint
 

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
What is WBS
Example for WBS
Defining WBS Structure
Applying WBS for tasks

Work Products & Documents
Defining WPs & Docs
Difference between WP & Doc
Assigning it for activities

Currency
To change the currency
To create new Currency
Setting exchange rate
To find the cost of a project in another currency

Roles
Importance of Roles
Defining the roles
Giving rates for the roles

Resource Sheet Preparation
Defining Resource through Wizard
Defining Resource through detail
Defining Resource through Calendar
To create a new unit of Measure for materials, which are not available in the list

Resource Assigning
Through add roles
Through add resources
 

Resources Analysis
Resource Usage Profile
Resource Usage Spread Sheet
Resource Curves
Resource Leveling
Concepts of Stretching, Crunching & Splitting – Manual
Automatic Leveling

Day 3

Updating Progress
Setting Database
Entering Actual Start & Actual Finish date for tasks
Updating through duration
Updating through Physical % Complete
Updating through Units
Updating Cost
Comparative Study of Baseline and Actual Plan
Calculating earned Value analysis

Portfolio Management

Filter
Global Change
Reports
Tabular
Graphical
Import / Export
Formatting Bars
User defined fields
Methodology Management

Self Assessment

Question & Answers Session