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Overview
Project managers are often tasked with maintaining complex or multiple projects and require the ability to share resources and performance data. When the scope or volume of projects does not sustain the investment in Project Server managers can leverage Microsoft Project Professional as a standalone solution. This course provides the skills to manage multiple or complex projects with Project Professional. You learn to create cross-project links develop shared resources and track and report status across multiple projects.
Objective
Leverage Microsoft Project Professional tools and techniques in a multi-project environment
Reorganize large or complex projects into master and subprojects
Optimize resource assignments across projects and resolve over allocations
Track schedulecompleteness and budget on complex projects and for distributed teams
Connect project managersteams and data across the organization
Integrate third-party applications to facilitate data sharing and accessibility
Who Should Attend
This course is useful for project managers working in a multiproject environment. Participants should be able to enter and link tasks, create and assign resources, save a baseline and track progress for single projects.
Course Outlines
Introduction and Overview
Microsoft Project Portfolio and program standards and terms
Microsoft Project Professional for complex and multiple projects
Identifying essential project prerequisites
Establishing a Multi-Project Framework
Operating within a shared environment
Setting standards for Microsoft Project Professional
Applying a consistent feature set throughout the organization
Managing the muti-project environment
Controlling calendars views and fields
Adopting a robust multiple-file management system
Customizing and deploying the Global Template with Organizer
Implementing Master Projects and Subprojects
Developing Consolidated projects
Compiling consolidated projects with embedding
Utilizing existing project plans
Building master and subprojects
Defining project hierarchy by inserting subprojects into a master project
Linking tasks across projects
Applying best practices for master and subprojects
Scheduling Project Resources Using a Shared Pool
Creating a shared resource pool
Selecting preferred resource types: names generic and sets
Grouping resources to establishes management boundaries
Employing a shared pool to your advantage
Identifying and resolving conflicts
Viewing assignments across projects
Resourcing projects based upon availability
Resolving resource over allocations
Prioritizing subprojects and tasks
Leveling and smoothing subprojects and tasks using priorities
Tracking Progress Across Multiple Projects
Essential skills for tracking
Meaningful metrics: measuring schedule completeness and budget
Base lining projects and subprojects
Selecting the right tracking methods
Tracking by tasks assignments and teams
Implementing effective cost-tracking
Calculating cost variances
Maximizing the information
Analyzing and evaluating progress
Determining schedule slippage
Making adjustments and taking corrective action
Practical guidelines for tracking complex projects
Communicating With Project Teams
Developing a communication infrastructure
Integrating with third-party applications
Employing Outlook to improve communication with team members
Facilitating updates from local or distributed team members
Transferring data to Access to Excel
Disseminating information to non-Microsoft Project users
Distributing data form multiple projects
Reporting schedule and cost progress
Customizing views and reports
Job roles this course is suitable for:
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