Microsoft Project: Expert

Microsoft Project Training Series | Level 3

Course Details

Duration: 1 day (9 am – 4 pm)

Microsoft^® Project^® Versions: 2013 | 2016 | 2019 | 365 (Desktop)

Delivery Methods: Instructor-led classroom (ILC) | Virtual classroom (VC) on request

Course Dates: TBA | View schedule

Course Fee: $275 CDN per person + HST (Virtual classroom), $295 CDN per person + HST (Bring your own device for live classroom courses) or $345 CDN per person + HST (Avantix Learning provides device for live classroom courses)*

Timing: Public scheduled courses run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Eastern Time).

Virtual classroom courses: Our instructor-led virtual classroom courses are delivered in a virtual classroom environment. Students will be sent a virtual classroom invitation prior to the course.

Live classroom courses: Our instructor-led live classroom (in-person) courses are held in downtown Toronto at the Toronto Star Building, 1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801. Some courses are also held at an alternate downtown Toronto location.

Custom training: This course may be delivered at your site or ours as an instructor-led or virtual classroom solution. Contact us at info@avantixlearning.ca for more information including savings for custom group training.

Course Overview

During this instructor-led Microsoft Project course, students will move to the next level with Project. Data will be imported from and exported to Excel. Custom forms will be designed and copied to other projects similar to other custom objects. Work breakdown schedules will be created and progress will be forecasted using Earned Value Analysis. Students will learn to manage multiple projects as well as resource pools. At the end of the day, students will create simple macros to automate Microsoft Project. Throughout this course, the instructor will include numerous tips, tricks and shortcuts.

Prerequisite: Microsoft Project: Intermediate or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Related training: View all Microsoft Project courses >

INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE

Comprehensive course manual or published book
Keyboard shortcuts quick reference
Sample and exercise files
Refreshments (for classes conducted in Avantix Learning classrooms)
Certificate of completion
Follow-up email support

Course Topics

Creating Custom Forms

Displaying forms
Creating a custom form
Adding items to a form
Copying forms between projects

Creating Work Breakdown Schedules

Setting up work breakdown schedules
Displaying work breakdown schedules
Hiding work breakdown schedules

Excel Importing and Exporting

Importing from Excel
Exporting to Excel
Creating import/export maps
Linking between Microsoft Project and Excel

Managing Multiple Projects

Working with workspaces
Consolidating projects
Hiding and unhiding windows
Creating links across projects
Saving consolidated project baselines

Managing Resource Pools

Sharing resource pools
Turning off resource sharing
Identifying resource pool links
Protecting a resource pool
Updating a resource pool

Reviewing Progress using Earned Value Analysis

Overview of Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
Working with earned value fields, tables and reports
Reviewing forecast variances
Exporting earned value data to Excel

Getting Started with Macros

Using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to automate Microsoft Project
Creating a simple VBA macro
Running a VBA macro

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Our instructor-led courses are delivered in virtual classroom format or at our downtown Toronto location at 18 King Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (some in-person classroom courses may also be delivered at an alternate downtown Toronto location). Contact us at info@avantixlearning.ca if you'd like to arrange custom instructor-led virtual classroom or onsite training on a date that's convenient for you.

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