About the Course
Microsoft Project Advanced is designed to enhance the advanced project planning, monitoring, and control skills of active Microsoft Project users. The course covers managing complex multi-stage projects, resource optimization and leveling, cost tracking, and Earned Value performance analysis.
Target Audience
Users with intermediate or advanced knowledge of Microsoft Project
Project managers and project management office (PMO) teams
Professionals managing multiple or complex projects
Practitioners responsible for project planning, monitoring, and control
Learning Outcomes
Build complex, multi-phase project schedules
Optimize and level resources, durations, and budgets
Analyze and report project performance using Earned Value metrics
Manage advanced tracking, baseline control, and schedule revisions
Implement professional project management workflows in Microsoft Project
Curriculum
Module 1 – Advanced Project Planning Approach
Advanced Microsoft Project Usage
Differences between basic and advanced scheduling
Planning approach for multi-task and complex projects
Project Calendars: Project, task, and resource calendars
Customizing working times and exceptions
Module 2 – Advanced Task Structures and Scheduling
Advanced Dependencies
Complex task relationships
Lag and lead scenarios
Scheduling Controls
Auto vs. manual scheduling
Critical Path analysis
Module 3 – Resource Management and Leveling
Resource Analysis
Resource types and capacity planning
Resource utilization and overallocation analysis
Resource Leveling
Automatic and manual resource leveling
Impact of leveling on the project schedule
Module 4 – Cost and Budget Management
Cost Planning
Resource cost rates
Fixed costs and budget creation
Budget Tracking
Monitoring planned vs. actual costs
Cost variance analysis
Module 5 – Project Progress and Performance Tracking
Updating Progress
Entering actual duration and work
Tracking with completion percentages
Performance Analysis
Schedule and cost variances
Monitoring critical tasks
Module 6 – Earned Value Analysis
Earned Value Fundamentals
EV, PV, and AC concepts
Project performance indices (SPI, CPI)
Hands-On Application
Earned Value calculations
Interpreting project performance metrics
Module 7 – Advanced Views and Reporting
Advanced Views
Reflecting changes across the project
Revision management
Reporting: Advanced project reports
Executive and stakeholder presentations
Module 8 – Applied Advanced Project Workshop
End-to-End Scenario
Building a complex project schedule
Managing time, resources, and cost together
Evaluation
Analyzing project performance
Common pitfalls and best practices
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