Project Orange Belt® 2013 - Dynamic Scheduling with Microsoft® Project 2013 Workshop

Getting Started

• Introductions
• Course structure
• Course goals and objectives

Enterprise Project Management Concepts and Framework

Getting Started with Project 2013

• Project 2013: What’s New and General Overview
• Setting Up a New Project Schedule (templates, options, save, etc.)
• Setting the Project Calendar

Entering Tasks

• The Planning Processes
• Importing Tasks (Word, Excel, SharePoint)
• Synchronizing with SharePoint Tasks List
• Creating and managing the WBS (include tasks, manually scheduled tasks, summary tasks and milestones, as well as custom WBS coding)

Entering Estimates

• Tendencies in Estimating
• The Rolling Wave Approach
• Entering Duration and Work Estimates
• Types of Tasks

Entering Dependencies

• The Principle of Dynamic Scheduling
• Choosing the Right Type of Dependency
• Entering Dependencies in Project 2013
• Different Applications of Dependencies

Entering Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars

• Use of Deadlines and Constraints
• Entering Deadlines and Constraints in Project 2013

Entering Resources and Costs

• Types of Resources
• Entering Resources in Project 2013
• Calendars and Resources
• Entering Costs in Project 2013

Entering Assignments

• Assignments in a Schedule
• Assignments and Task Types
• Entering Assignments in Project 2013
• Assignments, Budgets, and Costs

Optimizing the Schedule

• The Critical Path Method and the Resource Critical Path
• Resource Leveling
• Optimizing Time, Cost, and Resources in Project 2013

Updating the Schedule

• The Baseline
• Updating Strategies and Situations
• Prepare the Status and Forecast Report in Project 2013

Reporting

• Using Reports
• Using Visual Reports
• Formatting and Printing in Project 2013
• Customizing Fields in Project 2013

Earned Value Management (EVM)

• Overview of EVM
• Applying EVM with Project 2013

Evaluating the Project

• Evaluating the Project Performance
• Project Benefits and Results
• Templates for Future Projects

Summary

• Tools and Checklist
• Best Practices Checklist

Consolidated Schedules

• Creating Consolidated Schedules
• Using a Resource Pool
• Links across Projects
• Solving common problems
• Analyzing the Critical Path across Projects

Course Summary and Next Steps

This course contains multiple hands-on exercises and labs where you will need to bring a laptop with Microsoft® Project Standard 2013, Project Professional 2013, or Project Pro for Office 365 desktop with the latest service packs.

Certification Qualifications

IIL Certification: Candidates for IIL's Project Orange Belt certification must attend the program and achieve a passing score (70% or higher) on a 30-question, multiple-choice exam. Participants who conclude the program will be enrolled to complete the exam online.

Microsoft Certification: The completion of both Project White Belt and Orange Belt 2013 makes you a candidate for the Microsoft Specialist certification: Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2013. Candidates must enroll in an authorized center and achieve a passing score (70% or higher) on Exam 74-343 (54-question, multiple-choice).

IIL courses in Microsoft Project also qualify for the required education hours for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® and the PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)® certifications. Contact your sales representative for more information.

Continue growing your capabilities with Microsoft® Technologies with the following IIL courses:

• Project Blue Belt® 2013
• Managing Projects with SharePoint