Successful project management begins with a clearly defined goal and project scope. In this workshop, participants will be given a sample project in which the goal and the scope of the project are already defined. Participants will enter project information given from the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in MS Project and will learn how to schedule and manage the project using the application.

Note: While this workshop focuses on the use of Microsoft Project in managing projects, it does not teach the fundamental aspects of project management. Participants with previous experience or training in project management will be better prepared for this workshop.

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Participants will:

• specify new project information
• create Gantt and network charts and identify critical paths
• allocate resources to tasks
• identify and resolve overallocated resources
• create and save a baseline schedule
• generate project reports easily
• use tracking Gantt to update and track the project

The following workshops are suggested prerequisites to this workshop:

• Windows: Basic Computing Skills

Participants should already be able to:

• use a mouse
• work with windows and command menus
• experience or training in project management