BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130215T231034Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130426 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130424 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130215T231034Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130318T212659Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250463652 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Wednesday\, April 24\, 2013 at 9am throu gh Thursday\, April 25\, 2013 at 5pm.\n\nDescription:\n**14 PDUs availab le for this course.** \;\n \;\n##Course Description \;\nQuit do ing all manual work in Excel! Come learn to use a dynamic\, resource dri ven reporting tool from industry experts. This course is designed to hel p you manage and master MS Project from simple task management to Progra m and Portfolio management. \;\n \;\nLearn how to create and mai ntain easily dynamic schedules\, and address resource demand and capacit y\, over and under allocations all with visual reporting and proven tech niques by 20+ year industry veterans. This course trains participants h ow to plan\, forecast\, build\, and manage project tasks and resources a nd to combine issues\, risks\, deliverables and dashboards in one centra l tool \;\n \;\n## Learning Objectives \;\n* Create\, manage\, and update effective project schedules \;\n* Create and manage resour ces\, resource pools and assignments \;\n* Learn the do’s and don’ts of working with Microsoft® Project Professional \;\n* Create useful v iews for tracking\, dashboards\, printing\, task usage\, etc. \;\n* F ormatting tricks for automating critical path tracking \;\n* Use repo rting functions more effectively \;\n \;\n## Included Materials 3\;\nThis course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's [Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2010](http://store.advisicon.com/product s/managing-projects-with-microsoft-project-2010-best-practices-in-managi ng-projects-with-microsoft-project "\;view this product on the Advis icon store"\;) book. \;\n \;\n## Who should take this course?& #13\;\nProject managers\, project team members\, project schedulers… and anyone who has used Microsoft Project Professional and had a hard time getting it to do what they wanted! \;\n \;\n##Course Instructors & amp\; Accreditation \;\nAdvisicon is a Project Management Institute ( PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gol d Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisi con instructor\, all of whom are industry experts in the field of projec t management. \;\n \;\n## Course Outline \;\n* Effective Use of Microsoft Project \;\n * MS Project Overview \;\n * Avoidin g the pitfalls of working with MS Project \;\n * Creating project schedules\, segments\, milestones \;\n * Creating task relationshi ps &\; dependencies \;\n * Setting task constraints and outlini ng \;\n* Managing and Tracking of Projects \;\n * Utilizing sch eduling methods to shorten the critical path of a project \;\n * U tilizing MS Project Tools and Views to resolve resource conflicts \;\ n * Advanced resource scheduling techniques \;\n * Managing cos ts\, tracking baselines \;\n * Tracking completion of actual work between tasks and resources \;\n * Applying resource contours for forecasting and analyzing resource availability \;\n * Managing an d viewing planned and actual durations\, costs and schedules \;\n* Ap plying Resources and Calendars \;\n * Creating and utilizing resou rce pools \;\n * Applying layers of calendars \;\n * Utilizi ng project views \;\n * Formatting schedule layouts \;\n * U tilizing project reports \;\n * Understanding printing \;\n* Wo rking with External Data &\; Applications \;\n * Linking data b etween applications \;\n * Importing &\; exporting data \;\n * Hyperlinking and web pages \;\n * Utilizing business analysi s templates \;\n* Customizing for Better Management Results \;\n * Using filters\, tables\, details and groups \;\n * Creating vi ews\, filters\, tables\, and groups \;\n * MS Project scheduling m ethodologies \;\n * Utilizing effort‐driven scheduling \;\n \;\n##Simulation \;\nWe provide a hands-on project simulation exercis e where the participants can have actual tactical experience creating a schedule\, linking tasks\, creating custom views\, along with best pract ice knowledge transfer on topics such as critical path methodology\, pro ject tracking\, and Microsoft Project Do’s and Don’ts. Participants will also walk away with an understanding of how the schedule engine within Microsoft Project functions and will no longer need to ‘game’ the softwa re\, but can now let the software work for them. \;\n \;\n##Regist ration \;\nRegister at http://managing-projects-with-microsoft-proje ct-2010.eventbrite.com/\n\nTags: Advisicon\, Microsoft Project 2010\, Ma naging Projects\, MS Project\, MS Project Tools\n\nImported from: http:/ /calagator.org/events/1250463652 URL:http://managing-projects-with-microsoft-project-2010-calagator.eventb rite.com SUMMARY:Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2010 LOCATION:Advisicon: 5411 NE 107th Ave.\, Vancouver Washington 98662 Unite d States SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR