Project Management with MS Project Training

Fundamentals of Project Management with MS Project Training conducted during November 2022 in Dar es Salam delivered by a PMP certified Risalat Consultants with years of practical experience in delivering capacity building programs on a wide range of topics in the field of project management. The program had more practical sessions which made the overall training to be delivered on basis of 30% theory and 70% practice.

The  delegates came from GIZ Ethiopia, all the participants worked for various GIZ projects, each participant was required to select or design their own project from the very first day, and all practical sessions were based on the participant’s selected projects. The delegates were introduced to the best practices of planning and management of all aspects of a project by integrating MS Project. Simultaneously, they learned fundamental skills essential for engaging, communicating and interacting with stakeholders.

Major Topics Covered in the Program:

• Project Management Overview
• Project Management Process Groups
• Roles of Projects and Project Managers
• Project Life Cycle & Scheduling
• Project Stakeholder Analysis
• Power/Interest Grid
• Project Initiation and Planning
• Schedule Management Plan
• Deliverables
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Performance Measurement
• Schedule Status
• Impact Analysis and Variances
• Change Control
• What-If Scenario Analysis
• Schedule Compression
• Master Projects
• Schedule Models
• Creating Tasks
• Task Inputs
• Linking Tasks
• Critical Path Method
• Near Critical Paths
• Resource Planning Process
• Resource Availability, Analysis, and Schedule Impact
• Resource Leveling Concepts
• Project Execution, Baseline, and Communications
• Communications Management Plan
• Schedule Review Meetings
• Budget Analysis and Cost Control
• Creating the project
• Project Reporting

During Fundamentals of Project Management with MS Project Training the practice was delivered in terms of the use of the Microsoft Project and in terms of mathematical equations within the topics that required some calculations. The topics without calculation were practiced directly in the software sessions. Some mathematical topics were covered through both live calculations and through the software.

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