Publication date : 05/23/2024

Course : MS-Project 2010, managing a project

Practical course - 3d - 21h00 - Ref. PIL
Price : 1800 € E.T.

MS-Project 2010, managing a project




This training course will give you a complete command of Microsoft Project. It is organized around a real-life case study implementing its various functionalities. You'll also see how to build an organization around the tool to harmonize the monitoring and management of company projects.


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Practical course in person or remote class
Disponible en anglais, à la demande

Ref. PIL
  3d - 21h00
1800 € E.T.




This training course will give you a complete command of Microsoft Project. It is organized around a real-life case study implementing its various functionalities. You'll also see how to build an organization around the tool to harmonize the monitoring and management of company projects.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Setting project environment variables in MS-Project
Capture and organize the project task network
Identify the critical path of a project and its margins for improvement
Allocate resources to tasks and optimize their use

Intended audience
Project manager, department manager, project engineer, planner.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of MS-Project.

Practical details
Hands-on work
Participants have to handle a project from A to Z, following an approach to organization, planning and management using MS-Project.

Course schedule

1
Preparing the working environment

  • Overview of how displays, tables and filters work. Create customized displays.
  • Create a project template.

2
Framing and structuring the project

  • Definition of objectives, project phases and key milestones. Enter objectives into MS-Project.
  • Project breakdown.
  • Construction of a work breakdown structure (WBS).
Hands-on work
Initialize project. Enter objectives, flowchart, responsibilities. Customize environment.

3
Initial planning

  • Identification of activities.
  • Construction of the linking logic.
  • Critical path calculation. Schedule input.
Hands-on work
Enter sequence logic. Enter duration. Navigate the Gantt.

4
Schedule optimization

  • Presentation of link types. Duration assumptions. Critical path and margin analysis.
Hands-on work
Reduce deadlines in MS-Project. Take a copy with initial planning. Gantt tracking.

5
Resource allocation

  • Typologies of resources and how they are used.
  • The Work/Duration/Capacity relationship. Types of tasks.
Hands-on work
Enter and allocate resources. Link between resource availability and task duration. Resource calendar.

6
Reference planning

  • Integrate communication actions.
  • Save and view reference plans.
Hands-on work
Complete the TO. Add data outside the TO. Organize Gantt. Cancel initial planning.

7
Project management

  • Reminders: reference, advancement, RAF, VBTR.
  • Comparison of advancement methods.
  • Project communication. Planning as a communication tool.
Hands-on work
Copy initial schedule. Set and display status date. Declare progress. Set up indicators.

8
Multi-project work

  • Presentation of multiproject issues.
  • Analysis of the possibilities offered by MS-Project.
Hands-on work
Working with multiple projects. Create a model project.


Customer reviews
4,6 / 5
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LOÏC S.
21/07/25
5 / 5

The content was tailored to the course, with a very good balance between lessons and exercises, and Jean François provided high-quality training. The explanations are clear and the answers to questions are appropriate.



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REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 2 Mar., 27 May, 7 Oct.

PARIS LA DÉFENSE
2026 : 27 May, 7 Oct.