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Microsoft Project for Project Manager & Civil Engineers -MSP

Akshay Kamath

Are you looking to learn  Microsoft Projects in one Course and Become a Professional Planning Engineer?

Don't forget to Enroll in this Course[ 23 Hours Course ], Because this is the Only Course that will Teach & make you Work on  Live  Practical  Projects, whereas other Courses Just teach commands and Close the Lectures.

Look No Further, you are on the Right Course and at the Right time.

Look Below for the Topics Covered in the Course and take action to become a Planning Engineer from Today onwards

Key course topics

Read more

Are you looking to learn  Microsoft Projects in one Course and Become a Professional Planning Engineer?

Don't forget to Enroll in this Course[ 23 Hours Course ], Because this is the Only Course that will Teach & make you Work on  Live  Practical  Projects, whereas other Courses Just teach commands and Close the Lectures.

Look No Further, you are on the Right Course and at the Right time.

Look Below for the Topics Covered in the Course and take action to become a Planning Engineer from Today onwards

Key course topics

Module 1 -Introduction to Microsoft Project - MSP - Most  User-friendly Software

  1. User Interface of Ms. Project -Must Know Before Starting

  2. How to Setup Auto Schedule  & Calendar on Live Project

  3. Creating a calendar of Projects-Assignment added for Practice

  4. Creating Milestones for Project  - Hurray - One Task Completed.

  5. Types of Links l FF l SS l-Project- Most Important for Planning Engineer

  6. CPM Assignment 1,2 & 3  l  Do this you are 200 % perfect in CPM l Hurray.

  7. Pert Analysis and Manual Calculation - This is Heaven For Planning Engineers

  8. PERT Validation on Software l Decoding its Practical Logic l- 50 % of planning

  9. PERT Assignment 1,2 & 3 . Do this and you will be 200 % Perfect in PERT l Excel

Module 4- Resource Planning l Manpower Planning l Machinery Planning l

  1. Resource Planning l Manpower l Machinery l Material l

  2. Assigning Resources to Activities l Costing of Entire Project

  3. Resource Levelling l Manpower Over allocation l Manual Levelling

  4. Resource Levelling by Auto Levelling Method

Module 5- Project  Updating l Project Tracking l Project Monitoring

  1. Project Tracking l Assigning Baseline to Project l Start Your Tracking Now .

  2. Project Monitoring l % Work Completion l Actual Site Progress

  3. Delay in Project l Delay in Start & Finish of Project l Real Time Tracking.

  4. Planned VS Actual l How to Keep an Eye on Actual Progress and Planned Progress

Module 6- G+4 Commercial Building Planning in 18 Months- Start Working on Live Project

  1. G+4 Commercial Building l Setting Project and Calendar Settings l Assignment

  2. G+4 Commercial Building l Creating Live Calendar up to 2025 l Assignment -02

  3. Creating Complete WBS for G+4 Structure l Make Level 6 WBS l Hurray.

  4. Planning Upto Footing Concrete l Manpower &  Productivity Explained l  Awesome

  5. Planning up to Pedestal Column Concreting l Must Watch

  6. How to Apply to Start to Finish Link l Effect on live Projects l Don't Do this .

  7. Planning up to Plinth Level l 20 %  Project is Completed

  8. Ground Floor Complete Planning - Column - Beam - Slab - Concreting -DE shuttering

  9. All Typical floor Planning l 1st -2nd -3rd-4th -LMR Floor Completed -Yippee

  10. Finishing Activities of Ground Floor l Blockwork l Lintel l Plastering l

  11. Finishing Activities for All Floors - 1st , 2nd , third , 4th & Terrace

  12. Complete Project Completion Before Dead Line - Hurray

  13. Live Project Execution From Site l Complete G+4 Building

  14. How to Change Critical Activities & Shorten the Duration

Module 6- BOQ Cost Loading & CASHFLOW

  1. BOQ Cost Loading Till Footing Concrete

  2. BOQ Cost Loading Till Ground Floor Level

  3. BOQ Cost Loading For Super Structure

  4. Resource Sheet Loading For Finishing Activities

  5. BOQ Loading till Ground Floor Finishing Activities

  6. BOQ Cost Loading For All Floor Finishing Activities

  7. Updating Units in Material Resource Sheet

Module 7- Tracking & Monitoring the Project

  1. Creating Folders for Tracking -Only 1 % People Practice This

  2. Creating Actual Start l Actual Finish l Actual Duration l Duration Variance

  3. Tracking Project Upto 31st Jan 2024 l 2 % Completed Only. Project Delayed .

  4. Tracking Project Upto Feb 29th 2024

  5. Tracking Upto March 31st 2024 Part-1

  6. Tracking Upto March 31st 2024-Part -2

Module 8- Report Generation - Page Setup -Additional Commands

  1. Cost Overview Report Generation

  2. Project Overview Report Generation

  3. Milestone Report Generation

  4. Filter Commands in MS-Project l Most Useful for Quick Report Generation

  5. Advanced Filter Commands

  6. Group By Commands in MS-Project - Use it Frequently

  7. Highlight Command in MS-Project - Surprise your BOSS With This Command

  8. Page Setup For Print Options

  9. Quick Access Tool Bar l Additional Commands for Quick Works

  10. Critical Task in 1 Click l Summary Task l Project Summary Task

  11. Task Usage - Procurement Planning - Entire Project is on THIS Command -LEARN IT

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What's inside

Learning objectives

  • Learn project planning and project scheduling in 22 hours
  • Learn to use complete ms project from zero with no experience
  • Become one of the top ms project users in your project team
  • Learn how to validate manual results with software results like cpm and pert analysis
  • Learn to prepare cashflow for the project and shine among your colleagues
  • Learn to prepare any reports that your manger / client needs anytime
  • Prepare month wise quantity for any material needed for project

Syllabus

Introduction to Microsoft Project - MSP - Most User-friendly Software
User Interface of Ms. Project -Must Know Before Starting
How to Setup Auto Schedule & Calendar on Live Project
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Creating calendar of Projects-Assignment added for Practice
Creating Milestones for Project - Hurray - One Task Completed !
Types of Links l FF l SS l SF I FS I Methods of linking
Network Diagram l Task Information l Auto linking l
Planning for Small Live Project and applying Basic Concepts
Working on Live Construction Project- Decoding Concepts -Lead -Lag -Constraints
Concept of Lead & Lag on Real Live projects- 50 % Planning is Done with this
Gant Chart Settings and Time Scale Settings
Gant Chart Layout I Bar Styles l Assignment No-2
Constraints in MS Project and its Application on Live Project
Heaven for Planning Engineers - WBS l CPM I PERT I Assignment -Real Magic Starts
Work Break Down Structure on Real Project l WBS l 50 % of Planning is Done
Levels in WBS l Macro & Micro Scheduling in MS Project
How to Make Detailed WBS upto Level 7 - Big Scale project Concepts
CPM Analysis and Manual Calculation- The Lifeline for Planning Engineers
CPM validation on Ms.-Project- Most Important for Planning Engineer
CPM Assignment 1,2 & 3 l Do this you are 200 % perfect in CPM l Hurray!!!
Pert Analysis and Manual Calculation - This is Heaven For Planning Engineers
PERT Validation on Software l Decoding its Practical Logic l- 50 % of planning
PERT Assignment 1,2 & 3 ! Do this and you are 200 % Perfect in PERT l Excel
Resource Planning l Manpower Planning l Machinery Planning l
Resource Planning l Manpower l Machinery l Material l
Assigning Resources to Activities l Costing of Entire Project
Resource Levelling l Manpower Over allocation l Manual Levelling
Resource Levelling by Auto Levelling Method
Project Updating l Project Tracking l Project Monitoring
Project Tracking l Assigning Baseline to Project l Start Your Tracking Now !!
Project Monitoring l % Work Completion l Actual Site Progress
Delay in Project l Delay in Start & Finish of Project l Real Time Tracking !
Planned VS Actual l How to Keep Eye on Actual Progress and planned Progress
G+4 Commercial Building Planning in 18 Months- Start Working on Live Project
G+4 Commercial Building l Setting Project and Calendar Settings l Assignment
G+4 Commercial Building l Creating Live Calendar upto 2025 l Assignment -02
Creating Complete WBS for G+4 Structure l Make Level 6 WBS l Hurray!!!
Planning Upto Footing Concrete l Manpower & Productivity Explained l Awesome
Planning upto Pedestal Column Concreting l Must Watch
How to Apply Start to Finish Link l Effect on live Projects l Dont Do this !!!
Planning upto Plinth Level l 20 % Project is Completed
G+4 Commercial Building - Super Structure Part- Ground Floor to Terrace Floor
Ground Floor Complete Planning - Column - Beam - Slab - Concreting -DEshuttering
All Typical floor Planning l 1st -2nd -3rd-4th -LMR Floor Completed -Yippee
Finishing Activities - Blockwork l Lintel l Ceiling Plastering l Painting l
Finishing Activities of Ground Floor l Blockwork l Lintel l Plastering l
Finishing Activities for All Floors - 1st , 2nd , third , 4th & Terrace
Complete Project Completion Before Dead Line - Hurray !!!!
Live Project Execution From Site l Complete G+4 Building
How to Change Critical Activities & Shorten the Duration
BOQ Cost Loading & Generating CASHFLOW
BOQ Cost Loading Till Footing Concrete
BOQ Cost Loading Till Plinth Beam
BOQ Cost Loading Till Ground Floor Level
BOQ Cost Loading For Super Structure
Resource Sheet Loading For Finishing Activities
BOQ Loading till Ground Floor Finishing Activities
BOQ Cost Loading For All Floor Finishing Activities
Updating Units in Material Resource Sheet
Tracking l Updating l Monitoring of Project - Only 1% People Do it in Right Way!
Creating Folders for Tracking -Only 1 % People Practice This
Creating Actual Start l Actual Finish l Actual Duration l Duration Variance
Tracking Project Upto 31st Jan 2024 l 2 % Completed Only! Project Delayed !!
Tracking Project Upto Feb 29th 2024
Tracking Upto March 31st 2024 Part-1
Tracking Upto March 31st 2024-Part -2
Report Generation & Page Setup - CASHFLOW Report l Print Report to Submit Client
Cost Overview Report Generation
Project Overview Report Generation
Milestone Report Generation
CASHFLOW Report Generation
Filter Commands in MS-Project l Most Useful for Quick Report Generation
Advanced Filter Commands
Group By Commands in MS-Project - Use it Frequently
Highlight Command in MS-Project - Surprise your BOSS With This Command
Page Setup For Print Options
Apply Page Number l Company Logo l Convert MSP to PDP Files
Additional Commands for Quick Hands-on Experience- Professional Experience
Quick Access Tool Bar l Additional Commands for Quick Works
Critical Task in 1 Click l Summary Task l Project Summary Task
Task Usage - Procurement Planning - Entire Project is on THIS Command -LEARN IT
Create Recurring Task in MS-Project For Weekly Meetings
Creating WBS Code For Activities in MS-Project
Creating Custom fields for Easy Working - Best Method
Creating Timeline for office Meeting & Deadlines in Project
Creating Sub Tasks l Merging Similar Files

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Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Microsoft Project for Project Manager & Civil Engineers -MSP with these activities:
Review Project Management Fundamentals
Reinforce your understanding of core project management principles before diving into Microsoft Project.
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  • Review the PMBOK guide's key concepts.
  • Practice creating a simple project plan.
  • Familiarize yourself with common PM terminology.
Review 'Project Management: The Managerial Process'
Gain a deeper understanding of project management principles and methodologies.
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  • Read the chapters on project planning and scheduling.
  • Summarize key concepts from each chapter.
  • Relate the concepts to the course syllabus.
CPM and PERT Calculations
Sharpen your skills in Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) calculations.
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  • Solve CPM problems with varying activity durations.
  • Calculate expected time and variance using PERT.
  • Compare manual calculations with MS Project results.
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Develop a Project Schedule for a Small Project
Apply your knowledge by creating a project schedule for a small, real-world project using Microsoft Project.
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  • Define the project scope and objectives.
  • Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
  • Estimate activity durations and resource requirements.
  • Develop a project schedule and baseline.
Explore Advanced MS Project Features
Deepen your understanding of advanced features like earned value management and custom reporting.
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  • Find tutorials on earned value analysis in MS Project.
  • Learn how to create custom reports and dashboards.
  • Practice using these features on sample projects.
Optimize an Existing Project Schedule
Take an existing project schedule and optimize it for time and cost efficiency.
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  • Analyze the critical path and resource allocation.
  • Identify opportunities for schedule compression.
  • Implement resource leveling techniques.
  • Compare the optimized schedule with the original.
Document Lessons Learned
Reflect on your experience with Microsoft Project and document lessons learned for future projects.
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  • Identify challenges encountered during the course.
  • Describe solutions implemented to overcome these challenges.
  • Document best practices for using MS Project.

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Project Management
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Offers a comprehensive overview of project management principles and practices. While not specific to Microsoft Project, it provides the theoretical foundation necessary to effectively use the software. It covers topics such as project selection, scope management, scheduling, risk management, and project control, providing a broader context for the practical skills learned in the course. This book is commonly used as a textbook in project management courses.
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