1. INTRODUCTION:
The executive training on management of projects helps to stay abreast of the latest project management tools, with key modules that contain work, team planners, schedules, financial analysis and reporting. Many consultants and contractors have been facing challenges in managing resources, schedules and reporting project progress or even expected completion. The major reason behind is that many project managers still use traditional ways such as paper work, excel to pan and track their projects.
MS Project Pro 2019 is a project management software designed to aid planning and execution activities of the project. This includes scheduling, managing resources effectively, monitoring progress, evaluating workloads pertinent to a project and performing earn value analysis (EVA) to indicate if the project is on schedule and performing according to planned budget.
Microsoft Project Pro 2019 is the right tool for management of projects and has powerful features such as “work breakdown structure” (WBS). Project managers can split the project into a whole series of tasks, with all resources (work, materials and costs) attached to each task and link them according to inter-dependencies among the tasks. Moreover, the project manager and other supporting staff can track the progress of the project by feeding each activity with right quantity of resources used at right time. The Microsoft Project Pro 2019 software has now been improved by Microsoft Corporation with the capability to enter actual quantities of materials, work hours and cost. Therefore, project managers can easily report physical completion rather than planned/schedule completion which is hypothetical.
2. TRAINING OBJECTIVE:
The overall aim of the training course is to equip the participants with relevant knowledge and skills to manage projects effectively in terms of cost, time, resources and quality by using Microsoft Project 2019 Pro Software.
3. TRAINING OUTCOMES:
After completing this course, participants should be able to:
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Learn new features of MS Project 2019 Professional
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Create and define projects;
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Create activities of the project (WBS technique), estimates activity duration, activity dependencies and linking them, deadlines, constraints, and activity’s calendars;
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Assign resources to tasks or activities;
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Updating project data and track progress, customize and format project views;
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Analyze resource utilization and perform earned value analysis (EVA);
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Create project reports that analyze project, resource, task data and costs
4. TRAINING METHODOLOGY
The training will be participatory and practical oriented combining lecturing, projection, case studies, group works and presentations. Participants will be installed with MS project 2019 (latest version) in order to work in handover practical exercise with trainers
5. TRAINING ORGANIZATION AND DURATION
The training will be held daily from 22 to 24, July 2020 during 09:00-16:30. This training workshop will take place at Colosseum Hotel, Masaki, Dar es Salaam.
More information about the training can be obtained through E-mail:
bico@udsm.ac.tz and Tel. (022) 2410113 or through the Lead facilitator Mobile No. 0672944313 and E- mail:
trainingbico@gmail.com.
6. TARGETED APPLICANTS AND ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS
Since MS Project is crosscutting and a growing important field for professional knowledge and skill, this training is therefore relevant to individuals and institutions with interest in applying MS Project 2019 in improving the performance of their work in organizations, institutions and companies. In particular the training is more relevant to;
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Project Managers, M&E officials, Engineers, Supervisors and administrators, Heads of Section, Quality Control Units and individuals who are interested to develop his/her carrier and expertise in Microsoft Project.
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Project planners and researchers, contractors who need detailed Gantt chart for their clients in bidding process
7. REQUIRED FACILITIES
Participants should come with their own WINDOWS Laptop for software installation. APPLE PCs are not supported by MS Project 2019 Professional Software.
8. ACCREDITATION
Any registered engineer who will attend this course as scheduled, is eligible to score a total of 20 Professional Development Units [PDUs]
9. TRAINING COSTS.
The training fee is 550,000/= (Tanzania shillings Five hundred Fifty thousand only) per participant paid to “Bureau for Industrial Cooperation” Account No. 0221 01002186; NBC Bank Ltd. before commencement of the course. This fee covers tuition fee, costs for training materials, accreditation, conference package (Tea break, Lunch, stationeries, conference facilities) and a certificate.
