Take control of your project timelines with confidence in this practical, hands-on workshop.
Project Scheduling with Microsoft Project equips you with the skills to build, manage and communicate effective project schedules using one of the industry’s leading tools.
You will learn how to:
- Navigate Microsoft Project and create a new project schedule
- Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and input it in Microsoft Project
- Input and manage activities and resources in Microsoft Project
- Create, format, and interpret a Gantt Chart
- Use Critical Path Method (CPM) and Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques
So you will be able to:
- Develop a realistic project schedule
- Effectively communicate it with key stakeholders
- Increase your chances of project success
Benefits of Attending Project Scheduling with Microsoft Project
By attending this workshop, you’ll gain practical, in-demand skills that can be immediately applied to your projects. You’ll learn to navigate Microsoft Project with confidence, structure project tasks effectively and use proven scheduling techniques to stay on track and within scope. You’ll also enhance your ability to clearly communicate timelines and progress with stakeholders—an essential skill for any project leader. Whether you’re managing small initiatives or large-scale efforts, this training will help you increase efficiency, improve decision-making and boost the overall success rate of your projects.
Who Should Attend
This workshop is designed for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of project scheduling using Microsoft Project. It will benefit individual team members, project managers, project sponsors and organizational leaders.
Dates/Times
Friday, June 13, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location
Ron and Linda Yanke Research Park 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, ID 83706
Fees
$299 per person
Presenter
Dr. Mahesh Boodraj
Boodraj is a professor of information technology management at the college of business and economics, Boise State University. He holds a Ph.D. in computer information systems from Georgia State University and is both a certified information systems security professional (CISSP) and a project management professional (PMP). He has extensive experience teaching at the undergraduate, master’s, and executive levels and conducts research on cybersecurity, IT project management and software development. Before joining academia, he spent twelve years in various managerial and technical roles at the Mona School of Business and Management and IBM. He is a past president of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Jamaica Chapter and a graduate of the prestigious PMI Leadership Institute master class.