MS Project: Advanced Reporting, Forecasting and Customization Techniques - School of Continuing Education, University Of Wisconsin

	MS Project: Advanced Reporting, Forecasting and Customization Techniques

	In a rapidly changing business environment, project managers and team members need to use the built-in functions and capabilities to integrate MS Project® information into Microsoft Excel®, PowerPoint®, Word®, and Visio®. The ability to develop Excel® charts and pivot tables allows the project manager to meet the ad-hoc needs of stakeholders. Project managers will learn to customize reports and views to create digital dashboards. Value to the Participant Establish reporting processes and standards Create standards for sharing information between the Office Productivity Tools Provide an enhanced view of project-related information Identify critical information requirements for project stakeholders Create project specific reports with Excel and MS Project Develop macros to expedite the creation of forecasting and reconciliation reports Earn a Project Management Certificate
More ▼ Seminar Outline Ensuring a Standard Configuration • Project configuration • Organizer • Setting MS Project Standards Work Breakdown Structure • Develop a customized work breakdown structure • Customizing the outline numbers Managing Baselines • Reviewing initial baseline • What is updated? • Creating new baselines Managing Project Milestones • Types of schedule constraints • When to use what type of schedule? • Role of milestones Create a Master Schedule • Developing inter-project task dependencies • Defining the dependencies • Review calendar constraints • Issuing work authorizations - What are the options • Executing the activities and tasks to complete deliverables Leveraging Project Schedule Data • Customizing reporting procedures • Create and publish weekly reports • Create and publish monthly reports • Create and publish 30 - 60 - 90 day projections • Create earned value reports • Create cash flow reports Customizing for Flexibility • Customizing views • Customizing tables • Customizing groups and filters • Exporting data to MS Excel • Creating pivot tables • Updating project status • Project Consolidation Close ▲
	This program can be applied toward the: Project Management Certificate Project Management Certificate - Advanced
	Prerequisites MS Project for Project Managers: Using a Software Toolkit (or similar experience)



	Mon., Dec. 16 8:30am-4:30pm Location: UWM School of Continuing Education (Click link for directions) Instructor: Sandra Hoskins, ISP, PMP, ITCP Fee: $450 CEUs: 0.7/PDUs: 7 Program No. 5025-0516 Add To Registration Form Check Registration Form


	For more information, contact:
		Business & Management General Information, sce-bus@uwm.edu, 414-227-3220 Maribeth Sacho, Program Associate, msacho@uwm.edu, 414-227-3337

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