According to statistics, three of the major reasons today’s projects fail are: poorly trained project managers, poorly managed Scope Creep, and miscommunication. Don’t become a victim of statistics. Microsoft Project can help you overcome two of these potential failures: poorly managed Scope Creep and miscommunication. The training you experience at New Horizons Computer Learning Centers can help cure the third failure.
MS Project allows you to plan, control and oversee all phases of a project. You start off with establishing a project calendar which dictates the working hours of the project. You can then create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of all the tasks you want MS Project to track. This WBS is then put into a timeline by establishing relationships between the tasks as well as any constraints and deadlines. Resources can then be assigned to the tasks to control the effort and duration for each task. After working out any kinks, you have your plan.
Next, MS Project can help avoid one of the major problems, Scope Creep. When your project Sponsor/Customer approves your plan, you can save a Baseline for the project. This Baseline will then be compared to the actual progress reports that come pouring in during the life of the project. MS Project draws attention to any creeping tasks and allows you to deal with them appropriately.
Finally, to avoid miscommunication, you can connect MS Project to MS Outlook to keep in contact with your team. MS Project also has a web-based application to allow Internet tracking and management of your plans, providing even more communication.
You now have no excuses for failing in your project plans. Get onboard with one of the most widely used management tools around.
Keith Pupecki
Keith Pupecki is a Principal Applications Instructor, concentrating in Project Management, Web Design Technologies & Microsoft Office programs. He is a New Horizons Certified Trainer, Project Management Professional (PMP), IT Project + and a Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW). He has been teaching for New Horizons for the last 11 years.
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