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Live Webinar – Jan 13th, 14th & 15th 2014
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT Each Day
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 3 x 2 hour Sessions – 6 Cat A PDUs / 6 CDU Total
Mpug Member Free – This is a members only opportunity
This event requires a paid MPUG membership. Join MPUG Today!

EARN AN MPUG Certificate:
Proactive Scheduling with Microsoft Project
(upon completing the three 2 hour sessions)

Ultimately, the purpose of the project schedule is to enhance the chances of successful project delivery.

  1. To be useful then, a proactive schedule should always reflect the true intention (both scope and time) AND actual progress of the project
  2. It should clearly communicate work and priorities to project team members, and
  3. It should provide accurate forecasting of remaining effort and durations and identify variances before it is too late for corrective action.

This course provides comprehensive background on the principles of Proactive Scheduling as well a practical approach to deploying these principles in Microsoft Project and Project Server.

This Microsoft Project and Project Server course will focus on scheduling best practices and enabling project managers to build solid schedules that will reflect the true status of the project and accurately forecast through completion.

The course is closely aligned with:

  • The Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures – 2nd Edition, by PMI®
  • The Practice Standard for Scheduling – 2nd Edition, by PMI®

The overall goal is to teach project managers a practical approach to ‘how’ they should be using the tools in the context of industry best practices.

Participants will get access to best practices documentation, templates, compliance filters and checklists to support their on-going work in Microsoft Project and Project Server.

Note: All three sessions must be completed for certificate to be issued

Upon completion of this course, the participants will:

  • Understand scheduling best practices
  • Understand the Microsoft Project Scheduling engine
  • Be able to create a solid project schedule in line with industry standards
  • Be able to direct team members to provide accurate status updates
  • Be able to status the project schedule and take corrective action
  • Be able to report status on the project from the schedule
  • Be able to effectively close out the project schedule after completion


Level 1 -Foundation and Schedule Development

  • PMI Practice Standards for WBS and Scheduling
  • Principles of Proactive Scheduling
  • Task Types
  • Preparing the Work Breakdown Structure (Map Day)
  • Budgeting and Cost Planning
  • Establishing Dependencies
  • Adding Deadlines and Constraints
  • Building the Team and Assigning Resources


Level 2 – Resource Leveling, Baselining and Status Input

  • Leveling Overallocated Resources
  • Schedule Compliance Checklist
  • Saving the project Baseline
  • Viewing project tasks
  • Completing the Timesheet


Level 3 -Weekly Status Updates and Reporting

  • Reviewing and approving Task Updates
  • Updating Milestones and Project Financials
  • Rescheduling incomplete work in the past
  • Identifying Variances and taking corrective action
  • Maintaining the Baseline for scope changes
  • Preparing the Project Timeline
  • Update SharePoint Project Status
  • Accessing reports in the Business Intelligence Center

JOIN MPUG FOR ONLY$129 per year and receive

  • Access to in-person chapter meetings worldwide
  • Access to weekly WebnLearns from industry leading experts and Microsoft MVPs
  • Earn Weekly PDUS with the WebnLearns
  • Full access to theWebnLearn archive,tools / templates, knowledgebase, and interactive features of MPUG.com
  • Opportunities to participate in beta testing, webcasts, product surveys and discounts on Project-related events
  • PMI and Microsoft Project educational credits for participation in meetings, special events and volunteer activities
  • Search and post Project-related job openings through the Career Center

Click to register for Proactive Scheduling with Microsoft Project: A MPUG Certificate Program