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Project 2007 Hands-On Training with UMT Consulting
on February 3rd, 2009 in Los Angeles

Join us for this one-day hands-on training which will highlight Microsoft Project best practices. This event will cover several useful tips for improving your productivity with Microsoft Project including:

• How to Reduce project schedule maintenance time by:
  • Defining calendars
  • Setting project options
  • Defining resources
  • Defining the project summary task
• Constraint Types – What are they and how to use them:
  • Properly setting constraint types
  • Deadlines vs Constraints
  • Improving CPM analysis by accurately identifying dependencies
• Best Practices
  • Views: selecting views and splits
  • Filtering and grouping
  • Auto indent/hiding the view bar
  • % Complete vs % Work complete (Actual Duration/Duration or Actual Work/Work)
  • Methods for analyzing over allocations
• And more!

Location:  Microsoft – Los Angeles
333 S Grand Ave
Suite 3300
Los Angeles CA 90071

Date:  February 3, 2009

Time:  9:00am – 12:30pm

Cost:  *Free!*

Course Highlights

• Hands-on training
• Tips on improving your project schedule
• Learn how to use constraints in Microsoft Project
• Hear about best practices from the instructor and your peers

Who Should Attend: This course is for Project Managers, Project Coordinators, or Project Task Owners who would benefit from learning how to better utilize Microsoft Project.

Prerequisites: To gain the most from this event, attendees should have a working knowledge of basic Project Management practices and terminology. Attendees should also have some experience working in Microsoft Project.

Registration: If you’re a customer of mine and you’re interested in registering, please contact me for details.  Note: This special, no charge training event will fill quickly and space is limited, so be sure to register as soon as possible to reserve your seat.

Sincerely,
UMT Consulting Group