Microsoft Project Training Tips - Are You Still Using Excel

Many managers and supervisors involved in projectslonger than expected? Perhaps you were unable to
understand the task that needs to be done. But thedetermine early enough when you needed the next
coordination of the team and the assignment oftrade. This is a classic failure of a scheduling system
responsibilities for tasks is where they lose efficiency. Itthat uses Microsoft Excel. Whereas with Microsoft
is common for managers to use Microsoft Excel to listProject, the impact on successive tasks of a delay
all the tasks they need to do. However, when they arecan be immediately determined.
tracking, they run into difficulty and the limitations ofIt gets you results.
Excel become obvious. Furthermore, Excel does notBy correctly updating your progress in Microsoft
give the ability to analyse your resource allocations.Project, the impact on the remaining tasks is
After you learn the best practice methods taught inimmediately obvious supplying you with a new start
Microsoft Project Training, you will discover the powerand finish date for the remaining tasks and a new
Microsoft Project will play in your project managementproject finish date. This immediately shows you if your
role.program will result in your finish date going beyond
The major advantages of using Microsoft Projectyour contract finish date and allows you to identify "the
over Excel are:-size of the problem". This clarity allows you then to
It wins you jobsanalyze your program to find a solution. With Excel,
If you submit a tender response that contains a glossythere are no predecessor relationships between tasks
brochure about your company and your people, andand therefore any issues on site and their impact on
back this up with a program that consists of an Excelyour program and end date are not immediately
spreadsheet with blocked-out coloured cells, your abilityobvious.
to plan and manage in the eyes of a tender evaluationThe major advantages of Microsoft Project over
panel will be less than a competing response that isExcel is the functionality that comes with a software
complemented by a professional Gantt Chart program.developed for the purpose of planning and managing
It gets you organised.projects. Your project management experience can
Have you ever had a tradesman turn up before yoube greatly enhanced by getting effective Microsoft
are ready for them because other trades had takenProject Training.