Course Information
Acquire knowledge and skills in project scheduling & monitoring to coordinate projects, meeting goals and targets at work.
Learning Outcomes
Do not miss this opportunity to gain invaluable knowledge of project management. Mastering the art of planning is a key to controlling project constraints. Microsoft Project provides the power and flexibility to plan and track projects and meet your business needs. This course is focusing on the useful functions and features of the application.
This course provides the participants the practical skills and structured training approach to use the Microsoft Project with its techniques and features in project planning, scheduling & monitoring. Unique features of this course include using practical scenarios in project management. At the end of the course, participants will be able to adopt management methodology based on industrial’s practices. You can leave the class knowing exactly what to do and how to use Microsoft Project in your daily project management work.
Both the examples and exercises used in the class are scenario based. We do not just teach you how the various features work, but also illustrate to you in real life scenarios when to use these features in managing your projects. It also explains how to create and manage multiple projects, set plan expectations with key stakeholders, kick off execution work, monitor and track project performance using the Earned Value Management practices and close out the project.
Course
Schedule
Course Date: TBC
Application Period: TBC
Duration: 4.5 weeks
Time: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Delivery Mode: Classroom
Venue: Ngee Ann Polytechnic
This course may be conducted online subject to Covid-19 guidelines.
Ngee Ann Polytechnic reserves the right to reschedule / cancel any programme, modify the fees and amend information without prior notice.
Lesson Plan
- Enter and schedule tasks
- Working with calendars
- Gantt Chart and network diagram
- Critical Path Method and Analysis
- Assign resources and resources levelling
- Set baseline
- Monitoring of project (tracking)
- Normal and Crash Time Relationship (Project Crashing)
- Time-Cost Trade-Off and Optimization
- Define custom table
- Printing of views and tables and producing status reports
- Creating, customising graphical report and visual report
- Timeline
- Practical Exercises
- Fine tuning the project plan and information
- Setting up a recurring task, task constraints, shifting tasks, elapse time
- Customise field with formulas
- Define codes for Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Assign material resources
- Tracking progress against the project plan
- Controlling the Project Cost using BCWS, BCWP and ACWP
- Exporting time scaled cost data into Microsoft Excel and plot graph to show the
Scurve - Consolidating several projects together and create master plan
- Creating dependencies (linking) between projects
- Sharing resources among projects and resources pool
- Sorting, grouping and filtering project information
- Advanced customisation of MS Project – Using the Organizer
- Using Microsoft Project with other programs
- Import/export project information from/to other applications
- Copying project information for presentation as a GIF file
Trainer's Profile
Heng Song Ning is a full-time lecturer with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, currently serving as Senior Advisor under the School of Engineering. He has been involved in continuing education for the industries and adult learners, specializing in project management, project planning and Microsoft Project software. He is also a member of Project Management Institute, PMI (USA).
Song Ning has been actively conducting short courses on Project Planning and Scheduling (Using Microsoft Project) for the past 21 years. He also conducted many customized in-house/in-company training courses for local SME and MNC.
1999 – Present 21 yrs
Overseas Course Trainer (Microsoft Project specialization) in East and West Malaysia
2001 – Present 19 yrs
License & Certification Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) - Managing Projects with Microsoft Project
By Microsoft Corporation
Certification
Entry Requirements
The course is suitable for project managers, executives, administrators, supervisors and officers, and/or anyone responsible for coordinating projects, meeting goals and targets as part of their work.
Course Fees
Funding period for this course is from 1 Jul 2023 to 30 Sep 2024.
SkillsFuture Credit
All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses. Visit the SkillsFuture Credit website to choose from the courses available on the Training Exchange course directory.
Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)
NTUC members enjoy 50% unfunded course fee support for up to $250 each year (or up to $500 for NTUC members aged 40 years old and above) when you sign up for courses supported under UTAP (Union Training Assistance Programme). Please visit e2i’s website to find out more.
Enhanced training support for SMEs
For enhanced training support for SMEs, enter SME in the promo code during course application.
Long Term Visit Pass Plus (LTVP+) holders, please furnish the following documents to the course administrator to qualify for SSG funding:
Self-sponsored learner (**LTVP+): Copy of your green visit pass card, with the word ‘PLUS’ on the back of the card.
Co-sponsored learner (##LTVP+): Copy of valid and current Letter of Consent (LOC) from MOM
GST Increment in 2024
Please note that the GST rate will be revised to 9% with effect from 1 Jan 2024, as such any payable course fees will be subjected to the new GST rate adjustments in 2024.
Note:
- The fees below are determined based on prevailing funding policies and subject to review and revision.
- Please refer to our FAQs for more information.
Ngee Ann Polytechnic reserves the right to reschedule/cancel any programme, modify the fees and amend information without prior notice.
| Applicants / Eligibility | Fees |
|---|---|
| Full course fee | $603.86 |
| Singaporeans aged below 40 qualified for SkillsFuture Funding | $181.16 |
| Singaporeans aged 40 & above qualified for SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy | $70.36 |
| Singaporeans qualified for Enhanced Training Support for SMEs | $70.36 |
| Singapore Permanent Residents & **LTVP+ qualified for SkillsFuture Funding | $181.16 |
| Singapore Permanent Residents & ##LTVP+ qualified for Enhanced Training Support for SMEs | $70.36 |
| Others (and Repeat Students) | $603.86 |