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Open Workbench

Description
Uncover the full power of OpenWorkbench in real-life planning problems. Understand what it takes to create a schedule that is not only usefull at the start of the project, but can also be used and maintained throughout the project with limited efforts

Duration
2 days

Price
1000 Euro (ex. VAT). 
Audience
The course is intended for Project Managers  who want to understand the technical details of OpenWorkbench and get hands-on hints and tips how to create performant and dynamic schedules
Schedule
See our course schedule for all details about upcoming courses and to register


In this course you will learn:
     - Technical details how to use OpenWorkbench
     - Practical details how to set up a schedule that can evolve over time
     - Insight how to create plans that are split over several schedules

Introduction
  • Project Management Processes
  • Project Management Processes: Planning
  • Project Management Processes: Controlling
  • Clarity Process Flow
  • Getting Started with Open Workbench
  • Opening a Project
  • Navigating Open Workbench
  • Editing Multiple Tasks
  • Using the Shortcut Bar

Views

  • Editing View Layout
  • Gantt Chart Freeze Option
  • Saving a View
  • Formatting List Objects
  • Customize View Display Colors
  • Tabulating a View
  • Changing the View Time Scale
  • The Library
  • Managing the View Library
  • Using Highlights
  • Editing Highlights
  • Creating a Text Highlight
  • CASE STUDY: Creating Highlights
  • Filters and Sorts
  • Creating Filters and Sorts
  • Applying Formatting, Filters and Sorts

Define Project & WBS

  • Defining Project Properties
  • Adding Resources to the Project Team
  • General Task Properties
  • Changing Priorities
  • Advanced Task Properties
  • Cut/Copy/Paste Tasks

Resources, dependencies

  • Viewing Resource Properties
  • Assigning Resources to Tasks
  • Transferring Assignments
  • Creating Links in a Gantt Chart View
  • Creating Dependencies in a Spreadsheet View
  • Editing Dependencies in the Task Properties Sheet
  • Using the CPM Network
  • CASE STUDY: Dependencies

Scheduling

  • Scheduling a Project
  • Calculating Task Duration
  • Calculating the Critical Path
  • Manual Scheduling
  • Using Autoschedule
  • Steps of Autoschedule
  • Rules ofAutoschedule
  • Task Duration Types
  • Fixed Task Duration
  • Locking Tasks for Scheduling
  • Demo: Scheduling from a Finish Date
  • Imposed Start and Finish Dates
  • Demonstration: Imposing Project Start and Finish Dates
  • Backward/Reverse Autoschedule
  • Scheduling From a Finish Date
  • CASE STUDY: Scheduling From a Finish Date
  • The Critical Path - Terms and Definitions
  • Critical Path Method
  • Loading Patterns
  • Front vs. Contour Loading
  • Using a Fixed Loading Pattern
  • Baselining the Plan
  • Creating a Baseline
  • CASE STUDY: Scheduling and Refining the Project

Controlling

  • Using Timesheets
  • Adding Tasks to a Timesheet in Clarity
  • Approving Timesheets
  • Variance Analysis

Multiple projects

  • Session Objectives
  • Managing Multiple Projects
  • Planning in Multiple-Tiered Environments
  • Multiple Project Opportunities
  • External Dependencies
  • Using Parts of Subprojects
  • CASE STUDY: Working With Subprojects