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ASTA POWERPROJECT TRAINING COURSES

For more information please contact Laura HortonT: 01844 263299E: [email protected]

www.astadev.com

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ASTA POWERPROJECT TRAINING COURSES

Courses

Create and Manage Projects with 3Asta Powerproject

An Introduction to Asta Powerproject 4

Reporting, Monitoring and Controlling 5Projects with Asta Powerproject

Resource and Cost Management with 6Asta Powerproject

Managing Progress and S-curve Reporting 7with Asta Powerproject

House Building Training Course with 8Asta Powerproject

Asta Powerproject Core Training Courses 9Module options:

Basic Introduction

Baselines & Progress

Formatting & Codes

Costs & Histograms

Resources & Histograms

LocationsAt our Thame Training Centre, Oxfordshire

On site at your office

Other regional UK locations

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ASTA POWERPROJECT TRAINING

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Excellent course. Best

format for softwaretraining I have

attended.

Kevin BassamProject Manager - Civils,

Volker Fitzpatrick

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This course has 12 hours CPD

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Create and Manage Projectswith Asta Powerproject

COURSE CONTENT

This is a two-day training course designed for construction professionals who need tounderstand the key concepts and features within Asta Powerproject. Exercises andcoursework are based on construction-specific projects.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is designed for those who are new to Asta Powerproject as well as existingusers who need a practical course focused on using the key features of the software.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, delegates will be able to create and track an entire projectfrom start to completion. They will be able to create a fully linked bar chart with acritical path and then learn how this can be updated with progress. Key presentationfeatures, including codes, formatting, views and filters will also be covered so thatprojects can be presented professionally.

DURATION

2 days

TOPICS INCLUDE:

An introduction to Asta Powerproject

Determining the project and coding structure

Creating schedules

Scheduling techniques

Customising views

Printing

Annotations

Calendars

Baselines and progress

Reporting, filters and sorts

PROGRESSION

Resource and Cost Management with Asta Powerproject

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COURSE CONTENT

This is a one day introduction course to Asta Powerproject aimed at getting users upto speed quickly with the basics of the software.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is designed for anyone who wants to create plans and update them usingAsta Powerproject. It is suitable for users who are new to the product or those whowish to improve their understanding of the main features.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, delegates will be able to create a fully linked project planwith a critical path, update the plan with progress and present the planprofessionally.

DURATION

1 day

TOPICS INCLUDE:

Basic task creation

Bar chart formatting

Coding with code libraries

Critical path

Progress

Printing and annotations

PROGRESSION

Reporting, Monitoring and Controlling Projects with Asta Powerproject

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Fantastic! Met all my objectives.

Darren CleggPrinciple Project Planner,

Urban Vision

Very informative and effective course.

Provides sufficientknowledge to use Asta Powerproject

immediately.

Craig BoldingSenior Surveyor, Osborne

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An Introduction to AstaPowerproject

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Very good course. The trainer

was very helpful andknowledgeable.

Gareth RobertsProjects Manager, Mansell

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COURSE CONTENT

This is a one-day training course designed to help Asta Powerproject users build onwhat was learnt on the one-day introductory course.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is designed for users who have either attended the ‘Introduction to AstaPowerproject’ course or have at least two months’ experience using AstaPowerproject. It is suitable for delegates who need to actively control projects,update progress and provide management reporting.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course delegates will be able to use Asta Powerproject at a moreadvanced level. They will be able to work with baselines and multiple progress linesas well as understand how to use some of the reporting functionality available.

DURATION

1 day

TOPICS INCLUDE:

Calendars

Work Breakdown Structure

Views, filters and sorts

Book In and Book Out

Baselines and progress

Reporting

PROGRESSION


Reporting, Monitoring and ControllingProjects with Asta Powerproject

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All aspects excellent, well

covered and well presented.Jozef Mountain

Site Manager, Kier Southern

The course was well received by all who attended and

covered exactly theinformation that was

required.David Johnson

Planning ManagerKier Marriott

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COURSE CONTENT

This is a one-day training course for professionals who need to manage project costsand/or resources within Asta Powerproject.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is designed for individuals who have at least two months’ experience ofAsta Powerproject, or have attended one of the following courses:

• Create and Manage Projects with Asta Powerproject

• Introduction to Asta Powerproject

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, delegates will be able to allocate costs and resources to tasks and then to report on these allocations using histograms. They will also be shown how to compare and report against planned vs actual data usingbaselines.

DURATION

1 day

TOPICS INCLUDE:

Resource and cost libraries

Allocating resources and costs

Cost and resource histograms

Creating cost and resource tables

Baselines and Progress

Reporting

PROGRESSION

Managing, Progress & S-curve Reporting with Asta Powerproject


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The course was most enjoyable and I am now easily ableto put into practicemany of the topics

covered.

Mike JacksonRegional Planner for the

South West, Bailey BuildingServices

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COURSE CONTENT

This is a one-day course for those users who want to look at some of the advancedprogress features of Asta Powerproject.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Experienced users of Asta Powerproject who have attended our two-day ‘Create andManage Projects’ course and ideally our ‘Resource and Cost Management’ coursewho are looking to create S-curves for progress reporting.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course delegates will be able to progress their projects using all thelatest features of Asta Powerproject and to produce an S-curve report in both AstaPowerproject and Excel.

DURATION

1 day

TOPICS INCLUDE:

Preparing the project for S-curve reporting

Baseline creation and merging into baselines

Advanced column creation to create suggested Progress Tables

New ‘Overall Percent Complete’ explanations

Progress Options

Straight Line v Jagged Line programmes

Introduction and explanation of ‘Transfer Progress macro’ to facilitate therunning of Straight Line and Jagged Line programmes

S-curve creation in Asta Powerproject

Exporting to Excel

ASAP v ALAP S-curves

User column creation to create columns for ‘Comments’, ‘Reasons for Delay’and ‘Others’ as directed

'Progress At’ and ‘Progress In’ period tables

Managing Progress and S-curve Reportingwith Asta Powerproject

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COURSE CONTENT

This is a one-day training course designed for house builders who want to use AstaPowerproject to help them meet their completion targets on time. The course is basedentirely on practical examples relevant to the house building industry.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is designed for those who are new to Asta Powerproject as well as existingusers who need a practical course focused on project management in house building.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Through the specific examples and exercises the delegate will gain practicalexperience of how to use Asta Powerproject to manage house building projects. At theend of the course, delegates will be able to:

Quickly create a plan showing the build stages for different house types.

Pull out reports showing the jobs for each sub-contractor from the main projectplan.

Include upstream activities, like the land programme and materialsprocurement, in your overall plan.

Plan projects backwards from fixed end dates.

Produce high quality printed or electronic output, including borders andannotations.

DURATION

1 day

TOPICS INCLUDE:

Getting started

Creating templates to speed up planning

Creating build programmes

Managing sub-contractors

Capturing progress from site

Monitoring completion dates

Managing upstream activities, like the land programme

Outputting presentation quality plans

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The excellent standard of on sitetraining provided byAsta continues toallow our users to

utilise the fullpotential of this

extremely powerfuland effective

management tool.

Mick MoorhouseDirector, Hargreaves Contracting

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Asta Powerproject Core Training Courses


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Well presented course, was delivered

at a good pace, I found it very

relevant.

Dean HowardConstruction Manager,

Mansell Construction Services Ltd

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Each course has 3 hours CPD

Asta Powerproject half-day modules are an invaluable opportunity for your company to getteam members up to speed on aspects of our software. We have an extensive range ofmodules, all of which include practical exercises. Choose 2 modules to create yourcompany’s 1-day core training course.

All new users of Asta Powerproject should include the ‘Basic Introduction’ module.

MODULES

1. BASIC INTRODUCTIONGets you up to speed with the basics of the software.

Basic calendarsCreate a fully linked bar chartSummary tasks

2. BASELINES & PROGRESSWork with baselines and multiple progress lines to record and actively update progress.

Creating a baselineTablesMultiple progress periods

3. FORMATTING & CODESLearn key features of the software to present projects professionally.

Code librariesFiltersSortsViews

4. COSTS & HISTOGRAMSAllocate costs to tasks and report using histograms. Compare and report plannedagainst actual data using baselines.

Creating cost centresAllocating costsBaselinesHistograms

5. RESOURCES & HISTOGRAMSAllocate resources to tasks and report using histograms. Compare and report plannedagainst actual data using baselines.

Creating resourcesAllocating resourcesBaselinesHistograms

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All our Asta Powerproject courses count towards your CPD goals. We can also run bespoke training sessions for your company. To book or discover more about our courses call Laura Horton directly on 01844 263 299or email [email protected].

Alternatively register your interest by faxing this form back to 01844 261 314.

Course title Duration CPD hours 4

Create and Manage Projects with Asta Powerproject 2 days 12 hours

An Introduction to Asta Powerproject 1 day 6 hours

Reporting, Monitoring and Controlling Projects with Asta Powerproject 1 day 6 hours

Resource and Cost Management with Asta Powerproject 1 day 6 hours

Managing Progress and S-curve Reporting with Asta Powerproject 1 day 6 hours

House Building Training Course with Asta Powerproject 1 day 6 hours

Asta Powerproject Core Training Courses: *2 modules must be undertaken per day

Basic Introduction* Half-day 3 hours

Baselines & Progress* Half-day 3 hours

Formatting & Codes* Half-day 3 hours

Costs & Histograms* Half-day 3 hours

Resources & Histograms* Half-day 3 hours

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