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Session Title:  Microsoft Project Inappropriate Practices
Speaker(s), Company:  Sam Huffman , The Versatile Company
Track:  Product Session
Session Code:  PC345
Presented By:  Instructor Led Lab
Level:  300
Audience: 
Product(s):  Project
Solution:  Scheduling
Abstract: 
This session will walk the attendee through 9 practices that are sure to be problematic. Topics will include but are not limited to:
a.       Including summary tasks in project sequencing;
b.      Assigning resources to summary tasks;
c.       Constraining activities rather than sequencing dynamically;
d.      Scheduling project tasks as late as possible;
e.      Leveling resources without analysis;
f.        Inadequate baselining techniques;
g.       Using elapsed durations for team schedules;
h.      Incorrect calendar association resulting in incorrect schedules;
i.         Organizing project tasks incorrectly forcing incorrect reports.
Key Learning Objectives: 
After attending this session the attendee should be able to: 1) identify inapropriate practices in their MS Project schedules. 2) Resolve issues created by these practices and 3) leverage their learning in future project plans by avoiding the recurrence of "Inappropriate Practices".
Proposed Demos:  Each of the identified "inappropriate practices" affect a project plan. The demonstrations are: 1) violate an established best practice, 2)identify and illustrate the issues created and 3) resolve them quickly.