Course Outline

Microsoft Project 2003/2007/2010: Creating and Managing Projects

 

Days:  2

Prerequisites:  Windows Introduction or equivalent experience. Project management knowledge recommended and being familiar with terms such as Gantt Chart, PERT Chart, task, critical path, and resources.

Overview:  During this two-day course, students will learn how to use Microsoft Project to assist them with planning and creating a project and how to use Microsoft Project to manage a project plan after the project has begun. This course meets the Microsoft Proficiency Guidelines for Project 2003/2007/2010at the Expert level.

 

Day 1:  Creating a Project

Unit 1:  Project 2003 basics

·         Project management concepts

·         Exploring the Project 2003 window

·         Using Help

·         Working with a project file

·         Closing a file and exiting Project 2003

Unit 2:  Working with tasks

·         Creating a task list

·         Modifying a task list

·         Creating the Work Breakdown Structure

·         Customizing WBS codes

Unit 3:  Scheduling tasks

·         Setting up task links

·         Working in Network Diagram view

·         Working with advanced task options

Unit 4:  Managing resources

·         Creating a base calendar

·         Working with resources and calendars

·         Working with resource costs

Unit 5:  Working with task views

·         Working in Calendar view

·         Customizing other views

Unit 6:  Filtering, grouping, and sorting

·         Working with filters

·         Working with groups

·         Sorting a view

Unit 7:  Finalizing the task plan

·         Finalizing the schedule

·         Resolving resource conflicts

 

 

 

 

 

Day 2:  Managing a Project

Unit 8:  Tracking project work

·         Project management concepts

·         Saving a baseline plan

·         Updating the progress of tasks

·         Working with the Earned Value table

·         Viewing task progress

Unit 9: Analyzing and adjusting schedules

·         Analyzing schedules

·         Rescheduling the project

·         Adjusting resource schedules

Unit 10:        Formatting and printing

·         Formatting a project file

·         Using drawing tools

·         Printing views and reports

·         Customizing reports

Unit 11:        Customizing project environment

·         Creating custom views

·         Creating macros

·         Creating a toolbar and a menu

·         Creating a custom table

Unit 12:        Managing multiple projects

·         Consolidating and sharing projects

·         Sharing resources across projects

Unit 13:        Project communications

·         Setting up project messaging

·         Exporting project data to the Web

·         Saving projects to Microsoft Project 98

Unit 14:        Exchanging project data

·         Importing data

·         Importing data from a Microsoft Access database

·         Exporting data

·         Copying data