Course Outline

Microsoft Project 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 2010 at the Expert level.

 

Day 1:  Creating a Project

Unit 1:  Project 2010 basics

·         Project management concepts

·         Exploring the Project 2010 window

·         Using Help

·         Working with a project file

·         Closing a file and exiting Project 2010

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

·         Task Relationships

·         Working with advanced task options

Unit 4:  Managing resources

·         Creating a base calendar

·         Working with resources and calendars

·         Working with Project costs

Unit 5:  Views and tables

·         Working with views

·         Working with tables

Unit 6:  Filtering, grouping, and sorting

·         Working with filters

·         Working with groups

·         Sorting tasks and resources

Unit 7:  Finalizing the task plan

·         Finalizing the schedule

·         Resolving resource conflicts

 

 

 

 

 

Day 2:  Managing a Project

Unit 8:  Templates and importing data

·         Working with templates

·         Creating projects from other programs

Unit 9:  Managing a project

·         Setting baselines

·         Updating an active project

·         Monitoring progress

Unit 10:        Analyzing and adjusting the plan

·         Analyzing the plan

·         Delays and conflicts

·         Team planner view

Unit 11:        Working with reports

·         Standard reports

·         Visual reports

Unit 12:        Customizing project environment

·         Creating custom views

·         Creating macros

·         Gantt chart formatting

·         Custom fields

Unit 13:        Managing multiple projects

·         Consolidating and sharing projects

·         Sharing resources across projects

Unit 14:        Exchanging project data

·         Collaboration

·         Hyperlinks

·         Exporting data to other Office applications