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Microsoft Project 2007 Introduction course
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Overview
This course is designed for those who require an introduction to the use of Microsoft Project as an effective software tool for project planning, task scheduling, tracking and evaluation.
Audience
Those with a responsibility for creating or managing project plans.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, delegates will be able to create and manage straightforward projects.
Prerequisites
No prior knowledge of Microsoft Project is assumed.
Course Contents (1 day)
- Fundamentals of Project Management
- The theory behind project management
- Factors to consider when running a project
- Review of terms e.g.
Gantt Chart, task, critical path, and resource - Understanding the planning, execution,
control and closure phases - The Project Interface – views, menus etc.
- Setting Base Calendar/Working Hours
- Starting a project from scratch
- Setting a project finish date or a start date,
which is best? - Setting default working times
- Entering properties
- Basing a project on a template
- Setting a project finish date or a start date,
- Tasks
- Working with Tasks/Milestones
and Recurring Tasks - Entering Durations
- Filtering Tasks
- Working with Tasks/Milestones
- Adjust Tasks
- Task Linking and Unlinking
- Change Task Relationships
- Lag and Lead-Times
- Constraints and Deadlines
- Successors and predecessors
- Outlining
- Outline the Tasks (indent and out-dent)
- Collapse and Expand the Outline
- Adjust Outline Options & Numbering
- Critical Path
- View & Tune the Critical Path
- Viewing Slack Time
- Shortening the Critical Path
- Views
- Change Views and View Scale
- Format Bars, Text and Gridlines
- The Gantt Chart Wizard
- Resources
- Create a Resource List
- Assign Work Resources
- Assign Material Resources
- Change Task Types
- Contour a Work Assignment
- Calendars
- Create Individual Resource Calendars
- Create Group Calendars
- Assign a New Base Calendar
- Using the Organiser
- Costs
- Enter Standard, Overtime &
Cost per use rates - Create a Resource Rate Table
- Assign Fixed Task and
Fixed Material Costs - Viewing Costs
- Enter Standard, Overtime &
- Adjust Resources
- Resolve Over Allocation
- Levelling Resources
- Setting Task Priorities
- Printing
- Print a View/Project
- Project Statistics
- From pre-installed reports