Microsoft Project 2007 Level 1

Microsoft Project 2007 Level 1

Course ID: M171
Duration: 2 days

Prerequisites

Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista

Course Objectives

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

Understand the basic operations of the software, work with windows, menus, commands, and views
Create a new project file and create, edit and outline a task list, as well as establish dependencies by linking tasks
Add and assign resources to a project file, work with project calendars, and enter project costs, such as standard, variable and fixed costs
Apply page setup options, create headers and footers, insert page breaks, and preview and print project information
Apply task type settings, modify fixed tasks, set task constraints, and define and format the critical path
Apply preset and custom contours, edit resource assignments, identify and resolve resource overallocations, and set and modify a baseline
Track the progress of a project, update tasks and the schedule, and compare baseline and actual data
Sort, filter, and group views
Format views and format the Gantt Chart

Course Content

The Basics
Project Management Concepts ; Getting Started ; Project Application and Project File Windows ; Project Guide ; Project Menus and Commands ; Filing Projects ; Displaying Project Views ; Moving Within a View

Project Creation
Project Information ; Creating Task Lists ; Editing Task Lists ; Outlining Task Lists ; Task Dependencies ; Modifying Task Dependencies ; Task Information

Project Resources and Costs
Project Resources ; Resource Assignment Concepts ; Assigning Resources ; Working with Project Calendars ; Working with Resource Calendars ; Working with Task Calendars ; Entering Project Costs

Printing Schedule Information
Page Setup Options ; Previewing Views and Reports ; Printing Project Information

Changing Scheduling Methods
Resource Assignment Concepts ; Task Type Settings ; Applying Task Type Settings ; Task Constraints ; Defining the Critical Path ; Formatting the Critical Path

Resolving Resource Conflicts
Preset Contours ; Applying Preset Contours ; Editing Resource Assignments ; Resource Overallocations ; Locating Resource Overallocations ; Resolving Resource Overallocations ; Saving the Baseline

Tracking Project Progress
Tracking Task Progress ; Updating Tasks ; Updating the Remaining Schedule ; Comparing Baseline and Actual Data

Sorting, Filtering and Grouping
Sorting Views ; Filtering Views ; Grouping Within Views

Formatting the Project Environment
Formatting Views ; Formatting the Gantt Chart

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