Duration: 3 days

Fee: US$ 290.00

Full Course Outline

Prerequisites: Windows 95 or equivalent knowledge

Learning the basics

v        Understanding project management

· Setting project goals

· Identifying project milestones

· Using the Gantt chart

· Using the PERT chart

v        Learning Microsoft Project basics

· Working with automatic corrections

· Creating Gantt chart notes

v        Working with Project tasks

· Adding multiple tasks

· Entering recurring tasks

v        Establishing and understanding task relationships

· Understanding lag time and lead time

· Viewing task relationships using the task form

v        Outlining your Project

· Creating an outline

· Collapsing and expanding tasks

Working with Resources

v        Managing Project resources

· Using the resource pool

· Entering a resource note

v        Changing working time

· Assigning resources to a new calendar

v        Scheduling with resources

· Establishing a scheduling method

· Assigning multiple resources to one task

v        Managing resource workloads

· Resolving resource conflicts yourself

· Leveling resources automatically

· Creating a baseline

Viewing a Plan

v        Applying Project filters and sorting

· Specifying filter criteria

· Sorting by multiple fields

·  Changing timescales increments

v        Working with multiple projects

· Using advanced searching techniques

· Using the consolidate command

· Assigning a subproject to a master project

v        Printing views and reports

· Communicating project information

· Previewing and printing views

Controlling the Project

v        Adjust project costs

· Computing costs

· Reducing costs

· Creating an under budget filter

v        Scheduling task constraints

· Comparing baseline vs. actual data

v        Working with the critical path

· Crashing the critical path

· Viewing a PERT chart

Customizing Microsoft Project

v        Customizing tables, views and reports

· Creating a custom table

· Copying tables, views and reports from one project to another

v        Customizing the project environment

· Understanding macros

· Creating a custom toolbar