Course Outlines - Microsoft Project 2007 Crash Course

Microsoft^Ž Project 2007 Crash Course: Learn Project in Two Days!

Length: 2 days
CPE: 16 hours
PDUs: 13
Prerequisites: Familiarity with the Windows operating system and Project Management Essentials or equivalent knowledge.

Performance-Based Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

explore the Microsoft Office Project environment and the various views in which you can verify project information
create a new project plan
manage tasks by organizing them and setting task relationships
manage resources in a project plan
finalize the project plan
exchange project plan data with other applications
update a project plan
manage project costs
report project data visually
reuse project plan information

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project

Explore the Microsoft Project 2007 Environment

Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views

Lesson 2: Creating a Project Plan

Create a New Project Plan

Assign a Project Calendar

Add Tasks to the Project Plan

Enter the Task Duration Estimates

Add Resources in the Project Plan

Lesson 3: Managing Tasks in a Project Plan

Outline Tasks

Add a Recurring Task

Link Dependent Tasks

Set a Constraint to a Task

Set a Task Deadline

Add Notes to a Task

Lesson 4: Managing Resources in a Project Plan

Create a Resource Calendar

Assign Resources to Tasks

Assign Additional Resources to a Task

Enter Costs for Resources

Enter Values for Budget Resources

Resolve Resource Conflicts

Lesson 5: Finalizing the Project Plan

Display the Critical Path

Shorten the Project Duration

Set a Baseline

Print a Project Summary Report

Lesson 6: Exchanging Project Plan Data with Other Applications

Import Project Information

Export Project Plan Data into Excel

Copy a Picture of the Project Plan Information

Lesson 7: Updating a Project Plan

Enter Task Progress

Enter Overtime Work

Split a Task

Reschedule a Task

Filter Tasks

Set an Interim Plan

Create a Custom Table

Create a Custom Repor

Lesson 8: Managing Project Costs

Update Cost Rate Tables

Group Costs

Link Documents to a Project Plan

Lesson 9: Reporting Project Data Visually

Create a Visual Report

Customize a Visual Report

Create a Visual Report Template

Lesson 10: Reusing Project Plan Information

Create a Project Plan Template

Create a Custom View

Make Custom Views Available to Other Project Plans

Share Resources

Create a Master Project

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