Microsoft Project 2003: Level 1

Course objectives:
Welcome to Microsoft Project 2003: Level 1. This course is the first in a series of two courses designed for individuals who will use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 as a tool to assist them in managing projects. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources, and resource assignments.

You will create a project plan file containing tasks, organize these tasks in a work breakdown structure containing task relationships, create and assign resources, and finalize the project to implement the project plan.

Requirements:
This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage those project plans.

Students enrolling in this class should have the following:

An understanding of project management concepts.

Knowledge of a Windows operating system, either Windows 2000 : Introduction or Windows XP : Introduction.


Course content:
Creating a Project Plan File

Create a Project Plan File

Create and Assign a Project Calendar

Add Tasks to the Project Plan File

Add a Project Summary Task

Add a Recurring Task

Enter Task Duration Estimates
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure

Outline Tasks

Link Dependent Tasks

Identify Deliverables in the Project Plan File

Constrain Tasks

Set a Task Deadline
Creating and Assigning Resources

Create Resources

Create a Resource Calendar

Assign Resources

Assign Additional Resources to a Task

Resolve Resource Conflicts
Finalizing the Project Plan

View the Critical Path

Shorten the Project Duration

Set a Baseline

Display Project Summary Information