Microsoft Project Introduction

Microsoft Project Introduction

Course Outline:

Course Introduction
·     Starting & exiting Project
·     The Project screen
·     Toolbars & mouse techniques
·     Accessing Help
Defining a Project
·     Jargon words
·     Goals, tasks & milestones
·     Determining a sequence
·     Structuring the project
Creating a New Project Plan
·     Templates
·     Project Information
·     File Properties
Project Calendars
·     The standard Project calendar
·     Default settings
·     Changing working time
·     Creating new base calendars
·     Project Organizer
The Task List
·     Entering tasks & durations
·     Elapsed time
·     Entering milestones
·     Previewing & printing tasks
·     Saving the project
 
Structuring the Task List
·     Outlining the plan
·     Showing & hiding tasks
·     Outline numbers & symbols
·     Project summary task
Editing & Formatting Tasks
·     Inserting & deleting tasks
·     Moving tasks
·     Formatting the task list
·     Filtering tasks
·     Defining recurring tasks
·     Entering task notes & hyperlinks
Linking Tasks
·     Link types
·     Entering links
·     Lead & lag times
·     Splitting tasks
·     Task date constraints & deadlines
·     Viewing the critical path
Formatting the Gantt Chart
·     The Gantt Chart wizard
·     Formatting the Gantt Chart
·     Bar styles & gridlines
·     Timescale
·     Inserting text boxes & pictures
·     Attaching objects
Resources & Costs
·     Creating a resource sheet
·     Using the resource sheet
·     Editing resource calendars
·     Assigning resources
·     Resolving overallocation & conflicts
·     Resource optimisation
·     Using the cost table
Views
·     Task & resource views
·     Filtering and sorting
·     Copy picture tool
Multiple Projects
·     Inserting Projects
Controlling a Project
·     Saving a baseline
·     Recording actual progress
·     Tracking progress
·     Working with progress lines
·     Updating the project
·     Comparing baseline & actual
Reporting
·     Printing reports
·     Print preview & page setup