Microsoft Project Introduction

Course Outline:

Project Management Concepts

• Starting Microsoft Project 2000
• MS Project 2000 Opening Screen
• What is Project Management?
• Project Objectives; Project Methodologies
• Project Map; Outlining;
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Planning Lifecycle

Getting Started with MS Project

• Gantt Chart View; Menus; Shortcut Menus Toolbars
• Opening a Project File
• Using the Gantt Chart View
• Outline Numbers and WBS Codes
• Task Information Form; Tables
• System Options

Starting a New Project

• Overview of Project Planning
• Project Dialogue Box
• File Properties Dialogue Box; Calendars
• Outlining the Plan; Moving Tasks
• Creating a Summary Task; Task Notes
• Saving the Project; Outlining & Editing
• Techniques

Scheduling with Dates

• Using Save As; Entering Dates
• Removing Date Constraints

Estimating Timescales

• Entering Durations; Formatting Timescales
• Scheduling a Date Constraint
• The Constraint Dates Table; Deadlines

Scheduling with Dependencies

• Critical Path Analysis; Gantt Chart View
• Total and Free Slack; Types of Dependency
• Entering Dependencies
• Editing Dependency Links
• Displaying the Project Summary Task

Scheduling Issues

• Scheduling to Deadlines and Constraints
• Reviewing the Critical Path
• Creating Recurring Tasks; Splitting Tasks

Assigning Resources

• What is Resource Scheduling?
• Using the Resource Sheet
• Using Resource Information
• Basic Resource Assignments; Auto Filters
• Part-Time Resource Assignments
• Multiple Assignments On Tasks
• Assignments for Summary Tasks

Publishing Views and Reports

• Printing the Gantt Chart View
• Controlling Multiple Pages
• Headers, Footers and Legends
• Print Dialogue Box
• Printing Reports; Custom Reports
• Printing Task Notes with Gantt Charts
• Publishing and Viewing HTML documents

Managing Changes

• Baselining the Plan
• Changing the Current Date
• Rescheduling Outstanding Work