Microsoft Project Level 1 (Beginner)

Project: Level 1
Course Content
Lesson 1: Project Management Concepts
·        Overview to explain the functionality of Microsoft Project.
 
Lesson 2: Terminology
·        Critical Path Analysis
 
·        Free Slack
 
·        Total Slack
 
·        Scheduling Methods
 
·        Duration-Work-Units
 
·        Milestones
 
·        Task Relationships
 
·        Lead and Lag times
 
Lesson 3: Software Overview
·        The structure of Microsoft Project 
 
Lesson 4: Create a Timeline Project
·        Produce a basic project plan showing a detailed sequence of events. This initial project will reinforce the topics covered in Lesson 2.
 
Lesson 5: Resources
·        The key to using Microsoft Project to its full potential is understanding the relationship between resources and work. Resources are introduced to the case study project and a detailed investigation is then made reviewing how these resources impact the project plan.
 
Lesson 6: Create a Resource Driven Project
·        Produce a project plan driven by the availability of the resources and the estimated work required.