Certificate In Project 2010 Expert Online Course

Module One: Getting Started

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Set general, display, calendar, schedule, proofing, saving, and language options
• Customize the Ribbon and the Quick Access Toolbar
• Set defaults for task types and assignment units
• Create a template from a completed project
• Use existing projects, Microsoft SharePoint task lists, and Excel Workbooks to create projects
• Understand types of custom fields
• Create custom task, resource, and project fields
• Use a lookup table
• Create basic formulas
• Determining graphical indicator criteria
• Display a summary task
• Rearrange tasks
• Create manually scheduled tasks
• Remove a resource assignment
• Resolve resource conflicts
• Move task assignments from one resource to another
• Print a report of resource information
• Add resources to the Enterprise Resource Pool
• Import and Export Resource data
• Modify Resource Information in the Resource center
• View Resource availability across multiple projects
• Roll up tasks in the Team Planner
• Format and use styles in the Team Planner
• Prevent Allocations
• Show and Hide Team Planner information
• Review differences between planned scheduled, and actual work
• Find slack in the schedule
• Compare two versions of a project
• Calculate earned value analysis
• Understand options for sharing information
• Copy a .GIF image of your plan
• Publish your plan to a SharePoint list
• Attach documents and hyperlinks to your project
• Print a date range

Module Two: Working with the Project Environment (I)

• Lesson One: Setting General and Display Options
• Lesson Two: Setting Calendar and Schedule Options
• Lesson Three: Setting Proofing, Saving, and Language Options
• Lesson Four: Setting Advanced Options

Module Three: Working with the Project Environment (II)

• Lesson One: Customizing the Ribbon
• Lesson Two: Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
• Lesson Three: Setting Default Task Types
• Lesson Four: Changing the Default Assignment Unit Format

Module Four: Templates and Other New Project Time Savers

• Lesson One: Creating a Template from a Completed Project
• Lesson Two: Creating a Project from an Existing Project
• Lesson Three: Creating a Project from a Microsoft SharePoint Task List
• Lesson Four: Creating a Project from a Microsoft Excel Workbook

Module Five: Working with Custom Fields

• Lesson One: About Custom Field Types
• Lesson Two: Creating a Custom Field
• Lesson Three: Using a Lookup Table
• Lesson Four: Creating Basic Formulas
• Lesson Five: Determining Graphical Indicator Criteria
• Lesson Six: Importing a Custom Field
• Lesson Seven: Inserting a Custom Field

Module Six: Working with Tasks

• Lesson One: Displaying the Project Summary on a New Project
• Lesson Two: Creating Milestones
• Lesson Three: Rearranging Tasks
• Lesson Four: Cancelling an Unneeded Task
• Lesson Five: Creating Manually Scheduled Tasks
• Lesson Six: Creating a Recurring Task

Module Seven: Working with Rresources (I)

• Lesson One: Removing a Resource Assignment
• Lesson Two: Replacing a Resource Assignment
• Lesson Three: Managing Unassigned Tasks
• Lesson Four: Resolving Resource Conflicts
• Lesson Five: Printing a View or Report of Resource Information

Module Eight: Working with Resources (II)

• Lesson One: Adding Resources to the Enterprise Pool
• Lesson Two: Exporting Resource Daa
• Lesson Three: Importing Resource Data
• Lesson Four: Modifying Resource Information in the Resource Center
• Lesson Five: Viewing Availability Across Multiple Projects

Module Nine: Using the Team Planner

• Lesson One: Rolling Up Tasks
• Lesson Two: Working with Gridlines
• Lesson Three: Changing Text Styles
• Lesson Four: Changing Task Fill and Border Colors
• Lesson Five: Preventing Over Allocations
• Lesson Six: Showing and Hiding Information

Module Ten: Managing Rists and Measuring Performance

• Lesson One: Reviewing Differences Between Planned, Scheduled, and Actual Work
• Lesson Two: Finding Slack in the Schedule
• Lesson Three: Comparing Two Versions of a Project
• Lesson Four: Calculating Earned Value Analysis

Module Eleven: Communicating Project Information

• Lesson One: About Sharing Information
• Lesson Two: Copying a .GIF Image of Your Plan
• Lesson Three: Publishing a Project to a SharePoint List
• Lesson Four: Attaching Documents
• Lesson Five: Inserting Hyperlinks
• Lesson Six: Printing Based on a Date Range

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise

• “If you spend lots of time in Project, take the time to customize the environment so that it works for you.”
• “Use successful projects as a template to jump start your next project.”
• “Work with SharePoint to sync your tasks lists so that everyone in your organization can stay up to date on tasks and scheduling.”
• “Use custom fields to include the information you need for your project.”
• “Use Project Summary Tasks and milestones to get a quick glimpse of your project.”
• “You can remove or replace resources if needed.”
• “Make use of resource pools and the enterprise resource pool to capture information about shared resources.”
• “Format the Team Planner so that it is very easy to distinguish different types of information.”
• “Make your schedule work for you by reviewing differences as your project changes. Find the slack in your schedule if tasks slip.”
• “Calculate the Earned Value analysis to measure project performance.”
• “There are a variety of ways to communicate project information. Don’t worry if the people who need to see the information don’t have Project 2010.”