Microsoft Project 2007

Overview

A course designed to explain the concepts, features and facilities of Microsoft Project. Delegates will learn how to identify, manage and organise tasks and the resources needed to complete a project, whilst keeping an eye on costs and time.
Course objectives

This 'hands-on' course is designed to lead delegates through the important features of Microsoft Project. Delegates will learn how to use this excellent tool in the planning, organisation and management of both tasks and resources under the constraints of time and cost to achieve a final project target.
By the end of this course you will have learned

• What is project management
• Project toolbars; shortcut menus; scroll bars
• Opening, saving and closing a project
• Planning and creating a schedule - setting the start date, entering, deleting, moving tasks
• The work breakdown structure
• Task relationships - selecting and linking tasks, task dependencies; formatting
• The Gantt chart wizard; the format menu; constraining tasks
• Printing and printing views
• reating resources; over allocation; calendars; assigning costs; tracking progress; communicating progress; multiple projects; project quick reference.

Who should attend
People who are responsible for project planning, and those who need a solid background in the use of Microsoft Project, or to assess the potential of this application.
Pre-requisites
Knowledge of Microsoft Project is not required, but experience of other Microsoft applications would be useful.
Course synopsis

• What is project management?
• Project management tools
• Starting Project: the project screen
• Opening/closing/saving projects
• Creating a schedule - entering tasks and durations
• Outlining the schedule - the work breakdown structure
• Selecting and linking tasks
• Task dependencies
• Formatting the project plan
• Lead and lag time
• Elapsed time
• Constraining tasks
• Printing
• Creating resources
• Allocating resources
• Filters
• Resource units
• Over allocation
• Levelling resources
• Calendars
• Costs
• Tracking progress