Project 2002 (xp) - introduction

course description
this hands-on course is suitable for users who need to want to plan, monitor and communicate schedule details and explore the tools provided by project 2002 (xp).
target audience
new or inexperienced users of project 2002 (xp)

at course completion
after completing this course, participants will be able to:

• prepare the planning environment and set preferences
• define and create a project structure using established techniques
• determine task relationships and constraints.
• allocate and manage resources
• analyse and adjust the critical path
• produce reports and charts

prerequisites
to fully benefit from the course, participants are expected to be familiar with windows 95, windows 98 or windows nt 4 and have experience using both the keyboard and mouse. some knowledge of other office applications (such as word, excel or access) is useful but not essential.

related courses
windows 95, 98 or nt primer
tailored training is available
topics
introduction to microsoft project-fundamentals of project management;examining microsoft project
starting a project-overview of the planning process;defining project information
task relationships-linking tasks and observing the critical path;modifying task relationships;constraints
outlining-organizing the task list into an outline;viewing levels of detail; using drawing tools;
adding and assigning resources-creating and assigning a basecalendar;entering and assigning resources;working with project costs
analyzing the project-resolving time restrictions;resolving resource conflicts;
displaying project data-exploring views;generating project reports
sorting and filtering data-sorting project data; filtering project data; creating custom filters.