Microsoft Project Training Course 2003 Advanced

Overview and objectives of the Microsoft Project Training Course

On this Microsoft Project Training Course you will learn to save a baseline and an interim plan, update percentage of tasks completed, actual start date, actual work, and actual costs for a resource, use the Earned Value table to monitor the actual and estimated costs of tasks, and view task progress in Gantt Chart view and Network Diagram view . You will learn to analyze the project by viewing the project status, critical path, and slack in the schedule, reschedule the project by splitting tasks, and adjust resource schedules by delaying resource work and assigning overtime.

Finally you will learn to format a project file by modifying bar styles and timescale, use the Drawing toolbar to enhance the Gantt Chart information, print views and reports, and create a custom report and a Crosstab report.

Who is this Microsoft Project training course for?

If you wish are able to create a project plan but lack further knowledge then this Microsoft Project training course is for you.

Microsoft Project Training Course prerequisites

Delegates should have ideally attended the Microsoft Project Training Course -Introduction Level.

Microsoft Project Training Course Contents

Tracking project work  in Microsoft Project

Managing a project, Saving a baseline plan, Updating the progress of tasks, Updating the percent complete of a task, Updating actual start and finish dates, Updating tasks that are in progress, Updating the actual work performed on a task, Saving an interim plan, Observing project progress, Displaying the Earned Value table, Viewing progress in Network Diagram view.

Analyzing and adjusting the project plan in Microsoft Project

Analyzing the plan, Viewing project statistics, Displaying slippage and slack in a plan, Rescheduling tasks, Splitting a task, Delaying resource work, Assigning overtime

Formatting and reporting in Microsoft Project

Formatting a project file, Modifying a bar style, Formatting a timescale, Using drawing tools, Using the Drawing toolbar, Printing views and reports, Printing the current view as a report, Printing a report, Customizing reports, Creating a custom report, Creating a Crosstab report

Customizing the project environment in Microsoft Project

Creating custom views, Creating a custom Network Diagram view, Creating a combination view, Creating macros, Creating a macro, Running a macro, Creating a toolbar and a menu, Creating a toolbar, Deleting a toolbar, Creating a new menu, Deleting a menu, Creating a custom table, Creating a custom table

Managing multiple projects with Microsoft Project

Consolidating and sharing projects, Consolidating project files, Linking tasks across projects, Assigning project and task priorities, Making an existing filter global, Sharing a filter between projects, Sharing resources across projects, Sharing resources from another project

Project communications with Microsoft Project

Communicating among a project team, Discussing Microsoft Project Server 2003, Sending task assignment requests, Sending status requests, Sending schedule notes, Exporting project data to the Web, Saving the project file as a Web page, Viewing the project file as a Web page, Working with hyperlinks, Adding a hyperlink.

Exchanging project data to/from Microsoft Project

Importing data, Importing data from a Microsoft Excel workbook, Importing data from a Microsoft Access database, Exporting data, Exporting data to a Microsoft Excel workbook, Exporting data to a Microsoft Access database, Copying data