Microsoft Project Training Course 2003 Essentials

Overview and objectives of the Microsoft Project Training Course

On this Microsoft Project Training Course you will learn to create new projects by setting the project calendar and creating a structured task list. You will create a resource pool and manage these resources by assigning them to undertake project tasks. Finally, you will learn to create a baseline and to use the baseline to track a project

Who is this Microsoft Project Training Course for?

If you are new to Microsoft Project or have had no formal training on this application, this training meet your requirements.

Microsoft Project Training Course prerequisites

A basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows and basic tasks such as starting an application, get ting help, opening, closing, and saving files.

Microsoft Project Training Course  Contents

Getting started with Microsoft Project

Exploring the Project 2003 window, Starting Project 2003, Examining the Project Guide, Opening an existing project in Gantt Chart view, Navigating views, Creating a new project file, Saving a project file, Creating a new base calendar, Setting the Project Start date, Setting Auto Save, Closing project files and closing Project 2003

Working with tasks in Microsoft Project

Creating a task list, Adding tasks and durations, Modifying a task list, Inserting and deleting tasks, Moving a task, Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Adding a project summary task.

Scheduling tasks with Microsoft Project

Linking and unlinking tasks, Changing predecessors, Lead and lag , Recurring tasks,  Network Diagram view, Advanced task options, Task type, Milestones, Task constraints

Managing resources with Microsoft Project

Working with resources and calendars, Creating a resource pool in Resource Sheet view, Creating a resource calendar, Assigning a single resource to a task, Assigning multiple tasks and multiple resources, Creating and applying a task calendar, Working with resource costs, Entering resource costs, Using the Cost table

Screen views and tables in Microsoft Project

Working with views, Exploring Calendar view, Exploring a form view, Working with tables, Creating a new table from an existing table, Modifying a table

Filtering, grouping, and sorting tasks & resources in Microsoft Project

Filters, Groups,  Sorting tasks and resources, Sorting a resource list.

Finalizing the task plan in Microsoft Project

Displaying the critical path, Identifying & resolving  resource over-allocation, Levelling resources manually

Working within budgets in Microsoft Project

Assigning fixed costs for tasks, Assigning variable resource costs to a task, Assigning a fixed resource cost to a task

Project control & tracking using Microsoft Project

What is a baseline, Saving a baseline, Tracking your project, Entering actual start/finish dates for a task, Entering actual duration for a task

Reporting and printing using Microsoft Project

Printing a view, Printing a report, Modifying reports, Creating a custom report, Printing options, Creating manual page breaks