Microsoft Project 2000 or XP

Course Length: 2 days

Course Introduction

Project vs. Process

Project Management Rolls and Responsibilities

Project Life Cycles

Lesson 1: Overview of the Microsoft Project Environment

Create a View Management Toolbar

Examine a Template File

Gantt Chart/Entry Table View

Navigating in Project Views and Tables

Lesson 2: Creating and Defining a New Project File

Setup Project Information

Create a Project Base Calendar

Set Project Properties

Lesson 3: Creating a Task List and Organizing the WBS

Entering a List of Tasks

Setup a Task Outline Structure

Enter Task Durations

Create Task Dependency Relationships

Changing Dependency Types

Applying Lag and Lead

Create Task Notes and Hyperlinks

Examine Project Statistics

Lesson 4: Creating a Resource Plan

Resource Sheet View

Create a List of Work Resources

Create a List of Material Resources

Entering Costs for Resources

Working with Resource Calendars

Lesson 5: Assigning Resources to Tasks

Projects Scheduling Calculations

Effort Driven Scheduling

Using the Assign Resources Dialog Box

Using the Task Form

Assigning Material Resources to Tasks

Lesson 6: Finalizing the Plan

Examine the Project’s Critical Path

Detail Gantt

Resource Usage View

Leveling Resources

Assigning Constraints and Deadlines

Creating Recurring Tasks

Saving a Project Baseline

Lesson 7: Tracking Project Progress

Examine Project’s Updating Fields

Using the Tracking Table

Using the Update Tasks Dialog Box

Using the Tracking Toolbar

Update the Entire Project

Reschedule Uncompleted Work

Split Tasks

Examine the Variance Table and Tracking Gantt

Lesson 8: Sorting, Grouping and Filtering

Grouping Table Data and Displaying Subtotals

Single and Multiple Level Sorting

Project’s Predefined Filters

Using Auto Filter

Creating Custom Filters

Displaying Highlights

Lesson 9: Printing Project Information and Project Reporting

Printing Projects Views

Using Page Setup

Viewing Project’s Built-in Reports

Creating Custom Reports

Creating New Reports

Using the Copy Picture Function

Using Calendar View

Lesson 10: Formatting Project Tables and Views

Formatting Font Styles

Formatting Gantt Bar Styles

Formatting the Timescale

Formatting Gridlines

Using the Format Text Styles Dialog Box

Using the Format Bar Styles Dialog Box

Using Projects Drawing Tools

Lesson 11: Custom Tables and Views

Redefine an Existing Table

Create a Custom Table Based on an Existing Table

Create a Custom Combination View