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Project 2007 - Level 1

Duration: 2 Days

Overview:

This this course you will learn how to use Microsoft Project 2007 to create a wide range of projects.

Pre-requisites:

This course requires a basic understanding of computers, such as basic mouse and keyboard operations, point and click, double-click operations

Outline:

Lesson 1:
Microsoft Project Basics

Overview Of Microsoft Project, Starting Microsoft Project, The Microsoft Project Screen, Working With Views, Working With Combination Views, Working With Tables, Working With The Gantt Chart View, Understanding Microsoft Project Menus, Understanding Toolbars, Working With Existing Project Files, Exiting From Microsoft Project

Lesson 2:
Creating a New Project

New Project Overview, Understanding Your Project, Creating a New Project, Saving a New Project File, Changing Time Unit Options, Pitfalls In Changing Options, Understanding Working Time In Project, Understanding Calendars In Project, Modifying The Standard Calendar, Specifying Holidays, Creating a New Calendar, Specifying Project Summary Information, Specifying Project File Properties

Lesson 3:
Project Management

What Is a Project?, Tasks And Resources, The Importance Of Planning, Steps In Project Management, Project Management Tools, Using a Computer, The Advantages Of Microsoft Project, The Disadvantages Of Microsoft Project

Lesson 4:
Creating Tasks

Overview Of Creating Tasks, Reviewing a Project, Entering Tasks, Creating Summary Tasks, Moving About a Sheet, Working With Summary Tasks

Lesson 5:
Task Durations

Task Duration Overview, Entering Task Durations, Displaying Critical Tasks, Checking Project Status, Understanding Project Slack, Entering Milestones

Lesson 6:
Creating Relationships

Overview Of Creating Relationships, Catching Up With The Case Study, Linking Tasks, Creating Relationships Using Task Entry, Using Task Information For Relationships,  Creating Relationships In a Sheet View, Staying On Schedule Using Relationships, Entering Lag Time, Entering Lead Time

Lesson 7:
Resourcing a Project

Overview Of Resourcing, Creating a Resource Pool, Entering Materials, Assigning Calendars To Resources, Adjusting Resource Information, Changing The Unit Display

Lesson 8:
Assignment Concepts

Understanding Resource Assignment, Project's Calculation Methodologies, Understanding Effort, Creating Simple Assignments, Understanding Task Types, Working With Fixed Unit Assignments, Working With Fixed Duration Assignments, Working With Fixed Work Assignments, Working With The Driver Resource, Understanding Effort Driven Resourcing, Disabling Effort Driven Resourcing

Lesson 9:
Assigning Resources

Overview Of Assigning Resources, Assigning Resources Using Task Entry View, Assigning Part Time Resources, Contouring Resource Usage, Assigning Specific Work Times, Problem Assignments, Assigning Resources Through Task Information, Assigning Resources Through a Sheet, Assigning Resources That You Don't Have

Lesson 10:
Resource Levelling

Resource Levelling Overview, Creating Resource Chaos, Tracking Down Over allocations, Changing Work Effort, Assigning Overtime, Hiring Contract Labour, Switching Work Assignments, Rescheduling Tasks

Lesson 11:
Assigning Materials

Overview Of Assigning Materials, Assigning Fixed Material Consumption, Contouring Materials Usage, Adding More Material Resources, Assigning Variable Usage Materials, Adding To a Material Assignment, Checking Material Quantities

Lesson 12:
Costs

Costing Overview, Reviewing The Current Cost Status, Variable Resource Costs, Assigning Daily Costs For Equipment Hire, Assigning Fixed Costs To a Resource, Assigning Fixed Costs To a Task, Assigning Material Costs, Using Multiple Cost Tables, Changing Resources Rates During a Project, Viewing Project Costs

Lesson 13:
Constraints and Deadlines

Overview Of Constraints & Deadlines, Reviewing Our Project, Adding a Constraint, Using Elapsed Time To Resolve Conflicts, Creating a Deadline

Lesson 14:
Project Monitoring

Overview Of Project Monitoring, Creating a Baseline, Getting Microsoft Project To Update Progress, Manually Updating Task Progress, Entering Delayed Tasks, Tracking Actuals On a Gantt Chart, Using The Tracking Box, Viewing Task Slippage, Project Monitoring Quick Reference

Lesson 15:
Printing

Overview Of Printing, Printing a Gantt Chart, Printing Sheet Views, Printing Jobs Lists, Printing Resources Lists, Printing Quick Reference.

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