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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:
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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Lesson 4:
Creating Tasks |
Overview Of
Creating Tasks, Reviewing a Project, Entering Tasks,
Creating Summary Tasks, Moving About a Sheet, Working With
Summary Tasks |
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Lesson 5:
Task Durations |
Task Duration
Overview, Entering Task Durations, Displaying Critical
Tasks, Checking Project Status, Understanding Project Slack,
Entering Milestones |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Lesson 13:
Constraints and Deadlines |
Overview Of
Constraints & Deadlines, Reviewing Our Project, Adding a
Constraint, Using Elapsed Time To Resolve Conflicts,
Creating a Deadline |
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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 |
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Lesson 15:
Printing |
Overview Of
Printing, Printing a Gantt Chart, Printing Sheet Views,
Printing Jobs Lists, Printing Resources Lists, Printing
Quick Reference. |
Next Steps
Back to Office 2007
Course List
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