Course Details

1 - GETTING STARTED WITH MICROSOFT PROJECT

A -Identify Project Management Concepts and process

B- Discuss the difference between Project Editions

C - Explore the Microsoft Project Desktop Environment and Project views

2 – SET UP A PROJECT

A - Create and save Project Plan File

B- Create a project from Template or from Excel workbook

C - Set Project Plan Options (start date, etc…)

D - Define the work calendar and Assign a Project Calendar

3 - CREATING TASKS

  A - Identify Task Types (Summery tasks, Milestones. etc)

  B - Add Tasks to a Project Plan

  C - Enter Task Duration Estimates

  D - Manually Schedule vs. Auto Schedule.

  E - Add recruiting task

4 - MANAGING TASKS

  A – Working with work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and the Gantt Chart  

  B - Copy Tasks from another program

  C - Organize task list (Outline Tasks, Delete, …etc)

  D- Identify Relationships and Link Dependent Tasks

  E- Define Lag and Lead Time

  F- Set Task constraints and Deadlines

 5 – CREATING & MANAGING PROJECT RESOURCES

  A - Define Resource Types and add Resources to a Project

  B - Create a Resource Calendar

  C - Enter Costs for Resources

  D - Assign Resources to Tasks (Effort driven Scheduling, Task variables, The split view)

  E - Resolve Resource Conflicts (Resource allocation views, resource levelling view)

 6 – TRACKING PROGRESS

A – Shorten a project using critical path, critical path view, slac, etc..

B - Set Baseline

C – Working with the Actual progress and Project statistics dialog box

 7 - VIEWING PROJECT PROGRESS

­­    A - Working with Views (Display two views at the same time, multiple timelines,)

    B - Use View Commands

    C - Add a Custom Field

    D - Create Custom Views 

  8 - UPDATING A PROJECT ACTUALS

 A- Record Task Progress and manually update project progress

B - Edit Tasks (split tasks, active/Inactive tasks, Placeholder tasks)

C - Enter delayed tasks, Assign Overtime Work and Reschedule unfinished work

D - Track actuals (Tracking table, Tracking Gantt chart, Variance table)

E - Update Baseline and Cost Rate Tables

F- Working with earned value

 9 - REPORTING ON PROJECT PROGRESS

    A- Report Types and View Built-in Reports

    B- View Printing Options

    C- Create a Visual Report

    D- Customize Reports (pivot Views, PivotTable Field list Pane)

    E- Format output, Print views and reports

    F- Print a Project Summary Report

 10 - REUSING PROJECT PLAN INFORMATION

    A - Create a Project Plan Template

    B – Save to other formats

    C – Working with Global templates.

    D – Working with the Project Organizer

    E – Share a Project Plan and project Info with other plans