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