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Insight into Project 2007 (Standalone Version)
… Knowledge and skills to build, and control well-formed project
plans
Achieving effective project management is a very difficult task,
particularly if there are a large number of projects going on at any
one time. Monitoring, these projects is crucial if effective project
management is to be achieved. This can happen through Microsoft
Project.
Prerequisite
A familiarity with key management concepts and terminology is
recommended as well as basic Windows navigation skills and prior
experience managing projects using Microsoft office Project.
Course Level
Intermediate
Duration
2 Days
Who should attend?
This course is suitable for people who are required to create and
run project plans
Performance Focus
This course is ideal for those needing to gain a
comprehensive introduction into the use of Project. Knowledge of
this program will allow effective monitoring and analysis of the
schedule, performance and cost of various projects in a quick
and easy to understand format.
What You Will Learn
- Create a well-formed project scheduled
- Assign resources to task
- Understand task types and the schedule formula
- Analyze resource utilization
- Track progress
- Customize ad format Microsoft Project view
- Create project reports and analyze project, resource and
task data
- Manage multiple projects
Content
Basic outline of the course:
Getting Started with Microsoft Office
Project 2007
Understanding the nature of projects
Discovering Office Project 2007
Understanding Project file types
Navigation the Project interface
Getting help and guidance
Configuring option
Creating and Defining Projects
Creating and saving projects
Defining properties and options
Creating and organizing the tasks list.
Importing data
Modifying and applying calendars.
Setting scheduling option
Working with Estimates and
Dependencies
Entering task estimates
Using a PERT Analysis to estimate task durations
Linking and unlinking tasks using the Gantt chart and Network
diagram views
Adding lag or lead-time to a linked task
Working with Deadlines, Constrains,
and Task Calendars
Introduction Deadlines, constrains, and task calendars
Creating and modifying deadlines, constrains and task calendars
Identifying critical tasks
Working with task drivers
Working with Resources
Introduction resources, assignments and budgeting
Adding resources to the resource sheet
Creating and modifying resource assignments
Entering project budgets
Understanding Task Types and the
Schedule Formula
Introduction to task types and the schedule formula
Changing variables and predicting behavior
Applying task types to produce predictable behavior |
Analyzing Resource Utilization
Introducing resource utilization
concepts
Applying views and tables to analyze resource utilization
Applying filters and groups to analyze resource utilization
Managing resource availability
Optimizing and leaving resource assignments
Tracking Progress
Working with baselines and tracking scenarios
Entering duration updates, work updates and cost updates
Discovering variances
Trouble shooting and getting back on track
Customizing and Formatting
Formatting screen elements
Creating and modifying templates, calendars, fields, tables,
formulas, filters, and custom views
Creating Reports
Selecting, editing, and creating basic reports.
Annotating Gantt Charts
Configuring print and page setup options.
Exporting reporting data
Managing Multiple Projects
Introducing management and multiple projects
Creating links between projects
Creating single paths
Saving and opening multiple projects
Sharing resources and analyzing resource utilization across multiple
projects
Recap & Closing |
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