Course Objectives
This one day course will cover all the basic commands of this powerful application. The broad objectives are to make clients aware of the full possibilities of the program and to give clients confidence to operate the program themselves. The primary focus of the introductory course is to examine the use of Microsoft Project as a project planning tool. The intermediate course examines Microsoft Project as a project management tool.
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for computer users with little or no previous experience of Project, but who require a basic understanding of the product. Some knowledge of computer basics and working with Windows is expected. The topics covered on our "Introduction to Microsoft Windows" course are an adequate prerequisite for this course.
Course Contents
Project Management.
- Terminology
- Starting MS Project
- MS Project - The Screen, Views and Tables, Menus and Toolbars
- Planning the project - definition, goal, objectives, specifications, limitations
- Creating a work breakdown structure
Planning the Project.
- Defining the Project
- Complete the Project Definition
- Project Planning
- Complete the Project Plan
- Where to Begin with MS Project
- Create a new Calendar
- Create a new Project File, Save the File
Task Entry and Linking.
- Entering Tasks
- The Gantt View
- The Task Sheet
- Adding Tasks
- Linking Tasks
- Creating Summary Tasks
- Insert Tasks
- Change Duration
- Lead Time and Lag Time
Resource Entry.
- Define the Resources
- Enter Resources, View Resources
- Set Resource Calendars
- Allocate Resources
- Review Resource Usage
- Planned Time Scale
- Viewing the Critical Path
Time Permitting.
- Drawing
- Sorting
- Filtering
