Online Training – Microsoft Project

DESCRIPTION Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Identify the basic features and components of the Microsoft Project environment
2. Create a new project plan file and enter project information
3. Manage tasks by organizing tasks and setting task relationships
4. Manage resources for a project
5. Finalize a project plan

OUTLINE MATERI 1. Getting Started with Microsoft Project

• Understanding Project Management Concepts
• Getting Started
• Application and Project Windows
• Ribbon and Tabs
• Creating and Saving Projects
• Opening and Closing Projects
• Changing the View
• Moving Within a View

2. Creating a Project Plan

• Project Information
• Creating Task Lists
• Editing Task Lists
• Outlining Task Lists
• Task Dependencies
• Modifying Task Dependencies
• Task Information

3. Managing Resources and Costs in a Project

• Project Resources
• Resource Assignment Concepts
• Assigning Resources
• Working with Project Calendars
• Working with Resource Calendars
• Working with Task Calendars
• Entering Project Costs

4. Printing Project Information

• Page Setup Options
• Previewing Views and Reports
• Printing Project Information

5. Changing Scheduling Methods

• Resource Assignment Concepts
• Task Type Settings
• Changing Task Types
• Task Constraints
• Identifying Factors Affecting Tasks
• Defining the Critical Path
• Formatting the Critical Path

6. Resolving Resource Conflicts

• Preset Contours
• Applying Preset Contours
• Editing Resource Assignments
• Resource Overallocations
• Locating Resource Overallocations
• Resolving Resource Overallocations
• Saving the Baseline

7. Tracking Project Progress

• Tracking Task Progress
• Updating Tasks
• Updating the Remaining Schedule
• Comparing Baseline and Actual Data

8. Sorting, Filtering and Grouping

• Sorting Views
• Filtering Views
• Grouping Tasks and Resources

9. Formatting the Project Environment

• Formatting Views
• Formatting the Gantt Chart

PARTICIPANT This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage those project plans.