Microsoft Project Course Outline

  1. The Fundamentals
    1. Planning the Project
    2. Understanding Project Management
    3. What’s New in Project 2003?
    4. Understanding the Project 2003 Screen
    5. Using Common Views
    6. Using More Views
    7. Creating a New Project
    8. Entering the Project Scheduling Date
    9. Selecting the Project Calendar
    10. Adjusting Working Hours
    11. Adjusting Working Days
    12. Creating a New Calendar
    13. Using the Project Guide
    14. Printing a View
    15. Printing the Current View as a Report
    16. Getting Help
  2. Entering the Task List
    1. Entering Tasks
    2. Estimating Task Duration
    3. Entering Task Duration
    4. Entering a Milestone
    5. Organizing Tasks into Phases
    6. Linking Tasks
    7. Editing Task Links
    8. Unlinking Tasks
    9. Creating Recurring Tasks
    10. Using the Task Information Dialog Box
    11. Using Task Notes
    12. Using Task Hyperlinks
    13. Moving and Copying a Task
    14. Inserting and Deleting a Task
  3. Entering and Assigning Resources
    1. Entering People Resources
    2. Entering Equipment Resources
    3. Entering Material Resources
    4. Adjusting Individual Resource Working Schedules
    5. Using Resource Notes
    6. Understanding Effort-Driven Project Scheduling
    7. Assigning Resources to Tasks
    8. Assigning Additional Resources to Tasks
    9. Assigning Material Resources to Tasks
  4. Viewing the Project
    1. Using Split Views
    2. Sorting Information
    3. Grouping Information
    4. Filtering Information
    5. Using AutoFilters
    6. Viewing Details
    7. Using Zoom
  5. Working with Tasks
    1. Overlapping Tasks
    2. Delaying Tasks
    3. Setting Task Deadlines
    4. Setting Task Constraints
    5. Splitting Tasks
    6. Understanding Task Type
    7. Assigning a Task Calendar
    8. Understanding Task Indicators
  6. Working with Resources
    1. Delaying Resource Start Time
    2. Applying Predefined Resource Contours
    3. Specifying Resource Availability Dates
    4. Grouping Resources
    5. Assigning a Resource Calendar
  7. Working with Costs
    1. Entering Resource Overtime Rates
    2. Specifying Pay Rates for Different Dates
    3. Adding Pay Rates for a Resource
    4. Applying a Different Pay Rate to an Assignment
    5. Using Material Resource Consumption Rates
    6. Entering Task Fixed Costs
  8. Balancing the Project
    1. Scheduling Resource Overtime
    2. Identifying Resource Overallocation
    3. Balancing Resource Overallocations Manually
    4. Balancing Resource Overallocations Automatically
  9. Updating Project Progress
    1. Saving a Baseline Plan
    2. Updating the Entire Project
    3. Updating Task Actual Values
    4. Updating Task Completion Percentage
    5. Updating Actual Work
    6. Updating Actual Costs
  10. Checking Project Progress
    1. Viewing Project Statistics
    2. Viewing Project Costs
    3. Viewing the Project’s Critical Path
    4. Checking Duration Variance
    5. Checking Work Variance
    6. Checking Cost Variance
    7. Identifying Slipped Tasks
    8. Saving an Interim Plan
  11. Working with Reports
    1. Opening a Report
    2. Adding Page Elements to a Report
    3. Sorting a Report
    4. Defining Report Contents
    5. Saving a Project as a Web Page
  12. Working with Multiple Projects
    1. Creating Links Between Projects
    2. Consolidating Projects
    3. Viewing Multiple Project Critical Paths
    4. Viewing Consolidated Project Statistics
    5. Creating a Resource Pool

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