Course Objectives
This course is designed to give office workers a systematic understanding of a project management tool and its benefits. This program will equip participants with essential skills of effectively utilizing project management software in a day-to-day business environment. Hands-on exercises related to actual business applications will help to reinforce concepts and features covered.
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Module 1: Getting Started with Project
Understanding Project Management
Starting Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project 2003 Interface
Working with Menus and Toolbars
Switching between Views and Tables
Understanding Task Panel
Working with Project Guide
Module 2: Creating Task List
Creating a New Project Plan
Entering Project Properties
Entering Task and Durations
Estimating Durations
Entering a Milestone
Editing Task
Organizing Tasks into Phases
Module 3: Linking Task
Understanding Dependencies between Tasks
Linking Tasks
Changing Task Dependencies
Lag and Lead Time
Creating Recurring Task
Checking the Plan’s Duration
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Module 4: Creating and Assigning Resources
Setting Up People Resources
Setting Up Equipment Resources
Setting Up Material Resources
Entering Fixed Costs
Working with Resource Cost
Entering Resource Pay Rates
Assigning Resources to Tasks
Assigning a Part-time Resource
Assigning Resource to Multiple Tasks
Assigning Additional Resources to a Task
Assigning Material Resources to Tasks
Module 5: Controlling Task
Setting Task Constraints
Restricting Task Start and Finish Dates
Applying Flexible Constraints
Applying Inflexible Constraints
Scheduling Constraints that Create Conflict
Entering Deadline Dates
Viewing the Project’s Critical Path
Interrupting Work on a Task
Changing Task Types
Modifying Fixed Unit Task
Modifying Fixed Duration Task
Modifying Fixed Work Task
Module 6: Working with Calendars
Working with Calendars
Changing Working Time
Changing the Project Calendar
Setting Nonworking Days
Adjusting Working Time for Individual Resources
Adjusting Working Time for Individual Tasks
Creating a New Resource Calendar
Changing the Working Time for the New Resource Calendar
Assigning New Base Calendar to Resource
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Module 7: Working with Resource Rates
Entering Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource
Setting Up Pay Rates to Apply at Different Time
Setting Up Resource Availability to Apply at Different Times
Delaying Resource’s start time to Assignments
Applying Contours to Assignments
Applying Different Cost Rates to Assignments
Entering Material Resource Consumption Rates
Module 8: Managing Resources Workloads
Examining Resource Allocations over Time
Locate Resource Overallocations
Leveling Overallocated Resources
Manually Resolving Resource Overallocation
Checking the Project’s Finish Date
Examining Project Costs
Module 9: Tracking Task Progress
Establish a Baseline
Viewing Baseline Statistics
Creating Interim Plans
Tracking Project Progress
Entering and Actual Finish date for task
Entering Actual and Remaining values for Task
Entering Percentage Complete
Entering Actual Values for Tasks
Reschedule Incomplete Task
Tracking a Project as Scheduled
Comparing the Baseline to Actual Data
Viewing the Tracking Gantt Chart
Display Project Statistics
Module 10: Formatting and Printing Your Plan
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Sorting Project Details
Grouping Project Details
Formatting Text in a View
Formatting and Printing Reports
Formatting Bar Styles in a Gantt Chart View
Printing Your Project Plan
Printing Views
Module 11: Viewing and Reporting Project Status
Filtering Project Details
Identifying Tasks That Have Slipped
Examining Task Costs
Examining Resource Costs
Module 12: Consolidating Projects and Resources
Creating Resource Pool
Viewing Assignment in a Resource Pool
Updating Assignment in a Sharer Plan
Updating Resource’s non-working time in a Resource Pool
Updating All Projects’ Working Time in a Resource Pool
Linking New Project Plans to a Resource Pool
Opening a Sharer Plan and Updating a Resource Pool
Working with Consolidated Projects
Creating Dependencies Between Projects
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