Microsoft Project 2007 Introduction

Overall Aim: To gather information about various tasks involved, resources required to accomplish the tasks, and the overall cost in order to plan a project.

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 these project plans.

Course Content

Getting Started with Microsoft Project

Explore the Microsoft Project 2007 Environment
Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views
Creating a Project Plan

Create a New Project Plan
Assign a Project Calendar
Add Tasks to the Project Plan
Enter the Task Duration Estimates
Add Resources in the Project Plan
Managing Tasks in a Project Plan

Outline Tasks
Add a Recurring Task
Link Dependant Tasks
Set a Constraint to a Task
Set a Task Deadline
Add Notes to a Task
Managing Resources in a Project Plan

Create a Resource Calendar
Assign Resources to Tasks
Assign Additional Resources to a Task
Enter Costs for Resources
Enter Values for Budget Resources
Resolve Resource Conflicts
Finalizing the Project Plan

Display the Critical Path
Shorten the Project Duration
Set a Baseline
Print a Project Summary Report

Skills

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Prerequisites

Delegates enrolled for this course should have the following:

An understanding of project management concepts.
Knowledge of a Windows operating system.