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Microsoft Project

Introduction

 

Introduction to Project Management

  • What is a Project?
  • What is Project Management?
  • Project Objectives
  • Why Plan?
  • The Project Lifecycle

Getting Started

  • Starting MS Project; Getting Help

Creating a Project

  • Starting a new Project
  • Menus
  • Opening an existing Project File
  • Inserting a Task
  • Inserting a Group of Tasks
  • Cutting and Pasting
  • Editing Text
  • Task Notes
  • Using and Accessing a Project's supporting documentation
  • Saving the Project

Project Constraints

  • Entering date Constraints
  • Lead and Lag times

Task Relationships/Dependencies

  • Entering Task Relationships
  • Considering different relationships
  • Editing and deleting relationships
  • Monitoring relationships
  • Outlining
  • Milestones
  • Recurring tasks

Networks

  • Gantt Charts
  • Precedence Networks (PERT charts)
  • Critical Path Analysis

Managing the Project

  • The Project Information Dialogue Box
  • The File Properties Dialogue Box

Defining and Assigning Resources

  • Resource Allocation
  • Using a Resource Pool
  • Using Resources and Assigning Tasks via Outlook/GroupWise
  • Resource costs
  • Using Resource Information
  • Resource Scheduling and Leveling

Amending the Working Day

  • Changing the working hours
  • Base Calendars
  • Resource Calendars

Printing Charts

  • Controlling Multiple Pages
  • Page Height and Width
  • Formatting Headers
  • Footers and Legends
  • The Print Dialogue Box
  • The Reports Gallery
  • Milestone Reports
  • Task Reports
  • Printing Task Notes
  • Printing Task Notes on Reports.

Timescales

  • Using the zoom button options
  • Using the zoom options within View
  • Formatting timescales for specific needs
  • Formatting the gridlines

An Introduction to Tracking the Project

  • Saving with a Baseline
  • Task Completion
  • The Tracking Gantt Chart

An Introduction to Multiple Projects

  • Join together two or more phases or projects

Personal Development

  • Create a project involving your workplace
  • Get it started under supervision
  • Develop it before returning for the Intermediate/Advanced course