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Microsoft Project 2007 Introduction

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Microsoft Project 2007 Introduction

Melbourne
14 Jun 2012 $850
30 Aug 2012 $850
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01 Nov 2012 $850
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Sydney
24 May 2012 $850
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12 Nov 2012 $850
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07 Jun 2012 $715
03 Jul 2012 $795
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  • Duration
    2 Days (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)
  • Downloads
    Practice Files  
  • Meals Provided
    Lunch and refresments
  • Print-Friendly
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  • Delivery Methods
    Public, In-house, Closed Group
  • Skills Assessment
    Take the test

Expected Outcomes

  • Create tasks and resources
  • Enter a range of task duration and identify tasks on the critical path.
  • Create relationships between tasks.
  • Effectively use resource assignment in a project
  • Assign materials and costs in a project and set constraints and deadlines for a project
  • Use reporting features to track and analyse a project

Prerequisites

Participants will need to be familiar with the Windows Operating System and be able to open, close and save files. Experience using Excel is advantages.

Who Should Attend this Course

This course has been developed for project managers, coordinators or team leaders who need to track projects electronically.

Topics Covered [Click to Show All]

Navigating Microsoft Project
The Microsoft Project Screen
Menus
Toolbars
Screen Tips
Working with Views
Tables
Forms
Combination View Forms
Dialog Box Forms

Create a Project Plan
Templates
Start and Finish Dates
Setting Project Calendars
Change Working Time
Create a New Calendar
Project Properties

Tasks & Summary Tasks
Summary Tasks
Importing Task information
Task Durations / Milestones
Technique
Changing Date/Time Display
Task Relationships
Start-Finish / Start-Start / Finish-Finish
Lead & Lag Time

Critical Path
Calculating the Critical Path

Formatting the Gantt Chart

Task Constraints & Deadlines

Resources
Adding Resources & Costs
Changing Resource Units
Resource Assignments
Fixed Units / Duration / Work
Resource Drivers
Effort Driven Tasks
Assigning PartÐTime Work
Levelling Resources
Resolving OverÐAllocated Resources
Resolving Scheduling Conflicts

Project Costs
Variable Costs
Cost Accrual
Fixed Costs
Multiple Rates for a Resource
Viewing Cost Breakdowns
Tracking Projects
Create & Set Baseline
View the Baseline
Tracking Changes
Using the Tracking Toolbar
Update Task & Project
Tracking Table
Bars on the Tracking Gantt Chart

Printing
Print Preview
Page Setup
Overview Reports & Current Activities Reports
Cost Reports
Assignment Reports
Workload Reports
Custom Reports

Copy Picture to Office

Project Options
Customisation Features
Formatting Gantt Charts
Format Font
Format Bar
Timescale
Grid Lines
Gantt Chart Wizard
Text Styles
Bar Styles
Format Layout
Progress Lines
Columns & Fields
Columns
Fields
Toolbars
Format Timescale
Format Gridlines

Project Summary Task
Task Notes & Hyperlinks
Task & Resource Notes
Resource Notes
Hyperlinks
Keyboard Shortcuts