Microsoft Project 2007 Introduction
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Microsoft Project 2007 Introduction
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Duration
2 Days (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)Downloads
Practice FilesMeals Provided
Lunch and refresmentsPrint-Friendly
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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]
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
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







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