Project Foundation

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• Oxford

Who Should Attend

People who have a knowledge of the Windows operating environment plus some project management knowledge would be beneficial although not essential.

Delegates Will Learn How To

At the completion of this course participants will be able to:
•start Microsoft Project and work with it's key screen features
•use the help system in Microsoft Project 2007
•create a new project file
•understand the essentials of project management
•create tasks in a project file
•enter various durations for tasks in a project
•create relationships between tasks in a project
•create a resource pool for a project
•effectively use resource assignment in a project
•assign resources to tasks in a project
•resolve resource over allocation problems
•assign materials in a project
•assign costs in a project
•impost constraints and deadlines on a project
•monitor a project and track its progress
print various aspects of a project.

Course outline

Microsoft Project Basics
.Overview Of Microsoft Project
.Starting Microsoft Project
.The Microsoft Project Screen
.Working With Views
.Working With Combination Views
.Working With Tables
.Working With The Gantt Chart View
.Understanding Microsoft Project Menus
.Understanding Toolbars
.Working With Existing Project Files
.Exiting From Microsoft Project
.Microsoft Project Basics Quick Reference

Microsoft Project Help
.Printed Help Sources
.The Help Task Pane
.Browsing The Table of Contents
.Searching For Specific Help
.Understanding A Help Window
.Disabling Online Content
.Enabling Online Content
.Displaying And Using The Office Assistant
.Customising The Office Assistant
.Disabling The Office Assistant
.Microsoft Project Help Quick Reference

Creating A New Project
.New Project Overview
.Understanding Your Project
.Creating A New Project
.Saving A New Project File
.Setting Specific Options
.Pitfalls In Changing Options
.Adjusting The Standard Calendars
.Creating Public Holidays
.Creating A New Calendar
.Specifying Project Summary Information
.Specifying Project Information
.Creating A New Project Quick Reference

Project Management
.What Is A Project?
.Tasks And Resources
.The Importance Of Planning
.Steps In Project Management
.Project Management Tools
.Using A Computer
.The Advantages Of Microsoft Project
.The Disadvantages Of Microsoft Project
.Project Management Quick Reference

Creating Tasks
.Overview Of Creating Tasks
.Reviewing The Project
.Entering Tasks
.Creating Summary Tasks
.Moving About A Sheet
.Working With Summary Tasks
.Creating Tasks Quick Reference

Task Durations
.Task Duration Overview
.Entering Task Durations
.Displaying Critical Tasks
.Checking Project Status
.Understanding Project Slack
.Entering Milestones
.Task Durations Quick Reference

Creating Relationships
.Overview Of Creating Relationships
.Catching Up With The Case Study
.Creating Relationships Using The Link Tool
.Creating Relationships Using Task Entry
.Using Task Information For Relationships
.Creating Relationships In A Sheet
.Keeping To Schedule Using Relationships
.Entering Lag Time
.Entering Lead Time
.Creating Relationships Quick Reference

Resourcing A Project
.Overview Of Resourcing
.Creating A Resource Pool
.Entering Materials
.Assigning Calendars To Resources
.Adjusting Resource Information
.Changing The Unit Display
.Resourcing A Project Quick Reference

Assignment Concepts
.Understanding Resource Assignment
.Project's Calculation Methodologies
.Understanding Effort
.Creating Simple Assignments
.Understanding Task Types
.Working With Fixed Unit Assignments
.Working With Fixed Duration Assignments
.Working With Fixed Work Assignments
.Working With The Driver Resource
.Understanding Effort Driven Resourcing
.Disabling Effort Driven Resourcing
.Assignment Concepts Quick Reference

Assigning Resources
.Overview Of Assigning Resources
.Assigning Resources Using Task Entry View
.Assigning Part Time Resources
.Contouring Resource Usage
.Assigning Specific Work Times
.Problem Assignments
.Assigning Resources In Task Information
.Assigning Resources In A Sheet
.Assigning Resources That You Don't Have
.Assigning Resources Quick Reference

Resource Levelling
.Resource Levelling Overview
.Creating Resource Chaos
.Tracking Down Overallocations
.Fix 1: Changing Work Effort
.Fix 2: Assigning Overtime
.Fix 3: Hiring Contract Labour
.Fix 4: Switching Work Assignments
.Fix 5: Rescheduling Tasks
.Resource Levelling Quick Reference

Assigning Materials
.Overview Of Assigning Materials
.Assigning Fixed Material Consumption
.Contouring Materials Usage
.Adding More Material Resources
.Assigning Variable Usage Materials
.Adding To A Material Assignment
.Checking Work For Materials
.Assigning Materials Quick Reference

Costs
.Costing Overview
.Reviewing The Current Cost Status
.Variable Resource Costs
.Assigning Daily Costs For Equipment Hire
.Assigning Resource Usage Costs
.Assigning Fixed Costs
.Assigning Material Costs
.Using Multiple Cost Tables
.Changing Resources Rates During A Project
.Viewing Costs
.Costs Quick Reference

Constraints & Deadlines
.Overview Of Constraints & Deadlines
.Reviewing Our Project
.Adding A Constraint
.Using Elapsed Time To Resolve Conflicts
.Creating A Deadline
.Constraints & Deadlines Quick Reference

Project Monitoring
.Overview Of Project Monitoring
.Creating A Baseline
.Getting Project To Update Progress
.Manually Updating Task Progress
.Entering Delayed Tasks
.Tracking Actuals On A Gantt Chart
.Using The Tracking Box
.Viewing Task Slippage
.Project Monitoring Quick Reference

Printing
.Overview Of Printing
.Printing A Gantt Chart
.Printing Sheet Views
.Printing Jobs For Resources
.Printing Resources For Tasks
.Project Printing Quick Reference.