Get projects under control with Microsoft
Project 2007. Build schedules, communicate
effectively with everyone involved, chart
your progress, and keep track of budget and
project materials. This series will show you
how to use this complex tool to save time
and maximize your projects success.
Audience: This course series (of 8 courses)
is for anyone who wants to learn the most
commonly used features of Microsoft Office
Project 2007. Features:
Flash and audio provide animated,
interactive Lesson Introductions,
Activities, and Simulations.
Audio accompanies each lesson page
throughout the course.
Show Me Hows allow learners to access
instructional demonstrations from all
courses in the series.
Simulations teach learners to perform
specific tasks in applications through
guided, multi-step exercises.
Activities allow learners to apply course
concepts in an interactive questioning
environment.
Full-page images allow learners to
experience an application as if it were open
on their computer.
Exercises allow learners to practice in
the actual application being studied.
Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an
unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web,
or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets
them find other occurrences of the term in
the same course.
Search text enables learners to rapidly
search all text within a course to easily
retrieve information required.
Courses challenge the learner with a
variety of question formats, including
multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple
choice, and fill-in-the-blank.
A skill assessment generates a customized
learning path based on the results of a
pre-test.
A glossary provides a reference for
definitions of unfamiliar terms.
Bookmarking tracks the learner's progress
in a course.
Course 1 - Getting
Started with MS Project 2007
Summary:
This course explains the fundamentals of
tasks and how to customize them to
effectively utilize Project 2007.
Objectives:
Discuss the basic concepts of project
management such as setting a goal and
planning, revising, and tracking a project
Identify basic project management
terminology
Illustrate the process of setting up a new
project in Project 2007
Configure a calendar in Project 2007
Add tasks to a project
Explain how to operate the Project Guide
Topics:
Concepts of Project Management
Project Management Terminology
Introducing Project 2007
Setting Calendar Options
Working with Tasks
Course 2 -
Building a Project
Summary:
This course explains the fundamentals of
tasks and how to customize them to
effectively utilize Project 2007.
Objectives:
Demonstrate the fundamental customization
of tasks
Explain how to establish task timings
Describe the process of creating and
customizing recurring tasks and notes
Illustrate how to create and modify
dependencies
Identify the process of assigning task
constraints
Manage conflicts between constraints and
dependencies
Topics:
Entering Tasks
Establishing Timing
Performing Other Task Operations
Creating Dependencies
Modifying Dependencies
Establishing Task Constraints
Course 3 -
Setting Up Resources and Establishing Costs
Summary:
This course explains how to use Project 2007
to assign people and materials as resources
to project tasks, manage the work hours of
those resources, and configure and monitor
project costs.
Objectives:
Add information to resources using the
Resource Information dialog box
Set project start and end dates for a
resource
Set work hours for a resource
Block off vacation time for a resource
Assign resources to a task
Replace resource assignments
Assign a fixed-cost resource to a task
View a project's estimated cost
Set up resource rate changes
Provide for multiple resource rates
Topics:
Creating a List of Resources
Establishing Resource Availability
Assigning and Removing Resources
Estimating Project Costs
Handling Resource Rate Changes
Course 4 -
Viewing Projects
Summary:
This course explains how to use views,
tables, filters, and groups to focus on
various sections of projects in Project
2007.
Objectives:
Use views and combinations of views to
organize and examine projects
Discuss the use of tables and how to make
table adjustments
Examine how to use sorting and filtering
to make information more understandable
Describe how to group tasks by common
criteria
Topics:
Using views
Working with combination views
Changing and printing views
Using tables
Adjusting tables
Sorting and filtering tasks
Creating filters
Grouping information
Course 5 -
Resolving Scheduling and Resource Conflicts
Summary:
This course explains various techniques used
to adjust a project's schedule and resolve
conflicts caused by the overallocation of
project resources.
Objectives:
Resolve resource conflicts
Adjust project schedules and the critical
path
Identify resource conflicts
Adjust resources and resource calendars
Level resource assignments
Contour resource work patterns
Topics:
Resolving scheduling conflicts
Adjusting project schedules
Adjusting the critical path
Identifying resource conflicts
Adjusting resources
Adjusting resource calendars
Using other time strategies
Leveling resource assignments
Contouring resource work patterns
Course 6 -
Tracking the Progress of Projects
Summary:
In this course, you'll learn how to set a
project baseline, enter tracking
information, and calculate costs.
Objectives:
Track progress with a baseline
Work with an interim plan
Record actual start and finish dates, and
remaining durations of tasks
Update tasks with work completed
Track cost information and manually
override cost values
Topics:
Tracking progress with a baseline
Working with an interim plan
Recording actual start and finish dates
Recording actual and remaining durations
Recording work completed and updating
tasks
Timephased fields and rescheduling
remaining work
Tracking cost information
Overriding resource cost valuations
Course 7 -
Creating Reports and Calculating Earned
Values
Summary:
This course explains the reporting features
of Microsoft Office Project 2007 and
describes the use and calculation of earned
values.
Objectives:
View the progress of a project
Print and customize a report
Calculate earned values
Use Microsoft Excel to evaluate earned
values
Topics:
Viewing the Progress of a Project
Printing and Customizing Reports
Calculating Earned Values
Using Excel to Evaluate Earned Value
Course 8 -
Consolidating Projects
Summary:
This course explains how to work with
subprojects, how to create consolidated
projects, and how to share resources between
projects.
Objectives:
Describe and create subprojects
Consolidate subprojects and manage their
links
Move subprojects and create dependencies
between them
Connect and disconnect projects from
resource pools
Topics:
Using subprojects
Creating a consolidated project
Working with consolidated projects
Sharing resources across projects
