Microsoft Project Comprehensive

Description

Students will learn the basics of project management using Microsoft Project. During this course students will build a project plan that includes tasks and resources. Students will learn to manage the project as tasks are completed and to see whether or not the project is on schedule and on cost. Students will use various reporting tools to print and view the project status. Students will be able to track the progress of a project and troubleshoot problems with schedules and resource usage. Students will be able to customize the Project environment and to publish the project information using various reports, charts and web page options. Students will be able to pool resources within a project and to link multiple projects together. Students will need a copy of Project. A 30-day trial version is available.

Objectives

• Students will learn to work in the Project environment and create a new project.
• Students will define tasks and resources for their project.
• Students will print their projects and track the progress of their tasks.
• Students will fine-tune their task, resource and assignment details as well as their overall project plan.
• Students will sort, group and filter the views of their project.
• Students will print their project details, create a web page for their project plan and export their data to other applications.
• Students will track progress on tasks, assignments and overall project status.
• Students will format the view of their data and customize their project options.
• Students will create and manage resource pools.
• Students will apply what they have learned in this course to a final project.

Book

Lesson 1: Getting Started

2010: Read Chapter 1 and Appendix A
2007: Read Chapter 1 and Appendix A

Lesson 2: Creating a Tasks and Resources

2010: Read Chapters 2, 3 and 4
2007: Read Chapters 2, 3 and 4

Lesson 3: Tracking Project Progress

2010: Read Chapters 5 and 6
2007: Read Chapters 5 and 6

Lesson 4: Fine-Tuning the Project

2010: Read Chapters 7, 8, 9 and 10.
2007: Read Chapters 7, 8 and 9.

Lesson 5: Organizing and Formatting Project Details

2010: Read Chapter 11
2007: Read Chapter 10 and 11

Lesson 6: Sharing Project Information

2010: Read Chapter 17.
2007: Read Chapter 12.

Lesson 7: Tracking Project Status

2010: Read Chapters 12, 13 and 14.
2007: Read Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Lesson 8: Advanced Formatting and Customization

2010: Read Chapters 15 and 16
2007: Read Chapters 16 and 17.

Lesson 9: Consolidating Projects and Resources

2010: Read Chapter 18.
2007: Read Chapter 19.

Lesson 10: Putting it All Together

Review the chapters covered in the book

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