Microsoft Project Classes

• Microsoft Project: Getting Started with Microsoft Project

• Microsoft Project: Advanced Features

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Microsoft Project: Getting Started with Microsoft Project

6 Hour and 12 Hour Formats Available

 

Note: The 12 hour format is very popular because it includes a thorough review of topics covered on the first day and includes a module where students build their own practice projects from scratch!

 

• The history of modern project management

• Benefits and limitations of using project management software

• Steps to building a project

• Getting help

• Sizing columns

• Creating a base calendar

• Assigning a base calendar to be the project calendar

• Entering tasks

• Entering durations

• Saving

• Creating milestones

• Creating summary tasks

• Outlining

• Linking

• Modifying relationship types

• Displaying the task form

• Toggling between active/Inactive panes

• Slack, lag and lead

• Formatting text

• Displaying the critical path in the Gantt chart

• Working with Task Information options

• Creating a resource pool

• Sorting a list

• Modifying the task entry form to include initials

• Assigning resources

• Altering resource calendars

• Obtaining project status

• Working with the Network Diagram

• Identifying overallocations

• Remedying overallocations

• Setting the baseline

• Entering actual dates

• Displaying the Tracking Gantt view

• Using the mouse in the Gantt chart

• Printing

• Reports

 

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Microsoft Project: Advanced Features

6 Hours

 

It is highly recommended that you take Microsoft Project: Getting Started with Microsoft Project first.

 

• Using PERT to calculate durations

• Using Task Paths

• Splitting tasks

• Creating recurring tasks

• Activating and inactivating tasks

• Using the mouse in the Gantt Chart and Calendar

• Review of building a project

• Creating and linking an external resource pool

• The Resource Information dialog box

• Modifying resource assignments

• Assigning resources, effort driven scheduling and task types

• Setting a baseline

• Entering actuals

• Updating a project as complete through a date

• Rescheduling uncompleted work

• Setting and displaying multiple baselines

• Displaying a project summary task

• Accessing built-in views and creating custom views

• Formatting tasks on the Gantt char

• Displaying the current date and the status date in the Gantt chart

• Customizing the timescale portion of the Gantt chart view

• Formatting task bars based on task type

• Customizing the timescale

• Accessing built-in tables and creating custom tables

• Formatting text in the Entry table based on task type

• Creating custom fields

  • Adding a lookup field to a custom field

  • Adding a calculation to a custom field

  • Adding graphical indicators to a custom field

  • Adding an outline code to a custom field

• Using standard and highlight filters

• Creating custom filters

• Sorting project information

• Using and customizing groups

• Creating custom reports

• Using the Organizer to manage custom objects

• Customizing WBS codes

• Creating master projects with subprojects

• Using cross project linking

• Creating overhead tasks

• Creating a look ahead

• Setting work contours

• Using hyperlinks

• Saving a view as a PDF

• Using the Timeline view

• Understanding program options

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