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Microsoft Project 2003 Bootcamp

Topics

• Introduction
• Getting started
• what is project management? steps of project management
• defining the goals of a project, defining the requirements of a project
• identifying potential problems in a project schedule
• identifying potential opportunities for reducing costs
• tracking the progress of a project
• resolving resource overallocation problems
• reporting the progress of a project
• evaluating a completed project, what is Microsoft Project?
• starting Microsoft Project, the Microsoft Project application window
• working with Microsoft Project menus and toolbars
• changing the project view, resetting the working folder
• displaying help information, exiting from Microsoft Project
• Building a simple project
• the Project guide
• setting a project start date / saving a Project
• creating a Project schedule, entering a milestone
• inserting and deleting tasks
• reordering a task list, closing a project
• Developing a project plan (part 1)
• outlining a task list, types of task relationships
• linking tasks in a finish-to-start relationship
• changing the time-scale of a Gantt chart
• linking tasks in a finish-to-finish relationship
• adding lag time between tasks, adding lead time between tasks
• using work breakdown structure codes
• creating a network diagram
• Developing a project plan (part 2)
• revising the Project calendar
• the resource sheet, adding resources to the resource sheet
• creating new calendars for resources
• assigning resources to tasks
• revising resource information / assigning additional units of a resource to a task
• contouring a resource assignment
• working with cost rate tables
• creating and applying a task calendar
• Developing a project plan (part 3)
• identifying the critical path of a project
• identifying slack time in a project schedule
• constraining a task, setting a deadline for a task
• defining a fixed-duration or fixed work task
• additional Project planning topics
• Sharing data with other applications
• copying a Microsoft Project view into a Microsoft Word document
• exporting Microsoft Project sheet entries into a Microsoft Excel worksheet
• importing Microsoft Excel worksheet entries into Microsoft Project
• Additional Microsoft Project features
• using a Microsoft Project template
• creating a custom template
• adding text fields and flag fields to a sheet view
• saving a project as a web page
• customizing Microsoft Project
• Final case study
• Introduction
• Organizing and analyzing project information
• sorting and grouping project information
• creating a custom group option
• applying a predefined filter to a view
• applying an autofilter to a view
• creating a custom filter
• applying a new table to a view
• creating a custom table
• creating a custom view
• Tracking a project (part 1)
• saving a baseline plan
• updating a project schedule
• comparing the actual and planned progress of a project
• adding progress lines to a Gantt chart
• additional methods for updating a project schedule
• rescheduling uncompleted work
• scheduling overtime work
• additional project tracking topics
• Tracking a project (part 2)
• monitoring resource allocation
• methods for resolving resource overallocation problems
• manually delaying tasks
• automatically delaying tasks
• displaying earned value analysis data
• Communicating project information (part 1)
• displaying a project schedule in calendar view
• printing a view
• modifying page setup options for a printout
• enhancing the elements of a view
• Communicating project information (part 2)
• printing a predesigned report
• editing a predesigned report
• using a report template
• Working with multiple projects
• setting up a consolidated project
• linking tasks across projects of a consolidated project
• identifying all critical paths in a consolidated project
• using a resource pool
• updating a resource pool at any time
• Additional intermediate Microsoft Project features
• recording and running a macro
• creating a custom form
• using the organizer
• Final case study

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