Microsoft Project Introduction

 

Course Outline:

 

Project Management Concepts

Starting Microsoft Project 2000

MS Project 2000 Opening Screen

What is Project Management?

Project Objectives; Project Methodologies

Project Map; Outlining;

Work Breakdown Structure

Planning Lifecycle

 

Getting Started with MS Project

Gantt Chart View; Menus; Shortcut Menus Toolbars

Opening a Project File

Using the Gantt Chart View

Outline Numbers and WBS Codes

Task Information Form; Tables

System Options

 

Starting a New Project

Overview of Project Planning

Project Dialogue Box

File Properties Dialogue Box; Calendars

Outlining the Plan; Moving Tasks

Creating a Summary Task; Task Notes

Saving the Project; Outlining & Editing Techniques

 

Scheduling with Dates

Using Save As; Entering Dates

Removing Date Constraints

 

Estimating Timescales

Entering Durations; Formatting Timescales

Scheduling a Date Constraint

The Constraint Dates Table; Deadlines

Scheduling with Dependencies

Critical Path Analysis; Gantt Chart View

Total and Free Slack; Types of Dependency

Entering Dependencies

Editing Dependency Links

Displaying the Project Summary Task

 

Scheduling Issues

Scheduling to Deadlines and Constraints

Reviewing the Critical Path

Creating Recurring Tasks; Splitting Tasks

 

Assigning Resources

What is Resource Scheduling?

Using the Resource Sheet

Using Resource Information

Basic Resource Assignments; Auto Filters

Part-Time Resource Assignments

Multiple Assignments On Tasks

Assignments for Summary Tasks

 

Publishing Views and Reports

Printing the Gantt Chart View

Controlling Multiple Pages

Headers, Footers and Legends

Print Dialogue Box

Printing Reports; Custom Reports

Printing Task Notes with Gantt Charts

Publishing and Viewing HTML documents

 

Managing Changes

Baselining the Plan

Changing the Current Date

Rescheduling Outstanding Work