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Microsoft Project Foundation
Objectives and Overview
This one-day course illustrates how Microsoft Project delivers improved capabilities for project knowledge collection, flexible analysis and team communication. On completion of the course delegates will have acquired the skills needed to create a new project; analyse and adjust schedules with date, dependency and resource constraints; customise and print Gantt Chart views and reports; and record and review task progress against the baseline.
Who should attend?
New, recent or intending users of Project wishing to develop their understanding and capabilities with this package.
Course prerequisites
A basic understanding of Windows user interface. No prior project management experience required.
 
Entering and Organising Tasks
Starting Microsoft Project • Working With Menus and Toolbars • Creating a New Project • Entering Tasks • Estimating Durations • Entering Milestones • Organising Tasks into Phases • Linking Tasks • Adjusting Task Relationships • Documenting Task Details With Notes and Hyperlinks
Setting up Resources
What Are Resources? • Setting Up People Resources • Setting Up Equipment Resources • Adjusting Working Time for Resources • Setting Up Material Resources • Entering Resource Pay Rates • Documenting Resource Details In Resource Notes
Assigning Resources to Tasks
Assigning Resources • The Scheduling Formula • Assigning Multiple Resources to Tasks • Disabling Effort-Driven Scheduling • Assigning Material Resources to Tasks
Fine-Tuning your Project Plan
Adjusting Working Time for Tasks • Changing Task Types • Interrupting Work on Tasks • Setting up a Recurring Task • Setting Task Constraints • Viewing the Project’s Critical Path • Examining Resource Allocations Over Time
Sorting, Grouping, and Filtering Project Information
Sorting Data • Grouping Data • Filtering Data
Formatting your Project Plan
Formatting the Gantt Chart • Drawing on a Gantt Chart • Displaying a Text Field • Editing and Creating Tables • Defining Custom Views
Printing Project Information
Customising and Printing Views • Customising and Printing Reports
Tracking Progress against the Project Plan
Saving Project Baselines • Switching to the Task Sheet View • Switching to the Resource Sheet View • Switching to the Task Usage View • Tracking Projects as Scheduled • Entering Percent Complete of Tasks • Recording Completion in the Task Information Dialogue Box • Tracking Work by Time Period • Identifying Tasks that are Over Budget • Identifying Resources that are over Budget • Troubleshooting Time and Schedule Problems
Working with Multiple Projects
Working with Consolidated Projects • Creating Dependencies between Projects

 
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