Microsoft Project 2010: Introduction

Course Overview

Recognise project principles and understand the project life cycle. The course will enable delegates to identify key project components, recognise the need for effective project management and make use of key project management skills

For those Microsoft students looking to improve their skills with Project, this Microsoft training course would be a good start.

Related Courses

• Microsoft Project 2010: Advanced
• Microsoft Project 2010: A Comprehensive Introduction
• Microsoft Project 2010: Intermediate
• Microsoft Project 2007/2010: Introduction
• Microsoft Project 2007/2010: Level 2
• Microsoft Project 2010: Level 2
• Microsoft Project 2010: Introduction Level 1
• Microsoft Project 2010 Level 1 & Level 2
• 50413; Mastering Microsoft Project 2010

Audience

The delegate should be familiar with using a mouse, and working in the Windows environment.

Skills Gained

• Plan and create a project using Microsoft Project
• Enter and edit project tasks
• Enter milestones
• Constrain tasks
• Understand dependencies
• Assign resources
• Save a baseline
• Track project progress
• Sort and filter project data
• Print

Course Outline

Project Management Concepts

• Project Definition
• Overview of Project Management and Project Methodologies

Getting Started with Microsoft Project

• Starting Project
• Project Screen Features
• Using a Template to Create a File
• Starting a New Project: The File Properties Dialogue Box; The Project Information Dialogue Box; Setting Options; Change Working Time; Outlining & Work Breakdown Structure
• Saving and Closing a Project File

Tasks

• Inserting, Moving, Deleting, Copying
• Durations
• Task Information Form
• Creating a Summary Task
• Milestones & Constraining Tasks

Understanding Dependencies

• Understanding what a Critical Path is
• Gantt Chart View & Gantt Chart Wizard
• Types of Dependency & Editing links

An Overview of Resources

• Types of Resources
• Setting up Resource list
• Assigning Resources

Managing Changes and Project Tracking

• Baselining the Plan
• Tracking Project Progress
• Rescheduling Outstanding Work & Splitting Tasks
• Updating The Schedule With Actual Information
• Comparing Planned To Actual

Sorting & Filtering

• Sorting
• Filtering
• Grouping

Printing

• Printing the Gantt Chart View
• Formatting Headers, Footers and Legends
• The Print Dialogue Box
• Printing Reports
• Printing Task Notes with Gantt Charts