Project 2000:  Level 1

Length of Course:  1 Day

Prerequisites:  Students should already have a good understanding of formal project management terminology, tools, and techniques.  Windows 95: Introduction, Windows 98: Introduction, Windows 2000: Introduction or equivalent knowledge.

Course Objectives:
  Identify the steps involved in project planning.
  Plan a project by using Microsoft Project 2000.
  Link tasks effectively and work with time constraints.
  Assign resources and their work schedules to tasks.
  Resolve time and resource conflicts.
  Effectively use the different views, reports, and drawing tools available in Microsoft Project.
  Sort and filter project information effectively.

Who Should Attend:
Students enrolling in this course should have some project-management experience and be familiar with terms such as Gantt Chart, task, critical path, and resource; although no knowledge of Microsoft Project 2000 is required.
 

Course Content:

Lesson 1: Introduction to Project Management
  Fundamentals of Project Management
  Defining the Scope of the Project
  Developing the Project Schedule
  Assigning Project Resources
  Saving the Project Baseline
  Controlling Project Execution
 

Lesson 2: Starting a Project
  Examining Microsoft Project 2000
  Overview of the Planning Process
  Defining Project Information
 

Lesson 3: Outlining and Task Relationships
  Organizing the Task List into an Outline
  Linking Tasks and Observing the Critical Path
  Modifying Task Relationships
  Constraints
 

Lesson 4: Adding and Assigning Resources
  Creating and Assigning a Base Calendar
  Entering and Assigning Resources
  Working with Project Costs
 

Lesson 5: Analyzing the Project
  Resolving Time Restrictions
  Resolving Resource Conflicts
 

Lesson 6: Displaying Project Data
  Exploring Views
  Generating Project Reports
  Using Drawing Tools
 

Lesson 7: Sorting and Filtering Data
  Sorting Project Data
  Filtering Project Data
  Creating Custom Filters.