MS Project 2007 Training
Time Duration – 24 Hours No. of Sessions - 12
(Each session is of 2 hrs duration)
Session 1-2: Getting Started with Project Management and MS Project
An Overview of Project Management
o The ABCs of Project Management
o Understanding the Role of a Project Manager
Microsoft Project: Introduction
o What is Microsoft Project?
o Objection Against Project
o Why Use MS Project?
o Collaborating With Your Project Team Online
o Understanding Project Terminology
Exploring the Project Environment
o Exploring Menus and Toolbars in Project
o Menu Basics
o Displaying And Using Toolbars
Getting Started with Project Creation
o Introduction
o Getting Going With Help From Project Guide
o Taking A First Look At The Guide
o Using Project Guide
o Starting From Scratch
o Perusing The Project Schedule
o Starting With Templates
o Saving a Project
Practice Exercises
Session 3-4: Working with Views
Understanding the Basics of Views
o What Is a View?
o Changing a Table
o Changing a Details Section
Examining Indicators
Exploring Views
Examining Different Views
o Viewing Tables
o Viewing Sorted Information
o Viewing Grouped Tasks and Resources
Viewing Filtered Information
o Using AutoFilter
o Creating Custom Filters
o Viewing the Project's Critical Path
Printing a View
o Printing View Using Regular Options
o Printing the Current View as a Report
Getting a New Perspective on Data with Visual Reports
o Introduction
o Getting An Overview Of What’s Available
o Creating a Visual Report
Revisiting the Concept of Project Management
Practice Exercises
Session 5-8: Managing Project Schedules
Getting Started with Task
o Entering a Task
o Entering Task Duration
o Entering Subtasks
o Creating a Summary Task
o Creating Recurring Tasks
o Entering Task Notes
o Editing Tasks
o Deleting Tasks
o Moving Tasks
Setting Task Milestones, Deadlines and Constraints
o Creating a Milestone
o Setting Task Deadline
o Setting Task Constraints
Linking and Unlinking Tasks
Understanding Resources
o Explaining How Resources Work
o Explaining How Project Uses Resource Information to Affect the
Schedule
o Explaining How Project Gathers Cost Information
Creating a Resource List
o Overview
o Creating People Resource
o Creating Equipment Resource
o Creating Material Resource
Modifying Resource Information
o Introduction
o Assigning a Communication Method
o Specifying Resource Availability
o Specifying a Booking Type
o Creating a Generic Resource and Assigning Custom Fields
o Adding Notes to a Resource
o Using Calendar with Resources
Using Resources and Tasks
o Assigning Resources to Tasks
o Getting Help While Selecting Resources to Assign
o Discussing Some Tips about Resource Assignments
o Removing or Replacing a Resource Assignment
Practice Exercises
Session 9-10: Resolving Scheduling and Resource Problems
Resolving Scheduling Problems
o Adding Resources to Tasks
o Using Overtime
o Adding Time to Tasks
o Adjusting Slack
o Changing Task Constraints
o Adjusting Dependencies
o Splitting a Task
Using the Critical Path to Shorten a Project
o Identifying the Critical Path
o Shortening the Critical Path
o Using Multiple Critical Path
Resolving Resource Problems
o Understanding How Resource Conflicts Occur
o Spotting Resource Conflicts
o Using Views to Spot Resource Conflicts
o Using Filters to Spot Resource Conflicts
o Resolving Conflicts
o Changing Resource Allocations
o Scheduling Overtime
o Redefining a Resource’s Calendar
o Assigning Part-Time Work
o Controlling When Resources Start Working On a Task
o Delaying Tasks by Leveling Resource Workloads
o Contouring Resources
o Pooling Resources
Practice Exercises
Session 11-12: Tracking Project Progress
Understanding Tracking
o Understanding the Principals of Tracking
o Differentiating Estimates versus Actual
o Making Adjustments As You Go
Using Baselines
o What is a Baseline?
o Setting a Baseline
o Changing the Baseline
o Adding a Task to a Baseline
o Using Interim Plans
o Clearing a Baseline or Interim Plan
Viewing Progress with the Tracking Gantt View
o Interpreting the Tracking Gantt View
o Understanding the Task Variance Table
o Understanding the Task Cost Table
o Understanding the Task Work Table
Understanding Tracking Strategies
o Tackling the Work of Tracking
o Keeping Track of Tracking
Practice Exercises
