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