Project 2010 Level 1

Prerequisites:

* An understanding of project management concepts.
* Knowledge of a Windows operating system, either Windows XP or Windows Vista.

Course Description:

You need to gather information about the various tasks involved, resources required to accomplish the tasks, and the overall cost in order to plan a project. Microsoft Office Project Professional 2010 acts as a tool that assists you in managing your projects. In this course, you will create and modify a project plan.

You will create a project plan containing tasks, organize these tasks in a work breakdown structure containing task relationships, create and assign resources, and finalize the project to implement the project plan.

On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Explore the Microsoft Office Project environment and the various views in which you can survey a project file.
• Create a new project plan.
• Manage tasks by organizing them and setting task relationships.
• Manage resources for a project
• Finalize the project plan.

This course includes the following modules:

Getting Started with Microsoft Project

• Explore the Microsoft Project 2010 Environment
• Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views

Creating a Project Plan

• Create a New Project Plan
• Assign a Project Calendar
• Add Tasks to the Project Plan
• Enter the Task Duration Estimates
• Add Resources in the Project Plan

Managing Tasks in a Project Plan

• Outline Tasks
• Link Dependent Tasks
• Set a Constraint to a Task
• Set a Task Deadline
• Add Notes to a Task
• Add a Recurring Task

Managing Resources in a Project Plan

• Create a Resource Calendar
• Assign Resources to Tasks
• Enter Costs for Resources
• Resolve Resource Conflicts

Finalizing a Project Plan

• Shorten a Project Using the Critical Path
• Set a Baseline
• Print a Project Summary Report