Microsoft Project 2003 / 2007 Level 1

This course is for you if you are a new user, or you have some knowledge of Project and now want an understanding of how to get the best out of the tool, relative to real projects.

On completion of this course delegates will be able to:

• Use Project effectively, including how to juggle tasks and resources

• Create Gantt charts

• Create and assign resources, conflict levelling and splitting tasks

Getting started
• Defining the goals and requirements of a project
• What is Project?
• Starting Project
• The Project application window
• Working with Project menus and toolbars
• Using Project help information and wizards

Define the project
• Setting a project start date
• Working with Project's working calendar(s)
• Saving a project

Entering a basic task
• Inserting and deleting task information
• Reordering a task list
• Outlining a task list
• Using work breakdown structure codes
• Entering task durations
• Setting milestones

Additional task features – task information
• Estimated durations
• Setting a priority to tasks
• Entering deadlines
• Constraining a task
• Using task notes resources
• What is a resource?
• Types of resources
• Entering resources in the resource sheet
• Entering cost rates for resources
• Adding non-working time for resources
• Resource notes

Linking tasks
• Why link tasks?
• Understanding the different types of links
• Applying links
• Working with split task
• Entering lag time
• Identifying the critical path of a project

Assigning resources to tasks
• Assigning resources to tasks
• What is an over-allocation?
• Dealing with over-allocations
• Using level resources tools

Introduction to tracking a project plan
• Understanding the uses of a baseline
• Setting the project baseline
• Adding tasks to an existing baseline
• Overview of the tracking toolbar