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Microsoft Project Introduction

About the Project 2003 Introduction Course

This course aims to introduce the student to using Project 2003 for a large range of projects, from small to large scale.  It covers the important aspects of dealing with tasks and resources and pays particular attention to the  crucial problem areas that often arise when using a computer for project management.

  • Start Microsoft project and work with its key screen features
  • Use the help system in Microsoft project 2003
  • Create a new project file
  • Understand the essentials of project management
  • Create tasks in a project file
  • Enter various durations for tasks in a project
  • Create relationships between tasks in a project
  • Create a resource pool for tasks in a project

 

 


 

Specific Learning Outcomes

Microsoft Project Basics

  1. Overview of Microsoft Project
  2. Starting Microsoft Project
  3. The Microsoft Project Screen
  4. Working with Views
  5. Working with Combination Views
  6. Working with Tables
  7. Working with the Gantt Chart View
  8. Understanding Microsoft Project Menus
  9. Understanding Toolbars
  10. Working with Existing Project Files
  11. Exiting From Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project Help

  1. Printed Help Sources
  2. The Help Task Pane
  3. Browsing the Table of Contents
  4. Searching for Specific Help
  5. Understanding a Help Window
  6. Disabling Online Content
  7. Enabling Online Content
  8. Displaying and Using the Office Assistant
  9. Customising the Office Assistant
  10. Disabling the Office Assistant

Creating a New Project

  1. New Project Overview
  2. Understanding Your Project
  3. Creating a New Project
  4. Saving a New Project File
  5. Setting Specific Options
  6. Pitfalls in Changing Options
  7. Adjusting the Standard Calendars
  8. Creating Public Holidays
  9. Creating a New Calendar
  10. Specifying Project Summary Information
  11. Specifying Project Information

Project Management

  1. What is a Project?
  2. Tasks and Resources
  3. The Importance of Planning
  4. Steps in Project Management
  5. Project Management Tools
  6. Using a Computer
  7. The Advantages of Microsoft Project
  8. The Disadvantages of Microsoft Project

Creating Tasks

  1. Overview of Creating Tasks
  2. Reviewing the Project
  3. Entering Tasks
  4. Creating Summary Tasks
  5. Moving About a Sheet
  6. Working with Summary Tasks

Task Durations

  1. Task Duration Overview
  2. Entering Task Durations
  3. Displaying Critical Tasks
  4. Checking Project Status
  5. Understanding Project Slack
  6. Entering Milestones

Creating Relationships

  1. Overview of Creating Relationships
  2. Catching Up With the Case Study
  3. Creating Relationships Using the Link Tool
  4. Creating Relationships Using Task Entry
  5. Using Task Information for Relationships
  6. Creating Relationships in a Sheet
  7. Keeping to Schedule Using Relationships
  8. Entering Lag Time
  9. Entering Lead Time

Resourcing a Project

  1. Overview of Resourcing
  2. Creating a Resource Pool
  3. Entering Materials
  4. Assigning Calendars to Resources
  5. Adjusting Resource Information
  6. Changing the Unit Display

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