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Microsoft Project 2003 Level 1

Delivery Method - Tutor Led

 

This course is the first in a series of two courses designed for individuals who will use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 as a tool to assist them in managing projects. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources, and resource assignments.
 

Course Objective: You will create a project plan file 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
 

Target student:
This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage those project plans.
 

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a Project Plan File
Learn to: Create a Project Plan File, Create and Assign a Project Calendar, Add Tasks to the Project Plan File, Add a Project Summary Task, Add a Recurring Task, Enter Task Duration Estimates

 

Lesson 2: Creating a Work Breakdown Structure

Learn to: Outline Tasks, Link Dependent Tasks, Identify Deliverables in the Project Plan File , Constrain Tasks, Set a Task Deadline

 

Lesson 3: Creating and Assigning Resources

Learn to: Create Resources, Create a Resource Calendar, Assign Resources, Assign Additional Resources to a Task, Resolve Resource Conflicts

 

Lesson 4: Finalizing the Project Plan

Learn to: View the Critical Path, Shorten the Project Duration, Set a Baseline, Display Project Summary Information

 

Course Length: 1day
Price: £150 plus VAT
  

Microsoft Project Level2
Delivery Method - Tutor Led

In Microsoft Project 2003: Level 1 , you used your project management skills to create a complete project plan. This course will build upon that knowledge, and give you the opportunity to work with a project plan once it has entered the project implementation phase.

 

Course Objective: You will exchange project plan data with other applications, update project plans, create custom reports, and reuse project plan information.

 

Target student:
This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage those project plans. It is also intended for a person who has a basic understanding of Microsoft Project 2003.
 

Course Content

Lesson 1: Exchanging Project Plan Data with Other Applications

Learn to: Import a Task List from an Excel File into a New Project Plan , Create a Custom Import Map, Export Project Plan Cost Data into Excel, Copy a Picture into a Word Document, Save Project Plan Information as a Web Page


Lesson 2: Updating a Project Plan

Learn to: Enter Task Progress Information, View Task Progress, Split a Task, Reschedule a Task, Filter Tasks in a Project Plan, Save an Interim Project Plan, Create a Custom Table, Add Custom Columns to a Table, Hyperlink Documents to Tasks

 
Lesson 3: Creating Custom Reports
Learn to: Create a Custom Report, Modify a Custom Report's Header and Footer, Add a Picture to a Report, Modify a Custom Report's Margins, Print a Custom Report

 Lesson 4: Re-using Project Plan InformationLearn to: Create a Project Plan Template, Create a Custom Combination View, Make Custom Views Available to Other Project Plans, Share Resources, Create a Master Project Plan


Course Length: 1day
Price: £150 plus VAT