Project 2007 Level 1 Creating a project

1 day

Overview

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 2007 acts as a tool that assists you in managing your projects. In this course, you will create and modify a project plan.

Course Objective

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.

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 these project plans.

Prerequisites

Students enrolled for this course should have the following: An understanding of project management concepts. Knowledge of a Windows operating system, either Windows XP or Windows Vista.

Getting Started with Microsoft Project

Explore the Microsoft Project 2007 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
Add a Recurring Task
Link Dependant Tasks
Set a Constraint to a Task
Set a Task Deadline
Add Notes to a Task

Managing Resources in a Project Plan

Create a Resource Calendar
Assign Resources to Tasks
Assign Additional Resources to a Task
Enter Costs for Resources
Enter Values for Budget Resources
Resolve Resource Conflicts

Finalizing the Project Plan

Display the Critical Path
Shorten the Project Duration
Set a Baseline
Print a Project Summary Report