Publisher: Microsoft

Version: 2010
Length: 1 day
Course-ID: 084602

Course 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 2010 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 those project plans.

Prerequisites

Students enrolled for this course should have the following: An understanding of project management concepts. Knowledge of a Windows operating system such as Windows XP or Windows 7.


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 Project Plan
  • Assign a Project Calendar
  • Add Tasks to a Project Plan
  • Enter the Task Duration Estimates
  • Add Resources to a Project Plan
Managing Tasks in a Project Plan
  • Outline Tasks
  • Link Dependent Tasks
  • Set Task Constraints and Deadlines
  • 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
Optional Items
  • Additional Procedures to Create a Schedule in Microsoft Project 2010