Project Management / Business Training 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.
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.
The following would be helpful, but are not required:
- Project Management Fundamentals Part 1 and 2
- Harvard Manage Mentor: Project Management
- A basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities
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.
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
Hardware Requirements
To use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 on each student's machine, you need the following hardware:
- Intel® Pentium® 1.64 MHz or higher processor.
- 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more.
- 6 gigabytes (GB) of available hard-disk space or more.
- CD-ROM drive.
- Super VGA or higher resolution monitor.
- Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse®, or a compatible pointing device.
- A printer.
- A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition.
Software Requirements
- Software required on each machine includes the following:
- Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition or Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2.
- Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- explore the Microsoft Office Project environment and the various views in which you can verify project information.
- create a new project plan.
- manage tasks by organizing them and setting task relationships.
- manage resources in a project plan.
- finalize the project plan.
Course duration
1 Day
Project Management / Business Training outline
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project
- Topic 1A: Explore the Microsoft Project 2007 Environment
- Topic 1B: Display
an Existing Project Plan in Different Views
Lesson 2: Creating a Project Plan
- Topic 2A: Create a New Project Plan
- Topic 2B: Assign a Project Calendar
- Topic 2C: Add Tasks to the Project Plan
- Topic 2D: Enter the Task Duration Estimates
- Topic 2E: Add Resources in the Project Plan
Lesson 3: Managing Tasks in a Project Plan
- Topic 3A: Outline Tasks
- Topic 3B: Add a Recurring Task
- Topic 3C: Link Dependent Tasks
- Topic 3D: Set a Constraint to a Task
- Topic 3E: Set a Task Deadline
- Topic 3F: Add Notes to a Task
Lesson 4: Managing Resources in a Project Plan
- Topic 4A: Create a Resource Calendar
- Topic 4B: Assign Resources to Tasks
- Topic 4C: Assign Additional Resources to a Task
- Topic 4D: Enter Costs for Resources
- Topic 4E: Enter Values for Budget Resources
- Topic 4F: Resolve Resource Conflicts
Lesson 5: Finalizing the Project Plan
- Topic 5A: Display the Critical Path
- Topic 5B: Shorten the Project Duration
- Topic 5C: Set a Baseline
- Topic 5D: Print a Project Summary Report
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