Microsoft Project Package
This package is designed for anybody who wants to learn how to use Microsoft Project’s powerful tools. Starting with basic concepts, by the end of the package participants should be able to manage, track and report on projects of any size.
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Participants will learn to use Microsoft Project’s intuitive project management features. From task and resource management, to tracking, exporting data, and working with multiple and linked projects. It covers advanced features of Microsoft Project 2007 including project views, tables and filters, putting projects on the Web, multiple projects and more.
The Microsoft Project Package includes the following courses:
Microsoft Project 2007 (2 Days)
Advanced Project 2007 (2 days)
Prerequisites
To ensure that the prerequisites for the courses within this package are met, participants should follow the sequence of courses listed above. More details on prerequisites can be found within individual course descriptions.
Subject to prerequisites being met, one or more participants can book into a package. Review training package conditions .
Courses Units: Microsoft Project 2007
- Unit 1: Microsoft Project Basics
- - Overview of Microsoft Project
- - Starting Microsoft Project
- - The Microsoft Project Screen
- - Working with Views
- - Working with Combination Views
- - Working with Tables
- - Working with the Gantt Chart View
- - Understanding Microsoft Project Menus
- - Understanding Toolbars
- - Working with Existing Project Files
- - Exiting From Microsoft Project
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- Unit 2: Creating a New Project
- - New Project Overview
- - Understanding your Project
- - Creating a New Project
- - Saving a New Project File
- - Changing Time Unit Options
- - Pitfalls in Changing Options
- - Understanding Working Time in Project
- - Understanding Calendars in Project
- - Modifying the Standard Calendar
- - Specifying Holidays
- - Creating a New Calendar
- - Specifying Project Summary Information
- - Specifying Project File Properties
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- Unit 3: Project Management
- - What is a Project?
- - Tasks And Resources
- - The Importance of Planning
- - Steps in Project Management
- - Project Management Tools
- - Using a Computer
- - The Advantages of Microsoft Project
- - The Disadvantages of Microsoft Project
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- Unit 4: Creating Tasks
- - Overview of Creating Tasks
- - Reviewing a Project
- - Entering Tasks
- - Creating Summary Tasks
- - Moving About a Sheet
- - Working with Summary Tasks
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- Unit 5: Task Durations
- - Task Duration Overview
- - Entering Task Durations
- - Displaying Critical Tasks
- - Checking Project Status
- - Understanding Project Slack
- - Entering Milestones
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- Unit 6: Creating Relationships
- - Overview of Creating Relationships
- - Catching Up with the Case Study
- - Linking Tasks
- - Using Task Information for Relationships
- - Creating Relationships in a Sheet View
- - Staying on Schedule Using Relationships
- - Entering Lag Time
- - Entering Lead Time
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- Unit 7: Resourcing a Project
- - Overview of Resourcing
- - Creating a Resource Pool
- - Entering Materials
- - Assigning Calendars to Resources
- - Adjusting Resource Information
- - Changing the Unit Display
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- Unit 8: Assignment Concepts
- - Understanding Resource Assignment
- - Project's Calculation Methodologies
- - Understanding Effort
- - Creating Simple Assignments
- - Understanding Task Types
- - Working with Fixed Unit Assignments
- - Working with Fixed Duration Assignments
- - Working with Fixed Work Assignments
- - Working with the Driver Resource
- - Understanding Effort Driven Resourcing
- - Disabling Effort Driven Resourcing
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- Unit 9: Assigning Resources
- - Overview of Assigning Resources
- - Assigning Resources Using Task Entry View
- - Assigning Part Time Resources
- - Contouring Resource Usage
- - Assigning Specific Work Times
- - Problem Assignments
- - Assigning Resources through Task Information
- - Assigning Resources through a Sheet
- - Assigning Resources That You Don't Have
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- Unit 10: Resource Levelling
- - Resource Levelling Overview
- - Creating Resource Chaos
- - Tracking Down Overallocations
- - Fix 1: Changing Work Effort
- - Fix 2: Assigning Overtime
- - Fix 3: Hiring Contract Labour
- - Fix 4: Switching Work Assignments
- - Fix 5: Rescheduling Tasks
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- Unit 11: Assigning Materials
- - Overview of Assigning Materials
- - Assigning Fixed Material Consumption
- - Contouring Materials Usage
- - Adding More Material Resources
- - Assigning Variable Usage Materials
- - Adding to a Material Assignment
- - Checking Material Quantities
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- Unit 12: Costs
- - Costing Overview
- - Reviewing the Current Cost Status
- - Variable Resource Costs
- - Assigning Daily Costs for Equipment Hire
- - Assigning Fixed Costs to a Resource
- - Assigning Fixed Costs to a Task
- - Assigning Material Costs
- - Using Multiple Cost Tables
- - Changing Resources Rates During a Project
- - Viewing Project Costs
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- Unit 13: Constraints and Deadlines
- - Overview of Constraints and Deadlines
- - Reviewing our Project
- - Adding a Constraint
- - Using Elapsed Time to Resolve Conflicts
- - Creating a Deadline
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- Unit 14: Project Monitoring
- - Overview of Project Monitoring
- - Creating a Baseline
- - Getting Microsoft Project to Update Progress
- - Manually Updating Task Progress
- - Entering Delayed Tasks
- - Tracking Actuals on a Gantt Chart
- - Using the Tracking Box
- - Viewing Task Slippage
- - Project Monitoring Quick Reference
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- Unit 15: Printing
- - Overview of Printing
- - Printing a Gantt Chart
- - Printing Sheet Views
- - Printing Jobs Lists
- - Printing Resources Lists
- - Printing Quick Reference
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Courses Units: Advanced Microsoft Project 2007
- Unit 1: Project Views
- - Working with Views
- - Combination Views
- - Creating your Own Views
- - Creating a Combination View
- - Placing Views on the Menu
- - Sharing New Views with Other Projects
- - Project Views Quick Reference
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- Unit 2: More Tables and Filters
- - Overview of Tables and Filters
- - Understanding Tables
- - Creating a New Table
- - Using the New Table
- - a Clayton's Table
- - Exploring Filters
- - Creating a Custom Filter
- - More Tables and Filters Quick Reference
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- Unit 3: Templates
- - Templates Overview
- - Examining Existing Templates
- - Creating a New Template
- - Using a Template
- - Modifying a Template
- - Changing the Global Template
- - Removing Items from the Global Template
- - Copying Items Between Projects
- - Templates Quick Reference
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- Unit 4: Other Applications
- - Exporting Overview
- - Copying to Microsoft Word
- - Copying to Microsoft Excel
- - Linking to Microsoft Excel
- - Exporting to Microsoft Excel
- - Exporting to a Microsoft Excel Pivot Table
- - Other Applications Quick Reference
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- Unit 5: Reporting Techniques
- - Reporting Techniques Overview
- - Inserting Page Breaks
- - Removing Page Breaks
- - Using Predefined Reports
- - Modifying a Predefined Report
- - Crosstabulation Reports
- - Dissecting a Crosstabulation
- - Creating a Crosstabulation Report
- - Sharing Custom Reports
- - Reporting Techniques Quick Reference
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- Unit 6: Project on the Web
- - Overview of Presenting Projects
- - Preparing a Project File to Copy
- - Copying to PowerPoint
- - Presenting Project on the Web
- - Presenting Project Quick Reference
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- Unit 7: Multiple Files
- - Multiple Files Overview
- - Working with Multiple Files
- - Creating a Workspace
- - Using a Workspace File
- - Hiding Files
- - Unhiding Files
- - Multiple Files Quick Reference
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- Unit 8: Linked Projects
- - Linked Projects Overview
- - Combining Multiple Projects
- - Using a Combined Project
- - Changing Data in a Combined Project
- - Saving a Combined Project
- - Opening a Combined Project
- - Inserting Projects
- - Breaking Project Links
- - Creating a Read-Only Sub-Project
- - Inserting Task Links
- - Linked Projects Quick Reference
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- Unit 9: Shared Resources
- - Shared Resources overview
- - Creating a Common Resource Pool
- - Linking to an External Resource Pool
- - Assigning Resources from a Pool File
- - Working with Shared Resources
- - Checking for Links
- - Managing Shared Resource Files
- - Creating a Resource Workspace
- - Shared Resources Quick Reference
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- Unit 10: Downsizing a Project
- - Downsizing overview
- - Examining the Large Project
- - Creating smaller Projects
- - Creating a Master Project
- - Aligning the Projects
- - Downsizing a Project Quick Reference
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- Unit 11: Project VBA
- - Project VBA overview
- - Using existing Macros
- - Examining the Macro Code
- - Recording your own Macro
- - Using the Visual Basic Toolbar
- - Running your Macro
- - Changing your Macro
- - Sharing the Macro with other projects
- - Project VBA
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