Project 2003 Essentials

After completing this two-day course, students will have a broad understanding of the capabilities of Microsoft Project 2003.

Target audience

Students should have a good working knowledge of the Windows 98 or later. No previous experience of Project 2003.

Course content

Getting started Discussing project management concepts • Discussing project management tools • Exploring the Project 2003 window • Starting Project 2003 • Examining the Project Guide • Opening an existing project in Gantt Chart view • Navigating views • Using Help • Using the Office Assistant • Using the Help task pane • Working with project files • Creating a new project file • Saving a project file • Setting Auto Save • Closing project files and closing Project 2003

Introduction to Project 2003

Views and navigation techniques The view bar • Gantt chart view • Other tables • Other views • Navigation techniques

Working with base calendars Creating the base calendar • Copying calendars and changing working time • Identifying public holidays/non-working time

Using project information and properties Using project properties • Defining project information

Working with tasks Creating a work breakdown structure (WBS) • Creating the WBS • Summary tasks • Copying/moving • Inserting/deleting • Entering subtasks • Defining durations • Elapsed durations • Milestones • Creating an outline • Expanding/collapsing the outline • Understanding the critical path

Establishing task dependencies Task relationships explained • Finish to start • Start to start • Finish to finish • Start to finish • Creating relationships • Creationg lead and lag • Constraints • Constraint types • Setting constraints

Formatting your projects Using the Gantt chart wizard • Formatting text styles • Formatting the critical path • Formatting the timescale • Formatting gridlines

Extracting information from your projects Tables summary • Creating custom tables & filters •Extracting information using predefined filters • Using the autofilter • Understanding filters • Creating custom filters • Creating an interactive filter • Filter test options for custom filters

Working with resources Creating a resource pool • The resource sheet explained • Assigning resources • Effort driven scheduling • Microsoft Project scheduling • Scheduling delays between work on assignments • Removing a resource from a task • Identifying and viewing overallocations • Activating the toolbar for resolving overallocations • Assigning overtime • Options for handling overallocations

Working within budgets Assigning fixed costs for tasks • Assigning variable resource costs to a task • Assigning a fixed resource cost to a task

Project control What is a baseline • Saving a baseline • Tracking your project • Entering actual start/finish dates for a task • Entering actual duration for a task

Reporting and printing Printing a view • Printing a report • Modifying reports • Creating a custom report • Printing options • Creating manual page breaks

Appendix Microsoft Project checklist • Quick reference guide

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