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What's included?
What’s included?
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This courseware package includes:

	Student Manual. Fully customisable. May be opened in any wordprocessor and changed to meet your exact needs.
	Student workbook. Fully customisable. Additional book includes series of practical tasks and review questions.
	Student workbook exercises. Fully customisable. Sample exercises to accompany the student workbook.
	Trainer manual. Fully customisable with additional information for trainers.
	Timetable and lesson plans. Fully customisable. Detailed timetable and plans ensure you deliver the best possible course.
	PowerPoint presentations. Fully customisable. Complete set of PowerPoint slides for use by the trainer.

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Course outline
Course outline

Introduction

Microsoft Project 2003 is the Office suite’s project management program. Whether you’re using Project 2003 for the first time, or have been using it for years, this three-level course will help you make the most of Project 2003’s exciting features.

Highlights of the course include an overview of Project versions, a discussion on Project Server, and coverage of the Project Guide.

Course contents: Foundation Level

• Starting Out What is Project 2003? — What is a Project? — Why use Project 2003?
• Meeting Project Opening Microsoft Project 2003 — Interface Overview — Using Task Panes — Using Menus and Toolbars — About Dialog Boxes — Closing Microsoft Project 2003
• Using Project Menu Overview — Using the Standard Toolbar — Using the Formatting Toolbar — Using the Project Guide
• Managing Project Files Opening Project Files — Saving Project Files for the First Time — Re-Saving A Project File — Switching Between Open Projects — Closing Project Files
• Getting Help in Project Using the Help Menu — Using the Help Task Pane — Using Help Topics — Using the Office Assistant — Configuring the Office Assistant — Using the Type a Question Box — Getting Help in a Dialog Box
• Creating a Project Planning Your Project — Creating a Project — Entering Project Information — Setting Working Time
• Creating Tasks Entering New Tasks — Changing a Task’s Duration — Moving a Task — Inserting a Task — Deleting a Task
• Editing Tasks Opening the Task Information Dialog — Task Types — Setting Milestones — Creating Recurring Tasks — Creating Subtasks — Creating Summary Tasks
• Setting Constraints Types of Constraints — Creating a Constraint — Setting Task Deadlines — Constraints vs. Deadlines
• Creating the Project Calendar Calendar Types — Setting up the Calendar — Creating a New Calendar — Changing Calendar Views — Adjusting the Timescale
• Setting a Project’s Baseline Baseline Basics — Saving a Baseline — Viewing a Baseline — Clearing a Baseline
• Setting a Project’s Interim Plan Setting an Interim Plan — Viewing an Interim Plan — Clearing an Interim Plan
• Setting a Project’s Critical Path What is the Critical Path? — How Does Project Determine the Critical Path? — Viewing the Critical Path — Shortening the Critical Path
• Printing and Viewing a Project Checking Spelling in a Project — Selecting Text — Cutting, Copying, and Pasting — Using Undo and Redo — Inserting Page Breaks
• Changing Your View Using Zoom — Using the View Bar — Using Basic Views — Using Advanced Views — Using the Find Dialog
• Using Page Setup Setting Page Options — Setting Margins — Setting Headers — Setting Footers — Modifying the Legend — Changing View Settings
• Printing a Project Opening Print Preview — Using Print Preview — Using Print Commands — Using the Print Dialog — Using the Project Guide for Printing Wizard

Course contents: Intermediate Level

• Using My Computer Within Project Navigating Using My Computer — Performing Basic Tasks with My Computer — Using Views in My Computer — Using the My Places Toolbar
• Saving Files Using File Formats — Using File Properties — Using Auto Save — Setting Save Options
• Using Templates Using a Template — Creating a Template — Accessing a Custom Template — Using and Saving Template Previews
• Viewing Your Files Opening a New Window — Arranging Windows — Hiding or Unhiding a Window — Splitting a Window
• Advanced Views Using Multiple Views — Viewing Tables — Sorting Information — Using Filters — Using AutoFilter
• Resource Basics Creating a Resource List — Assigning Work and Material to a Resource — Using the Resource Information Dialog
• Editing Resources Modifying a Resource’s Calendar — Editing Working Time — Grouping Resources — Removing a Resource
• Resources and Tasks Assigning a Resource to a Task (Gantt View) — Assigning a Resource to a Task (Task Information) — Assigning a Resource to a Task (Tools Menu) — Removing or Replacing a Resource
• Resource Views Using the Resource Sheet View — Using the Resource Graph View — Using the Resource Usage View
• Resource Conflicts Identifying Resource Conflicts — Using the Resource Management Toolbar — Reassigning Resources — Scheduling Overtime
• Viewing Tasks Using the Task Entry View — Using the Task Usage View — Using the Tracking Gantt View — About Task Indicators
• Linking Tasks Link Types — Linking Tasks Within a Project — Unlinking Tasks Within a Project — Linking Tasks Across Projects — Unlinking Tasks Across Projects — Using Lag Time and Lead Time — Splitting a Task
• Completing Tasks Entering Task Completion as a Percentage — Entering Time Per Resource — Setting Contours — Contour Indicators
• Variances Using the Variance Table — Using the Work Table — Using the Cost Table — Viewing Project Statistics
• Creating Reports Using the Reports Dialog Box — Creating a Pre-Defined Report — Creating a Custom Report — Using the Project Guide to Print a Report
• Using the Organizer Opening the Organizer — Copying Elements — Renaming Elements — Deleting Elements

Course contents: Advanced Level

• Using Advanced Views Using the Gantt Chart View — Using the Tracking Gantt View — Using the Network Diagram View — Adjusting Timescales — Changing Your Font
• Formatting the Gantt Chart Formatting Individual Bars — Formatting Categories — Adding Text to Bars — Adding Text Boxes to a Chart
• Customizing How Project Looks Adding Menus — Customizing Menus — Showing and Hiding Toolbars — Customizing Toolbars — Creating Toolbars
• Setting Project Options Setting General, View, and Editing Options — Setting Calendar and Schedule Options — Setting Calculation and Spelling Options — Setting Save and Security Options — Setting Interface Options
• Tasks Using Fixed Task Types — Modifying Fixed Tasks — Adding a Hyperlink to a Task — Using the Tracking Toolbar
• Using the Work Breakdown Structure Code Understanding the Work Breakdown Structure Code — Assigning the WBS Code to Tasks — Creating a Custom WBS Code — Viewing the WBS Code
• Importing and Exporting Files Importing a File — Exporting a File — Using Custom Maps — Exporting a Gantt Chart
• Project and Other Applications Inserting Objects — Importing Data From Outlook — Exporting Data to Outlook — Saving Your Project as a Web Page
• Using PERT Analysis Scenario Types — Using the PERT Toolbar — Entering PERT Values — Entering PERT Weights — Calculating PERT — Viewing Scenarios
• Earned Value Analysis About Earned Value Analysis — Viewing Earned Value Analysis Tables — About Earned Value Fields — Reporting Earned Value Analysis
• Creating Progress Lines Displaying a Progress Line — Interpreting a Progress Line — Editing or Removing the Progress Line — Formatting the Progress Line
• Tracking a Project’s Progress With the Project Guide Using the Project Guide to Track Progress — About Status Indicators — Using Filters to Track Tasks — Using Groups to Track Tasks
• Microsoft Project Versions Description of Microsoft Project 2003 Professional — Description of Microsoft Project Server 2003 — Version Comparison
• Using Resource Pools What is a Resource Pool? — Creating a Resource Pool — Linking a Project to a Resource Pool — Viewing Resource Pool Availability — Updating a Resource Pool — Unlinking a Project From the Resource Pool
• Working With Multiple Projects Types of Multiple Projects — Inserting Subprojects — Unlinking or Removing Subprojects — Consolidating Projects — Consolidating Projects Using the New Window Command — Using Project Workspaces
• Working With Multiple Projects, Part 2 Viewing the Critical Path for a Master Project — Saving Baselines for a Master Project — Saving Baselines for a Consolidated Project — Viewing Subproject Information

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