Courseware and Training Materials

What's included?
What’s included?
Available for delivery as a download from our web server or provided on CD, this courseware package includes the following resources to make your trainer’s life much, much easier.

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.

To get started, just open this ‘Microsoft Project 2007 Complete Courseware’ training courseware in your favourite word processor. You can fully customise the materials to suit your exact learning needs and include your own branding. Your own tailor-made course, delivered ‘off-the-peg’ and saving you thousands of pounds in development time and man-hours. Just press print and the perfect learning experience is yours to deliver.

Course outline
Course outline

Introduction

Our courseware is primarily purchased by five types of trainer; HR managers, corporate trainers, private training firms, educational institutions, or private consultants. The target audience varies on the instructor and the type of training required by a particular organization.

The students for this course are usually training staff or managers involved in training

Course contents: Foundation Level

• Starting Out What is Microsoft Office Project 2007? — What is a Project? — Why Use Project 2007? — What’s New in Project 2007?
• Meeting Project Opening Project 2007 — Interface Overview — Menus and Toolbars — Shortcut Keys — Dialog Boxes — Using the Project Guide Task Panes — Closing Project 2007
• 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 Window — 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 — Using the Project Guide
• Creating Tasks Entering New Tasks — Changing a Task’s Duration — Moving a Task — Inserting a Task — Deleting a Task
• Editing Tasks The Task Information Dialog — Task Types — Setting Milestones — Creating Recurring Tasks — Creating Sub Tasks — Creating Summary Tasks
• Setting Constraints Types of Constraints — Creating a Constraint — Setting Task Deadlines — Constraints versus Deadlines
• Creating the Project Calendar Calendar Types — Setting up the Calendar — Creating a New Calendar — Using Calendar View — Adjusting the Timescale
• Setting a Project Baseline Baseline Basics — Saving a Baseline — Viewing a Baseline — Clearing a Baseline
• Setting an Interim Plan Setting an Interim Plan — Viewing an Interim Plan — Clearing an Interim Plan
• Setting the Critical Path What is the Critical Path? — How Does Project Determine a Critical Path? — Viewing the Critical Path — Shortening the Critical Path
• Basic Editing Tasks Checking Spelling — 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 — View Settings
• Printing a Project Opening Print Preview — Using Print Preview — Using Print Commands — Using the Print Dialog — Using the Project Guide to Print your Project

Course contents: Intermediate Level

• Using My Computer within Project Using the My Places Toolbar — Navigating with My Computer — Performing Basic Tasks — Changing Views
• Saving your Files Using File Formats — Using File Properties — Using Auto Save — Setting Save Options
• Using Templates Opening 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 The Work Units Duration Equation — Creating a Resource List — Assigning Work and Material to a Resource — Using the Resource Information Dialog Box — Using the Project Guide Task Pane for Resources
• Editing Resources Changing a Resource 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 Dialog) — Using Task Usage View to Modify Resources — Using the Assign Resources Dialog — Removing or Replacing a Resource
• Resource Views Resource Sheet View — Resource Graph View — Resource Usage View
• Resource Conflicts Determining when Resource Conflicts Exist — Using the Resource Management Toolbar — Reassigning Resources — Scheduling Overtime
• Leveling Resources Opening the Resource Leveling Dialog — Leveling Calculations — Leveling Range — Resolving Over Allocations
• Viewing Tasks Using the Task Usage View — Using the Task Form View — Using the Task Entry View — Using the Task Name Form
• Working with Tasks Task Indicators — Task Calendars — Using Change Highlighting — Using the Task Drivers Pane
• Linking Tasks Link Types — Linking Tasks within a Project — Unlinking Tasks within a Project — Linking Tasks Across Projects — Unlinking Cross-Project Tasks — Using Lag Time and Lead Time
• Editing Tasks Updating Calculation Options — Splitting a Task — Overlapping Tasks — Delaying Tasks — Assigning Variable Units to a Task — Organizing Tasks into Phases
• Completing Tasks Entering Task Completion — Updating Start and Finish Dates — Changing Task Duration — Changing Remaining Work
• Working with Variances Using the Variance Table — Checking for Variances — Work Variances — Cost Variances
• Creating Reports Using the Reports Dialog Box — Creating a Pre-Defined Report — Creating a Custom Report
• Creating Visual Reports Opening the Visual Reports Dialog — Choosing a Report — Editing a Report — Creating a Template — Modifying a Template
• Saving Cube Data Choosing the OLAP Cube — Using the Field Picker — Saving the Cube — Saving a Database
• Using Other Reports Using the Copy Picture Feature — Using the Copy Picture to Office Wizard — Creating a Report with the Project Guide — Creating a Report from a View with the Project Guide

Course contents: Advanced Level

• Using Advanced Views Using the Gantt Chart View — Using the Tracking Gantt View — Using the Network Diagram — Adjusting Time Scales — 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’s Options Changing the Calendar or Date Format — Changing Your User Name and Undo Levels — Setting Time Units — Enabling AutoSave — Setting Calculation Options — Setting Security Options — The Interface Tab and Scheduling Options
• Tasks Setting Fixed Duration Tasks — Modifying Fixed Tasks — Adding a Hyperlink to a Task — Using the Tracking Toolbar
• Project Costs Setting Currency Options — Entering Costs — Using Cost Rate Tables — About Fixed Costs — About Cost Resources — Viewing Costs — Manually Updating Costs
• The Work Breakdown Structure Code Understanding the WBS Code — Assigning a WBS Code to a Task — Viewing the WBS Code of a Project — Customizing the WBS Code
• Importing and Exporting Files Importing a File — Exporting a File — Using Custom Maps — Exporting a Gantt Chart
• Adding a Drawing Using the Drawing Toolbar — Drawing Two Dimensional Shapes — Drawing Lines — Drawing Arrows — Drawing Polygons
• Editing a Drawing Changing the Order of Shapes — Modifying Drawing Properties — Cycling the Fill Color — Attaching a Drawing to a Task
• Updating and Filtering Your Project Updating Tasks — Updating the Project — Applying Custom Filters
• Creating Progress Lines Displaying the Progress Line — Interpreting a Progress Line — Editing or Removing Progress Lines — Formatting a Progress Line
• Tracking Progress Using the Project Guide — About Status Indicators — Tracking Overdue Tasks with Filters — Tracking Completed Tasks — Tracking Tasks by Grouping
• Versions of Microsoft Project Project 2007 Standard — Project 2007 Professional — Project Server 2007 — Comparing Project Professional, Standard, and Server
• Working with Resource Pools Starting a Resource Pool — Linking a Project to the Pool — Creating a Resource Pool from Multiple Projects — Unlinking a Project from a Resource Pool — Updating a Resource Pool
• Working with Multiple Projects, Part One Types of Multiple Projects — Inserting Sub Projects — Unlinking or Removing Sub Projects — Consolidating Projects — Consolidating Projects Using the New Window Command — Using Project Workspaces
• Working with Multiple Projects, Part Two Viewing a Master Project’s Critical Path — Saving Baselines for a Master Project — Saving Baselines for a Consolidated Project — Viewing Information for Inserted Projects

Course contents: Expert Level

• Recording Macros Recording a Macro — Playing Macros — Macro Security — Using Default Macros
• More Macro Tasks Deleting Macros — Copying Macros from Other Project Files — Assigning Shortcut Keys — Using Step Into
• Visual Basic and Macros Opening the Visual Basic Editor — Adding Code to Your Macro — Adding Comments to Visual Basic Code
• Visual Basic for Project 2007 Declaring Variables — Sending a Message — Using If Statements — Iterating Through your Tasks
• PERT Analysis Scenario Types — Using the PERT Toolbar — Entering PERT Values — Entering PERT Weights — Calculating PERT — Viewing Scenarios
• Earned Value Analysis About EVA — Viewing EVA Tables — About the EVA Fields — Reporting EVA Results
• Working With Forms The Custom Forms Toolbar — Modifying a Form — Using the Edit Menu — Using the Item Menu — Creating your Own Form
• Using the Organizer Opening the Organizer — Copying Project Elements — Renaming Elements with the Organizer — Deleting Elements
• Using Project with other Applications Inserting Objects — Importing Data from Outlook — Exporting Data to Outlook — Saving a Project as XML