Course Outline
Pre-Requisites
You should have basic project management knowledge and skills. You should also have basic knowledge and skills for using any current Windows® operating system—preferably Windows 8.
Lessons
Course Length: 12hrs (2 Days)Â
Microsoft Project 2013 is a project management software program designed to assist a project manager in developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads.
Learning Objectives:
In this course, you will design a workable project plan by creating tasks and task relationships, editing tasks, adding resources, entering costs, setting a baseline and using different views to display project results. You will:
- Identify Tasks within a Project
- Create Task Lists
- Link Tasks
- Identify and Create Constraints Between Linked Tasks
- Edit Task Lists with Notes
- Create Task Deadlines and Milestones
- Sort, Filter and Group Tasks
- Create a Resource Sheet
- Enter Costs on Resource Sheet
- Assign Resources to Tasks
- Filter Resources
- Use Resource Levelling Tools to Assist in Workflow Conflicts
- Create a Baseline
- Define the Critical Path
- Use Reports to Display Project Data
- Use Calendar, Network View and Gantt Chart Views to Display Project Data
- Print the Entry Table and Gantt Chart
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Target Student:
This course is designed for people who give presentations and wish to provide a dynamic medium for their delivery.
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Course Outline:
DAY 1
Section 1: Getting Started
Lesson 1.1: Starting Out
Lesson 1.2: Meeting Project
Lesson 1.3: Managing Project Files
Lesson 1.4: Creating a Project
Lesson 1.5: Creating Tasks
Lesson 1.6: Getting Help in Project
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Section 2: Using and Customizing the Project Interface
Lesson 2.1: Getting Acquainted
Lesson 2.2: The Quick Access Toolbar
Lesson 2.3: Tabs and Groups
Lesson 2.4: Customizing the Ribbon
Section 3: The Project Tabs
Lesson 3.1: The Task Tab
Lesson 3.2: The Resource Tab
Lesson 3.3: The Project Tab
Lesson 3.4: The View Tab
Lesson 3.5: Contextual Tabs, Part 1
Lesson 3.6: Contextual Tabs, Part 2
Section 4: Creating a Basic Project
Lesson 4.1: Creating a Project
Lesson 4.2: Working with Tasks
Lesson 4.3: Adding Advanced Task Information
Lesson 4.4: Creating Milestones, Constraints, and Deadlines
Lesson 4.5: Working with Tasks, Part 1
Lesson 4.6: Working with Tasks, Part 2
Section 5: Updating and Polishing Your Project
Lesson 5.1: Updating the Project
Lesson 5.2: Basic Editing Tasks
Lesson 5.3: Formatting Text
Lesson 5.4: Formatting the Gantt Chart
Section 6: Printing and Viewing a Project
Lesson 6.1: Arranging Windows
Lesson 6.2: Changing How You View Data
Lesson 6.3: Changing Your View Scope
Lesson 6.4: Finishing Your Project
 DAY 2
Section 1: Working with Project Files
Lesson 1.1: Using Windows Explorer within Project
Lesson 1.2: File Management Tools
Lesson 1.3: Using Templates
Lesson 1.4: Advanced Views
Section 2: Working with Tasks
Lesson 2.1: Using the Timeline View
Lesson 2.2: Working with Tasks
Lesson 2.3: Linking Tasks
Lesson 2.4: Editing Tasks
Lesson 2.5: Completing Tasks
Section 3: Working with Resources
Lesson 3.1: Resource Basics
Lesson 3.2: Creating the Project Calendar
Lesson 3.3: Editing Resources
Lesson 3.4: Resource Views
Section 4: Managing Resources
Lesson 4.1: Resources and Tasks
Lesson 4.2: Using the Team Planner
Lesson 4.3: Resolving Resource Conflicts
Lesson 4.4: Leveling Resources
Section 5: Project Monitoring Tools
Lesson 5.1: Setting a Project Baseline
Lesson 5.2: Setting an Interim Plan
Lesson 5.3: On the Critical Path
Lesson 5.4: Creating Progress Lines
Lesson 5.5: Tracking Progress
Cancellation Policy
Compuease Cancellation Policy
CompuEase works hard to schedule our training and other services around your convenience. With that in mind we have the following cancellation policy for all booked training. Notice of cancellation must be received by CompuEase 10 working days prior to the confirmed date for a no financial penalty to be incurred. Registrants who wish to reschedule their course may do so at least 10 working days before the commencement of their course providing the course fee is paid within 30 days following the originally scheduled date of the course.
Training Location
CompuEase Training Classroom
130 Albert Street
Suite 801
Ottawa,
ON
Canada
