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Microsoft Project 2000 Level 1 Course

Course Description

Students will probably get the most out of this course if they want to learn how to use Microsoft Project 2000 to assist them with project management. Students should have some project management experience and be familiar with terms such as Gantt Chart, task, critical path, and resource. Students should also be familiar with terms such as computer memory, data files, and program files. No knowledge of Microsoft Project 2000 is assumed.

Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Course pre-requisites:

To ensure your success, we recommend you have knowledge of Windows 2000 98 or 95. Project-management experience and familiarity with terms such as Gantt Chart, task, critical path, and resource.

Topics covered on the 2 day Microsoft Project 2000 Level 1 course

Lesson 1: Introduction to Project Management

  • Fundamentals of Project Management
  • Defining the Scope of the Project
  • Defining customer/client requirements
  • Developing a Work Breakdown Structure
  • Developing the Project Schedule
  • Prepare a precedence diagram
  • Assigning Project Resources
  • Saving the Project Baseline
  • Controlling Project Execution


    • Lesson 2: Starting a Project

  • Examining Microsoft Project 2000
  • Starting Microsoft Project 2000
  • Examining the major elements of the Microsoft Project window
  • Open a project file and display and hide toolbars
  • An Overview of the Planning Process
  • Examining the planning process
  • Defining Project Information
  • Defining basic project information
  • Entering task information
  • Assigning task durations
  • Examining the Planning Wizard
  • Saving the project file


    • Lesson 3: Outlining and Task Relationships

  • Organizing the Task List into an Outline
  • Creating subtasks
  • Adding milestones
  • Creating the Project Summary Task
  • Collapsing and expanding the outline
  • Linking Tasks and Observing the Critical Path
  • Linking tasks
  • Changing the Gantt Chart view timescale
  • Using the GanttChartWizard to view the critical path
  • Modifying Task Relationships
  • Changing task predecessors
  • Adding lead time
  • Constraints
  • Scheduling the project from the end date
  • An alternative method for scheduling from the end date
  • Applying the Start No Earlier Than constraint


    • Lesson 4: Adding and Assigning Resources

  • Creating and Assigning a Base Calendar
  • Creating a base company calendar
  • Creating a calendar for the Writer
  • Assigning a calendar to the project
  • Assigning a calendar to non-working days
  • Assigning a calendar to a task
  • Entering and Assigning Resources
  • Entering resources with the Resource Sheet
  • Entering resources with special information
  • Entering a material resource
  • Assigning calendars to groups of resources
  • Assigning resources by using the Assign Resources button
  • Defining resource calendars
  • Working with Project Costs
  • Working with fixed costs
  • Reviewing overall costs


    • Lesson 5: Analyzing the Project

  • Resolving Time Restrictions
  • Shortening the critical path by adding resources
  • Using fixed-duration scheduling
  • Resolving Resource Conflicts
  • Determining over allocated resources
  • Brainstorming possible solutions to the over allocation problem
  • Using the Level Now command


    • Lesson 6: Displaying Project Data

  • Exploring Views
  • Examining different views
  • Viewing tables
  • Generating Project Reports
  • Printing a view
  • Previewing the Milestones report
  • Modifying the format of a report
  • Using Drawing Tools
  • Adding drawing objects to the Gantt Chart
  • Formatting a drawn object


    • Lesson 7: Sorting and Filtering Data

  • Sorting Project Data
  • Sorting the Resource Sheet
  • Sorting and renumbering the Resource Sheet
  • Filtering Project Data
  • Applying a filter to the Resource Sheet
  • Using AutoFilter
  • Applying a filter to the Task Sheet
  • Creating Custom Filters
  • Defining a filter
  • Using AND to define a filter with multiple criteria
  • Using OR to define a filter with multiple criteria
  • Creating an interactive filter

    • Course Classification: 

    Course Fee = £410   (excl.VAT)

    Scheduled course dates

    September 2010October 2010November 2010December 2010January 2011

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    If you would prefer to run this course at your premises as you have several employees to place on the course perhaps, then we are also able to offer onsite Microsoft Project Training and bespoke Microsoft Project courses