Microsoft® Project 2007: Level 1

Course length: 1.0 day(s)

Course Description:
You need to gather information about the various tasks involved, resources required to accomplish the tasks, and the overall cost in order to plan a project. Microsoft® Office Project Professional 2007 acts as a tool that assists you in managing your projects. In this course, you will create and modify a project plan.

Course Objective:
You will create a project plan containing tasks, organize these tasks in a work breakdown structure containing task relationships, create and assign resources, and finalize the project to implement the project plan.

Target Student:
This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage these project plans.

Prerequisites:
Students enrolled for this course should have the following:     
     •  An understanding of project management concepts.     
     •  Knowledge of a Windows operating system, either Windows XP or Windows Vista.

The following would be helpful, but are not required:     
     •  Project Management Fundamentals Part 1 and 2 (Element K course).      
     •  Harvard Manage Mentor: Project Management (Element K course).     
     •  A basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

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

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

    •  Explore the Microsoft Office Project environment and the various views in which you can survey a project file.     •  Create a new project plan.    
    •  Manage tasks by organizing them and setting task relationships.    
    •  Manage resources for a project.    
    •  finalize the project plan.

Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project

     Topic 1A: Explore the Microsoft Project 2007 Environment
     Topic 1B: Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views

Lesson 2: Creating a Project Plan
    
     Topic 2A: Create a New Project Plan
     Topic 2B: Assign a Project Calendar
     Topic 2C: Add Tasks to the Project Plan
     Topic 2D: Enter the Task Duration Estimates
     Topic 2E: Add Resources in the Project Plan

Lesson 3: Managing Tasks in a Project Plan
 
     Topic 3A: Outline Tasks
     Topic 3B: Add a Recurring Task
     Topic 3C: Link Dependant Tasks
     Topic 3D: Set a Constraint to a Task
     Topic 3E: Set a Task Deadline 
     Topic 3F: Add Notes to a Task

Lesson 4: Managing Resources in a Project Plan

     Topic 4A: Create a Resource Calendar
     Topic 4B: Assign Resources to Tasks
     Topic 4C: Assign Additional Resources to a Task
     Topic 4D: Enter Costs for Resources
     Topic 4E: Enter Values for Budget Resources
     Topic 4F: Resolve Resource Conflicts

Lesson 5: Finalizing the Project Plan
    
     Topic 5A: Display the Critical Path
     Topic 5B: Shorten the Project Duration Topic 5C: Set a Baseline

     Topic 5D: Print a Project Summary Report