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Microsoft Project 2003
Want to build or maintain Microsoft Project plans? This class gives you everything you need.
After years of teaching, using Project and listening to our learners, we have created this course to teach the key topics that you need to maximize productivity. This two-day format provides plenty of time for hands-on practice and in-class exercises.
Microsoft Project 2003 is a high-powered project management tool that you can use to create plans to control and track any kind of project. With Project 2003, you can see every detail of your project simultaneously so you can follow progress,and communicate issues and results.
Course Outline
DAY ONE
Chapter One: The Fundamentals
Planning the Project
Understanding Project Management
What’s New in Project 2003?
Understanding the Project 2003 Screen
Using Common Views
Using More Views
Creating a New Project
Entering the Project Scheduling Date
Selecting the Project Calendar
Adjusting Working Hours
Adjusting Working Days
Creating a New Calendar
Using the Project Guide
Printing a View
Printing the Current View as a Report
Getting Help
Chapter Two: Entering the Task List
Entering Tasks
Estimating Task Duration
Entering Task Duration
Entering a Milestone
Organizing Tasks into Phases
Linking Tasks
Editing Task Links
Unlinking Tasks
Creating Recurring Tasks
Using the Task Information Dialog Box
Using Task Notes
Using Task Hyperlinks
Moving and Copying a Task
Inserting and Deleting a Task
Chapter Three: Entering and Assigning Resources
Entering People Resources
Entering Equipment Resources
Entering Material Resources
Adjusting Individual Resource Working Schedules
Using Resource Notes
Understanding Effort-Driven Project Scheduling
Assigning Resources to Tasks
Assigning Additional Resources to Tasks
Assigning Material Resources to Tasks
Chapter Four: Viewing the Project
Using Split Views
Sorting Information
Grouping Information
Filtering Information
Using AutoFilters
Viewing Details
Using Zoom
Chapter Five: Working with Tasks
Overlapping Tasks
Delaying Tasks
Setting Task Deadlines
Setting Task Constraints
Splitting Tasks
Understanding Task Type
Assigning a Task Calendar
Understanding Task Indicators
DAY TWO
Chapter Six: Updating Project Progress
Saving a Baseline Plan
Updating the Entire Project
Updating Task Actual Values
Updating Task Completion Percentage
Updating Actual Work
Updating Actual Costs
Chapter Seven: Working with Resources
Delaying Resource Start Time
Applying Predefined Resource Contours
Specifying Resource Availability Dates
Grouping Resources
Assigning a Resource Calendar
Chapter Eight: Working with Costs
Entering Resource Overtime Rates
Specifying Pay Rates for Different Dates
Adding Pay Rates for a Resource
Applying a Different Pay Rate to an Assignment
Using Material Resource Consumption Rates
Entering Task Fixed Costs
Chapter Nine: Balancing the Project
Scheduling Resource Overtime
Identifying Resource Overallocation
Balancing Resource Overallocations Manually
Balancing Resource Overallocations Automatically
Chapter Ten: Checking Project Progress
Viewing Project Statistics
Viewing Project Costs
Viewing the Project's Critical Path
Checking Duration Variance
Checking Work Variance
Checking Cost Variance
Identifying Slipped Tasks
Saving an Interim Plan
Chapter Eleven: Working with Reports
Opening a Report
Adding Page Elements to a Report
Sorting a Report
Defining Report Contents
Saving a Project as a Web Page
Chapter Twelve: Working with Multiple Projects
Creating Links Between Projects
Consolidating Projects
Viewing Multiple Project Critical Paths
Viewing Consolidated Project Statistics
Creating a Resource Pool
Student Practice Files for this class are located here. | 
