Microsoft Project Introduction

Duration: 1 Day

Project Management overview and introduction to the Project interface

·         Introduction to Project Management

·         Understanding how MS Project helps you plan and adjust your projects

·         Project Terminology

Planning the Project

·         Defining the Project

·         Completing the Project Definition

·         Project Planning

·         Completing the Project Plan

·         Where to begin with MS Project

·         Setting the project start date

·         Project Properties

·         Amending the Standard Calendar

·         Creating a New Base Calendar

·         Displaying a Specific Calendar on the Gantt Chart

·         Saving the New Project File

·         Ending a Project Session

Task Entry and Task Linking

·         Entering tasks, milestone and summary tasks

·         Inserting, deleting and moving tasks

·         Adding a recurring task

·         Adding a note to a task

·         Understanding the new Task Mode in Project 2010

·         Working with task durations and relationships

·         Using lag time and lead time

·         Exercise: Creating a new project

·         Creating constraints for tasks in Auto Schedule Mode

·         Resolving scheduling conflicts

·         Setting a deadline on a task

Resources and Resource Entry

 ·         Using the Resource Sheet to enter resources

·         Assigning and amending a resource calendar

·         Setting Resource Availability Dates

·         Understanding Resource Costs

·         Assigning resources to tasks using Auto Schedule Mode

·         Using Material Resources

·         Exercise: Assigning resources to tasks

Finalising Your Project

·         Exercise: Using the Task Inspector and Team Planner to view and change assigned resources

·         Baselining your project