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Microsoft Project 2007 - Level 2Project Management Fundamentals
D. Hughes & Co. is a global registered education provider with the Project Management Institute.
Microsoft Project 2007 - Level 1
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.
Course SpecificationsCourse identifier: MSP07.1
Course duration: 7.0 hours / 7.0 PDUs.
Delivery schedule: One day.
Course DescriptionYou 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 the scope, the time, and the cost components of 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: To ensure your success, we recommend that you have:
an understanding of project management concepts;
knowledge of a Windows operating system, either Windows XP or Windows Vista.
The following course would be helpful:
Project Management Fundamentals.
Hardware Requirement: Each student must bring a laptop computer or have access to a PC configured to run a valid license of Microsoft Project software.
Software Requirements: Software required on each machine includes the following:
Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition or Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2.
Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007.
Microsoft Project 2003 may be used if the student is planning to upgrade to Microsoft Office Project 2007 after the course.
Please contact us to discuss this option.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based ObjectivesUpon 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.
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