Project 2007 Training

Microsoft Project 2007 Training: Course Description

• Improved Business Results with a Proven Effective Approach
• Saving .mpp Files vs. Published Plans
• 5 Step Process to Scheduling Success
• Understanding the Microsoft Project Calculation Engine
• Creating Custom Stakeholder Views
• Setting Baselines and Updating Tasks with % Complete
• Comparing Results & Taking Corrective Action

The Complete Microsoft Project 2007 Training Solution (because you need a plan)

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Did we mention?

• Our trainers are PMPs and MCTs with a passion for training that you'll feel from the first video
• We offer unlimited Tier 1 support via email for licensed users
• We provide complete training, migration and roll out support packages including Quick Reference Cards, Webinars, Posters, Pre and Post Assessments, Custom Introduction Videos (from your Management team), Awareness Campaigns, and Helpdesk Support Features.
• Your company could be up and running with Project 2007 training within 2-4 business hours (there are some time zone requirements here, but you get the idea)
• You can add your own training content to our existing, and fabulous, off-the-shelf training

Key Learning Objectives for Microsoft Project 2007 Training: 

• Understand how project fits into project management
• Get started and set up Project 2007 for success
• Learn how to develop project schedules efficiently
• Learn how to generate powerful reports and effectively communicate with various stakeholders
• Learn how to set a baseline and analyze variance in your plan including earned value

Other topics include:

• Change Working Time & Creating New Calendars
• Displaying Project Start Date and Current Date in Gantt View
• Phases vs Tasks vs Milestones
• 6 Key Things that Impact the Calculation of Tim
• Using Task Drivers & Highlight Changes
• Creating Custom Views for Reporting
• Organizing Projects in Master Plans
• Analyzing Slipped & Critical Tasks
• Manage Variance and Take Corrective Action
• Key Earned Value Components

• Project 2007 Training: Level 1: Project Management Overview
• How Microsoft Project Fits into Project Management
• What is a project?
• What is Project Management?
• Required Skills, Key Challenges, and Project Management Importance
• Strategic Fit, An Enabling Tool and Managing Constraints
• What is the Microsoft Office Enterprise Management (EPM) Solution?
• Improved Business Results with a Proven Effective Approach
• Project 2007 Training: Level 2: Getting Started the Right Way
• Getting Started
• The Project Window
• Getting Started Task Pane – Getting Help and Creating New Plans (Templates)
• Project Guide & Importing Tasks from Excel
• Moving from the Default Gantt View to Other Views
• Moving Around Text Area vs Bar Area
• Key Option Settings
• Project Summary Task & Outline Number
• Default Task Type (Fixed Duration, Fixed Work, Fixed Units)
• Other Option Settings
• Working with Calendars
• Change Working Time & Creating New Calendars
• Applying Project Calendars and Task Calendars
• Applying Calendars to Resources
• Project Information and the Project Start Date
• Defining the Project Start Date vs. Project Finish Date
• Project Information – Statistics, Status Date, Current Date, Calendar
• Displaying Project Start Date and Current Date in Gantt View
• Saving mpp files vs published plans
• Project 2007 Training: Level 3: Planning Effectively with Microsoft Project
• 5 Step Process to Scheduling Success
• Step 1 – Enter Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) – Phases, Tasks and Milestones
• Importance of the Task Name Column
• Inserting, Deleting and Moving Tasks
• Step 2 – Outlining Structure (Indenting/Outdenting)
• Indenting/Outdenting Tools
• Phases vs Tasks vs Milestones
• Show Outline Tool
• Step 3 – Estimating Duration
• Understanding Duration vs Work
• Entering Duration Estimates
• Step 4 – Setting Dependencies
• Understanding Dependency Types
• Setting Dependencies/Links
• Task Constraints & Deadlines
• Understanding the Critical Path
• Viewing the Critical Path
• Step 5 – Assigning Resources (Hours and Costs)
• Setting up the Resource Pool
• Assigning Resources
• Project Budgets & Costs
• Understanding the Microsoft Project Calculation Engine
• 6 Key Things that Impact the Calculation of Time
• 4 Key Things that Impact the Calculation of Costs
• Using Task Drivers & Highlight Changes
• Project 2007 Training: Level 4: Communicating & Reporting with Microsoft Project
• Understanding Project Views
• Reviewing Task Type Views
• Reviewing Resource Type Views
• Using Tables
• Displaying Other Tables
• Inserting, Deleting or Moving Columns
• Creating New Tables
• Using Filters
• Using Key Existing Filters
• Using the Autofilter
• Creating New Filters
• Using Groups
• Understanding the Group Function
• Creating New Groups
• Formatting Text and Bars
• Formatting Text Area
• Formatting Bar Area and Gridlines
• Custom Stakeholder Views
• Understanding What is View Specific
• Creating Custom Views for Reporting
• Custom Page Set Up Functions
• Using Pre-Defined Reports
• Generating Reports in Different Formats
• Copy Picture to Word or PowerPoint
• Saving As Excel Files
• Using Organizer to Exchange Data
• Creating Master/Consolidated Plans
• Creating & Saving Master Plans
• Organizing Projects in Master Plans
• Updating Projects in Master Plans
• Project 2007 Training: Level 5: Updating & Tracking with Microsoft Project
• Setting Baseline
• What is a Baseline?
• Using the Tracking Gantt view and Variance Table
• Setting a Baseline
• Clearing or Resetting a Baseline
• Saving Multiple Baselines
• Updating Tasks  with % Complete
• Using the Tracking Toolbar
• Viewing the Current Date
• Entering % Complete
• Entering Actuals
• Using the Update Tasks Function
• Using the Tracking Table
• Comparing Results & Taking Corrective Action
• Analyzing Slipped & Critical Tasks
• Using Notes to Keep Track of Changes
• Manage Variance and Take Corrective Action
• Project 2007 Training: Level 6: Bonus: What’s New in Project 2007
• Items List of New Features
• Review New Features in Project 2007
• Project 2007 Training: Level 7: Additional Learning – PERT & Earned Value
• PERT Analysis
• PERT Overview
• Applying PERT in Project
• Earned Value
• Earned Value Overview
• Earned Value Set-up in Project
• Key Earned Value Components
• Key Cost Indicators
• Key Schedule Indicators

Project 2007 Training Instructor

Robert Happy

Senior Consultant & Executive Team Member

With 15 years of project management training and consulting, Robert Happy has assisted hundreds of organizations and thousands of employees in establishing effective project management practices.  Robert is currently an authorized Senior Level Consultant with Franklin Covey Corporation and an Executive Team Member and Officer of PMPi.  PMPi provides consulting and training services to support the successful implementation of project management.  Their programs are geared towards customizing business processes and systems for enterprise project management while providing the most effective role-based knowledge transfer programs available today.

In the Microsoft Project 2007 Training course, Robert will guide users of all levels to better Project Management through a complete understanding of Project 2007.