Microsoft Office Project 2007 – Essentials

• 1.0 Microsoft Project Fit Into Project Management
• 1.1 What Is a Project?
• 1.2 What Is Project Management?
• 1.3 What Skills Do You Need as a Project Manager?
• 1.4 What are Some Key Challenges Facing Project Managers Today
• 1.5 Why is Project Management Important in Today’s World?
• 1.6 Strategic Fit of Project
• 1.7 How is Project 2007 an Enabling Tool?
• 1.8 How does Project 2007 Help Manage Project Constraints?
• 1.9 What is the Microsoft Office Enterprise Management (EPM) Solution?
• 1.10 Improved Business Results with a Proven Effective Approach

• 2.0 Understanding the Microsoft Project Environment
• 2.1 Getting Started
  • 2.1.1 The Project Window
  • 2.1.2 Getting Started Task Pane – Getting Help and Creating New Plans (Templates)
  • 2.1.3 Project Guide & Importing Tasks From Excel
  • 2.1.4 Moving from the Default Gantt View to Other Views
  • 2.1.5 Moving Around Text Area vs. Bar Area
• 2.2 Key Option Settings
  • 2.2.1 Project Summary Task & Outline Number
  • 2.2.2 Default Task Type (Fixed Duration, Fixed Work, Fixed Units)
  • 2.2.3 Other Option Settings
• 2.3 Working with Calendars
  • 2.3.1 Change Working Time & Creating New Calendars
  • 2.3.2 Applying Project Calendars and Task Calendars
  • 2.3.3 Applying Calendars to Resources
• 2.4 Project Information and the Project Start Date
  • 2.4.1 Defining The Project Start Date vs. Project Finish Date
  • 2.4.2 Project Information – Statistics, Status Date, Current Date, Calendar
  • 2.4.3 Displaying Project Start Date and Current Date in Gantt View
  • 2.4.4 Saving mpp files vs. published plans

• 3.0 Planning Effectively with Microsoft Project
• 3.0 5 Step Process To Scheduling Success
• 3.1 Step 1 – Enter Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) – Phases, Tasks and Milestones
  • 3.1.1 Understanding the WBS – organizing your phases, tasks and milestones.
  • 3.1.2 Importance of the Task Name Column
  • 3.1.3 Inserting, Deleting and Moving Tasks
• 3.2 Step 2 – Outlining Structure (Indenting/Outdenting)
  • 3.2.1 Indenting/Outdenting Tools
  • 3.2.2 Phases vs. Tasks vs. Milestones
  • 3.2.3 Show Outline Tool
• 3.3 Step 3 – Estimating Duration
  • 3.3.1 Understanding Duration vs. Work
  • 3.3.2 Entering Duration Estimates
• 3.4 Step 4 – Setting Dependencies
  • 3.4.1 Understanding Dependency Types
  • 3.4.2 Setting Dependencies/Links
  • 3.4.3 Task Constraints & Deadlines
  • 3.4.4 Understanding the Critical Path
  • 3.4.5 Viewing the Critical Path
• 3.5 Step 5 – Assigning Resources (Hours and Costs)
  • 3.5.1 Setting-up Resource Pool
  • 3.5.2 Assigning Resources
  • 3.5.3 Project Budgets & Costs
• 3.6 Understanding The Microsoft Project Calculation Engine
  • 3.6.1 6 Key Things That Impact The Calculation of Time
  • 3.6.2 4 Key Things That Impact the Calculation of Cost
  • 3.6.3 Using Task Drivers & Highlight Changes

• 4.0 Communicating & Reporting with Microsoft Project
• 4.1 Understanding Project Views
  • 4.1.1 Reviewing Task Type Views
  • 4.1.2 Reviewing Resource Type Views
  • 4.1.3 Reviewing Split Screen Views
• 4.2 Using Tables
  • 4.2.1 Displaying Other Tables
  • 4.2.2 Inserting, Deleting or Moving Columns
  • 4.2.3 Creating New Tables
• 4.3 Using Filters
  • 4.3.1 Using Key Existing Filters
  • 4.3.2 Using the Autofilter
  • 4.3.3 Creating New Filters
• 4.4 Using Groups
  • 4.4.1 Understanding the Group function
  • 4.4.2 Group by Critical or Milestone
  • 4.4.3 Creating New Groups
• 4.5 Formatting Text and Bars
  • 4.5.1 Formatting Text Area
  • 4.5.2 Formatting Bar Area
  • 4.5.3 Formatting Gridlines
• 4.6 Custom Stakeholder Views
  • 4.6.1 Understanding What is View Specific
  • 4.6.2 Creating Custom Views for Reporting
  • 4.6.3 Custom Page Set-up Functions
  • 4.6.4 Using Pre-defined Reports
• 4.7 Generating Reports in Different Formats
  • 4.7.1 Copy Picture to Word or PowerPoint
  • 4.7.2 Saving As Excel Files
  • 4.7.3 Using Organizer to Exchange Data
• 4.8 Creating Master/Consolidated Plans
  • 4.8.1 Creating & Saving Master Plans
  • 4.8.2 Organizing Projects in Master Plans
  • 4.8.3 Updating Projects in Master Plans

• 5.0 Updating & Tracking with Microsoft Project
• 5.1 Setting Baseline
  • 5.1.1 What is a Baseline
  • 5.1.2 Using the Tracking Gantt view and Variance Table
  • 5.1.3 Setting a Baseline
  • 5.1.4 Clearing or Resetting a Baseline
  • 5.1.5 Saving Multiple Baselines
• 5.2 Updating Status With % Complete
  • 5.2.1 Using the Tracking Toolbar
  • 5.2.2 Viewing the Current Date
  • 5.2.3 Entering % Complete
• 5.3 Entering Actuals
  • 5.3.1 Using the Update Tasks Function
  • 5.3.2 Using the Tracking Table
• 5.4 Comparing Results & Taking Corrective Action
  • 5.4.1 Analyzing Slipped & Critical Tasks
  • 5.4.2 Using Notes to keep track of changes
  • 5.4.3 Manage Variance and Take Corrective Action
  • 5.4.4 Conclusion

• 6.0 Bonus- What’s New in Project 2007
• 6.1 Items List of New Features
• 6.2 Review New Features in Project 2007