Microsoft Project 2003
Level 1
 

Course Description

This course is the first in a series of two courses designed for individuals who will use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 as a tool to assist them in managing projects. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources, and resource assignments. 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 those project plans.

You will create a project plan file containing tasks, organize these tasks in a work breakdown structure containing task relationships, create and assign resources, and finalize the project in order to implement the project plan.

Content

• Create a Project Plan File

• Create and Assign a Project Calendar

• Add Tasks to the Project Plan File

• Add a Project Summary Task

• Add a Recurring Task

• Enter Task Duration Estimates

• Outline and Link Dependent Tasks

• Identify Deliverables in the Project Plan File

• Constrain Tasks

• Set a Task Deadline

• Create Resources and a Resource Calendar

• Assign Resources and Additional Resources to a Task

• Resolve Resource Conflicts

• View the Critical Path

• Shorten the Project Duration

• Set a Baseline

• Display Project Summary Information

• Align a table

• Select and format items in a table