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Microsoft Project Essentials

This course will take you beyond the basics of Project, into resource pools, costs, interim plans, and advanced project analysis. If you’re looking for some ways to get more out of Project, then this course is for you.
Professional training materials to teach either one day or half day Microsoft Office training workshops including Microsoft Project 2007. Thousands of trainer's around the world now use these customizable training solutions every day with confidence. Everything you need is classroom ready, so you can focus on the training.

Workshop outline:

Module One: Getting Started
Icebreaker - Housekeeping items - Pre-Assignment Review - Workshop objectives - Action plans and evaluation forms

Module Two: Opening and Closing Project
Opening Project - Understanding the Interface - Creating a Blank Project
Creating a Project from a Template - Opening and Closing Files - Closing Project

Module Three: Your First Project
About the Project Guide - Entering Project Information - Adding Tasks - Adding Resources - Setting the Working Time

Module Four: Adding Tasks
Understanding Key Terms - Viewing Task Information - Sorting and Filtering Tasks - Understanding Task Indicators

Module Five: Advanced Task Operations
Splitting Tasks - Linking and Unlinking Tasks - Creating Summary and Sub Tasks - Creating Recurring Tasks

Module Six: Adding Resources
Understanding Resources - Adding Resources - Viewing Resource Information - Assigning Resources to Tasks - Levelling Resources

Module Seven: Customizing Your Project View
Important Task Views - Important Resource Views - Customizing the Gantt Chart with the Wizard - Customizing the Gantt Chart Manually - Formatting the Timescale

Module Eight: Tracking Progress and Updating Your Project
Adding Progress Lines - Creating a Baseline - Viewing the Critical Path - Using the Task Drivers Pane

Module Nine: Updating Your Project
Updating Tasks - Updating the Project - Using Change Highlighting - Using the Task Drivers Pane

Module Ten: Creating Reports
Creating Basic Reports - Creating a Visual Report - Using the Project Guide - Copying a Picture - Adding a Text Box and Shapes

Module Eleven:
Checking Your Spelling - Using the Page Setup Dialog - Printing a Project - E-mailing a Project - Creating a PDF

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise - Parking Lot - Action Plans and Evaluations