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Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 Boot Camp On-Site Training
Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 Boot Camp
Course Description/Agenda
In this hands-on Boot Camp with intensive skills training and
test-preparation exercises, you will learn the key techniques to effectively
manage projects using Microsoft Project 2007. Learn to create project calendars
and resources; appropriately identify, enter, organize, and relate project
tasks; assign resources and costs; baseline your project; use different views
within the software to understand budget, status, and allocations; and run
standard and customized reports.
Pass the exam on the last day of class and earn your Microsoft Certified
Technology Specialist: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007
certification.
This course incorporates material from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 5927: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects.
You Will Take This Exam:
- 70-632: TS: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects
You Will Earn This Certification:
- MCTS: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007
What You'll Learn
- Get started with Microsoft Office Project 2007
- Create and define projects
- Work with estimates and dependencies
- Work with deadlines, constraints, and task calendars
- Work with resources
- Predict behavior by using task types and the scheduling formula
- Customize and format Microsoft Project views
- Analyze resource utilization
- Track progress
- Create project reports which analyze project, resource, and task data
- Manage multiple projects
Who Should Attend Associate project managers, project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project team members, stakeholders, and senior managers who want to use Microsoft Project 2007 and certify that they can create and monitor excellent project plans. Course Prerequisites
- Experience using Microsoft Office Project to create project schedules
- Fundamental knowledge of project management
- Experience with the Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows XP operating system
- Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2003
Course Outline 1. Getting Started with Microsoft Office Project 2007
- The Nature of Projects
- Discovering Project 2007
- Project 2007 File Types
- Navigating the Project 2007 Interface
- Getting Help and Guidance
- Configuring Options
2. Creating and Defining Projects
- Creating and Saving Projects
- Defining Properties and Options
- Creating and Organizing the Task List
- Importing Data
- Modifying and Applying Calendars
- Setting Scheduling Options
3. Working with Estimates and Dependencies
- Entering Task Estimates
- Using a PERT Analysis to Estimate Task Duration
- Linking and Unlinking Tasks by Using the Gantt Chart View
- Linking and Unlinking Tasks by Using the Network Diagram View
- Adding Lag or Lead Time to a Linked Task
4. Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars
- Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars
- Creating and Modifying Deadlines
- Creating and Modifying Constraints
- Creating and Modifying Task Calendars
- Identifying Critical Tasks
- Working with Task Driver
5. Working With Resources
- Introducing Resources, Assignments, and Budgeting
- Adding Resources to the Resource Sheet
- Creating and Modifying Resource Assignments
- Entering Project Budgets
6. Predicting Behavior by Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula
- Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula
- Changing Variables and Predicting Behavior
- Applying Task Types to Produce Predictable Behavior
- Special Situations with Effort-Driven Scheduling
7. Customizing and Formatting
- Formatting Screen Elements
- Creating and Modifying Templates
- Creating and Modifying Fields, Tables, and Formulas
- Creating and Modifying Filters and Groups
- Creating and Modifying Custom Views
8. Analyzing Resource Utilization
- Resource Utilization Concepts
- Viewing Resource Assignments, Allocation, and Utilization
- Managing Resource Availability
- Optimizing and Leveling Resource Assignments
9. Tracking Progress
- Working With Baselines
- Entering Duration Updates
- Entering Work Updates
- Entering Cost Updates
- Discovering Variances
- Troubleshooting and Getting Back on Track
10. Creating Reports
- Selecting, Editing, and Creating Basic Reports
- Configuring Print and Page Setup Options
- Setting Options to Correct Printing Issues
- Exporting Reporting Data
- Creating and Modifying Visual Reports
11. Managing Multiple Projects
- Creating Master Projects
- Creating Links Between Projects
- Calculating Single or Multiple Critical Paths
- Saving and Opening Multiple Projects
- Sharing Resources and Analyzing Resource Utilization Across Multiple
Projects
Labs Lab - Course Topic 2: Creating and Defining Projects
- Entering Project and File Properties
- Setting Appropriate Schedule Options
- Setting Corporate Holidays
- Importing Data from Office Excel
- Update a Task List
- Creating a Multilevel Outline
Lab - Course Topic 3: Working with Estimates and Dependencies
- Entering a Duration or Work Estimate
- Creating Links Between Tasks
- Adding Lag or Lead Times
- Displaying Links in Network Diagram View
Lab - Course Topic 4: Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task
Calendars
- Displaying the Critical Path
- Setting a Deadline
- Setting a Constraint
- Responding to Situations Triggered by Deadlines and Constraints
- Creating and Apply a Task Calendar to Meet a Deadline
- Finding and Removing Constraints in a Schedule
Lab - Course Topic 5: Working with Resources
- Adding Resources to the Resource Sheet View
- Creating and Modifying Resource Assignments
- Entering Project Costs and Project Budgets
Lab - Course Topic 6: Understanding Task Types and the Scheduling Formula
- Identifying the Fixed Variable in a Task and How It Affects the
Scheduling Formula
- Making Decisions about Task Type and Effort-Driven Settings
- Predicting the Scheduling Formula When Changing Variables
Lab - Course Topic 7: Customizing and Formatting
- Modifying a Template to Include Corporate Standards
- Creating Simple and Complex Custom Fields
- Populating a New Table with Existing and Custom Fields
- Developing a New Filter And Group
- Moving an Object from a Project to the Global.mpp File
Lab - Course Topic 8: Analyzing Resource Utilization
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