MS -Project 2003

Module 1 -  (Basic Level -  30 Hour)

Session Subject Syllabus

 About this course
  • Welcome
  • Introduction and objectives
  • Getting help with the course
  • How the course is structured
  • About the MS-Office 2003
  • About the exercises
  • About Course Project
  • Summary

2

 Project Management Overview
  • Project Management Processes
  • Using Project to Manage Your Projects
  • Using Project to Model Your Projects

3

 Getting Started in Project

  •  Exploring the Project Screen
  •  Exploring Project Views
  •  Exploring Project Reports
  • Creating a New Project
  • Working with the Calendar
  • Setting Project Properties

4

 Working with Tasks
  • Entering Tasks
  • Using Durations
  • Creating Milestones
5  Grouping Tasks into Phases
  • Linking Tasks
  • Documenting Tasks
  • Checking Durations
6  Working with Resources
  • Working with People Resources
  • Working with Equipment Resources
  • Working with Material Resources
  • Working with Resource Pay Rates
  • Editing Working Time for Individual Resources
  • Documenting Resources
7  Assigning Resources to Tasks
  • Assigning Resources to Tasks
  • Assigning Additional Resources to a Task
  • Assigning Material Resources to Tasks
8

 Formatting and Printing the

 Project Plan

  • Creating a Custom Gantt Chart View
  •  Drawing on a Gantt Chart
  •  Formatting Text in a View
  •  Formatting and Printing Reports
9  Tracking Progress on Tasks
  • Saving a Project Baseline
  • Tracking a Project as Scheduled
  • Entering a Task’s Completion Percentage
  • Entering Actual Values for Tasks
10  Module Summary
  • Final Examination
  • Project Evaluation
  • Your quiz score
  • Good luck

Module 2 -  (Intermediate Level - 24 Hour)

Session Subject Syllabus

 Working with Task Details
  • Adjusting Task Relationships
  • Setting Task Constraints
  • Viewing the Project’s Critical Path
  • Interrupting Work on a Task
  • Adjusting Working Time for Individual Tasks
  • Changing Task Types
  • Entering Deadline Dates
  • Entering Fixed Costs
  • Configuring a Recurring Task

2

 Working with Resource and Assignment

 Details

  • Configuring Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource
  • Configuring Differential Pay Rates for Different Times
  • Configuring Resource Availability to Apply at Different Times
  • Delaying Assignment Starts
  • Applying Contours to Assignments
  • Applying Different Cost Rates to Assignments
  • Entering Material Resource
  •  Consumption Rates

3

 Working with the Project Plan
  • Examining Resource Allocations over Time
  • Resolving Resource Overallocations
  • Leveling Overallocated Resources
  • Examining Project Costs
  • Checking the Project Finish Date

4

 Working with Project Details
  • Sorting Project Details
  • Grouping Project Details
  • Filtering Project Details
  • Customizing Tables
  • Customizing Views

5

 Printing Project Information
  •  Printing Your Project Plan
  •  Printing Views
  •  Printing Reports

6

 Publishing Project Information Online
  • Copying Project Information as a GIF Image
  • 6.2 Saving Project Information as a Web Page
  • 6.4 Changing the Look of a Project Web Page
7  Sharing Project Information with Other Programs
  • Copying and Pasting with Project\
  • Creating a Project Summary Report for Word, PowerPoint, or Visio
  • Opening Other File Formats in Project
  • Saving to Other File Formats from Project

8

 Module Summary
  • Final Examination
  • Project Evaluation
  • Your quiz score
  • Good luck

Module 3 -  (Advanced Level - 24 Hour)

Session Subject Syllabus

 Tracking Progress on Tasks and

 Assignments

  • Updating a Baseline
  • Tracking Actual and Remaining Values for Tasks and Assignments
  • Tracking Timephased Actual Work for Tasks and Assignments
  • Rescheduling Incomplete Work

2

 Viewing and Reporting Project

 Status

  • Identifying Tasks That Have Slipped
  • Examining Task Costs
  • Examining Resource Costs
  • Reporting Project Cost Variance with a Stoplight View

3

 Getting Your Project Back on

 Track

  • Troubleshooting Time and Schedule Problems
  • Troubleshooting Cost and Resource Problems
  • Troubleshooting Scope-of-Work Problems
4  Applying Advanced Formatting
  • Formatting Bar Styles in a Gantt Chart View
  • Formatting the Network Diagram View
  • Formatting the Calendar View
5  Customizing Project
  • Working with the Organizer
  • Recording Macros
  • Editing Macros
  • Customizing a Toolbar
6  Using Earned Value Analysis
  • Viewing Earned Value Schedule Indicators
  • Viewing Earned Value Cost Indicators
7

 Consolidating Projects and

 Resources

  • Creating a Resource Pool
  • Viewing Assignment Details in a Resource Pool
  • Viewing Assignment Details in a Sharer Plan
  • Updating Assignments in a Sharer Plan
  • Updating a Resource’s Information in a Resource Pool
  • Updating All Projects’ Working Times in a Resource Pool
  • Linking New Project Plans to a Resource Pool
  • Opening a Sharer Plan and Updating a Resource Pool
  • Working with Consolidated Projects
  • Creating Dependencies Between Projects
8  Module Summary
  • Final Examination
  • Project Evaluation
  • Your quiz score
  • Good luck