MOC5927 Managing Projects with Project 2007 Training Course

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Managing Projects with Project 2007 (MOC5927)

Course Number: MOC5927

Category: Business & Office Applications

Duration: 3.00 days

Description

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build, maintain, and control well-formed project plans using Project 2007.

This is the first course in the Microsoft Office Project 2007 Official Curriculum series and will serve as the entry point for other Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses covering Microsoft Office Project 2007 and the Microsoft EPM 2007 Solution.

Target Audience

This course is intended for both novice and experienced project managers and schedulers. These individuals would be involved in or responsible for scheduling, estimating, coordinating, controlling, budgeting, and staffing of projects and supporting other users of MS Office Project. A familiarity with key project management concepts and terminology is recommended as well as basic Windows navigation skills.

Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

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.

Prerequisites

Experience using Microsoft Office Project to create project schedules.
Fundamental knowledge of project management.
Experience with the Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system.
Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2003.

Outline

Module 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Office Project 2007
- Lessons
  - Understanding the Nature of Projects
  - Discovering Project 2007
  - Understanding Project 2007 File Types
  - Navigating the Project 2007 Interface
  - Getting Help and Guidance
  - Configuring Options
Module 2: Creating and Defining Projects
- Lessons
  - Creating and Saving Projects
  - Defining Properties and Options
  - Creating and Organizing the Task List
  - Importing Data
  - Modifying and Applying Calendars
  - Setting Scheduling Options
- Lab 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
Module 3: Working with Estimates and Dependencies
- Lessons
  - 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
- Lab 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
Module 4: Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars
- Lessons
  - Introducing 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
- Lab 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
Module 5: Working With Resources
- Lessons
  - Introducing Resources, Assignments, and Budgeting
  - Adding Resources to the Resource Sheet
  - Creating and Modifying Resource Assignments
  - Entering Project Budgets
- Lab 5: Working with Resources
  - Adding Resources to the Resource Sheet View
  - Creating and Modifying Resource Assignments
  - Entering Project Costs and Project Budgets
Module 6: Predicting Behavior by Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula
- Lessons
  - 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
- Lab 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
Module 7: Customizing and Formatting
- Lessons
  - 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
- Lab 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
Module 8: Analyzing Resource Utilization
- Lessons
  - Introducing Resource Utilization Concepts
  - Viewing Resource Assignments, Allocation, and Utilization
  - Managing Resource Availability
  - Optimizing and Leveling Resource Assignments
- Lab 8: Analyzing Resource Utilization
  - Reading and Interpreting Resource Allocation Views
  - Changing Resource Availability and Interpreting Results
  - Identifying and Correcting Causes of Resource Overallocation
Module 9: Tracking Progress
- Lessons
  - Working With Baselines
  - Entering Duration Updates
  - Entering Work Updates
  - Entering Cost Updates
  - Discovering Variances
  - Troubleshooting and Getting Back on Track
- Lab 9: Tracking Progress
  - Setting and Revising a Baseline
  - Entering Actual Results Updates for Tasks and Resources
  - Controlling Projects by Finding Variance and Suggesting Corrective Action
  - Applying Techniques to Shorten Duration, Reduce Work, and Reduce Cost
Module 10: Creating Reports
- Lessons
  - 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
- Lab 10: Creating Reports
  - Applying Solutions to Various Printing Scenarios
  - Running Basic Reports That Summarize Data by Project, by Resource, by Task, or by Cost
  - Developing a New Basic Report
  - Exporting Data by Using a Custom Map to Merge with Data in an Existing Excel Spreadsheet
  - Running Visual Reports That Summarize Data by Project, by Resource, by Task, or by Cost
  - Developing a New Visual Report Template
Module 11: Managing Multiple Projects
- Lessons
  - Introducing Management of 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
- Lab 11: Managing Multiple Projects
  - Inserting Subprojects into a Master Project
  - Creating Links Across Projects and Managing Changes to Linked Tasks
  - Displaying the Critical Path in a Master Project
  - Creating and Sharing a Resource Pool
  - Reading and Interpreting Resource Usage Across Multiple Projects



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