Microsoft Project Computer Training

Level 1 – New User (1 day)

• What's new in your version?
• Overview of Project features and capabilities
• Functional elements of the Project screen
• Obtaining help
• Opening closing saving and searching for files
• Creating and setting-up a new project…
  • setting a start (or end) date
  • specifying a base calendar
  • setting-up a base calendar
  • setting hours in a working day and week
  • specifying file properties
  • showing non-working time correctly
  • viewing project statistics
• Moving around the project plan
• Switching between different Project views (e.g. Gantt, PERT and Calendar)
• Working with the Timeline (version 2010 only)
• Estimating task duration and work (including use of 'elapsed' units)
• Working with Auto and Manually scheduled tasks (version 2010 only)
• Creating summary and sub-tasks (using the 'outline' feature)
• Adding and changing task relationships (including use of lag and lead)
• Adding task constraints (including implications for the plan)
• Setting-up a resource pool
• Assigning resources and the implications of changing assignments later
• Printing your plan

Level 2 – Regular User (1 day)

• Checking resource loading (including manual 'profiling')
  • Adding a recurring task
  • Allocating fixed costs and overtime work
  • Taking a baseline or interim plan (including the rationale for each)
  • Tracking the plan (including overview of Earned Value Methods)
  • Viewing and customising Project reports
  • Using filters to see only relevant information
  • Working with forms and 'split views'
  • Customising tables to display information relevant to you
  • Customising bar and text styles to suit your organisation
  • Customising Project views
  • Sharing customised elements with other projects or users
  • Creating a master plan from a number of sub-projects
  • Customising the Toolbars*
    *Quick Access Toolbar in Excel 2007/10 and the Ribbon in version 2010
  • Creating a keystroke macro and assigning to a button