Microsoft Project XP Foundation/Intermediate
Training Course Outline

1-day course

This course includes the following topics:

1). INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT PROJECT XP

WHAT IS PROJECT XP?

THE PROJECT XP ENVIRONMENT
Using the Main Menu
Using the Task Pane
Using the New Project Pane
Using the Basic Search Pane
Using Microsoft Project Help
Accessing the Office Assistant

TOOLBARS
Using Toolbars
Showing a Toolbar
Hiding a Toolbar
Moving a Toolbar
Using the Standard Toolbar
Using the Formatting Toolbar
Using the Project Guide

2). DEFINING THE PROJECT

CREATING A NEW PROJECT

OPENING A PROJECT

USING FILE PROPERTIES

ENTERING START AND FINISH DATES
Inputting Start and Finish Dates

ESTABLISHING A PROJECT CALENDAR
Setting up a Project Calendar
Making a New Calendar
Changing Calendar Options

SAVING
Saving Your Project

QUITTING AND CLOSING
Closing a Project
Quitting Project 2002

3). TASKS

ENTERING TASKS

ENTERING TASK DURATIONS

ENTERING SUBTASKS
Entering Subtasks
Creating a Summary Task

USING RECURRING TASKS

USING TASK NOTES

ASSIGNING MILESTONES

ENTERING CONSTRAINTS
Adding Constraints
Using Deadlines

EDITING TASKS

DELETING TASKS

MOVING TASKS

CREATING DEPENDENCIES
Establishing Dependencies
Using Finish-to-Start (FS) Dependencies
Using Start-to-Finish (SF) Dependencies
Using Start-to-Start (SS) Dependencies
Using Finish-to-Finish (FF) Dependencies

4). RESOURCES

CREATING A RESOURCE LIST

ENTERING WORKING TIME

ENTERING COSTS
Entering Rates
Editing Resource Costs

ENTERING NOTES

ASSIGNING RESOURCES TO A TASK
Assigning with the Assign Resources Dialog Box
Using the Resource List Options
Assigning in the Gantt Table View

5). VIEWS

INTRODUCTION TO VIEWS

USING THE CALENDAR VIEW

USING THE GANTT CHART VIEW

USING THE NETWORK DIAGRAM VIEW

USING THE TASK USAGE VIEW

USING THE TRACKING GANTT VIEW

USING THE RESOURCE GRAPH VIEW

USING THE RESOURCE SHEET VIEW

USING THE RESOURCE USAGE VIEW

6). ANALYZING & RESOLVING SCHEDULING CONFLICTS

RESOLVING SCHEDULING PROBLEMS
Understanding Scheduling Conflicts
Understanding the Basics of Scheduling

DETERMINING THE CRITICAL PATH
Understanding the Critical Path
Viewing the Critical Path

DETERMINING CRITICAL TASKS
Understanding Critical Tasks

ASSIGNING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

ASSIGNING OVERTIME

ADDING TIME TO A TASK

SPLITTING A TASK

CHANGING CONSTRAINTS
Modifying Constraints

MODIFYING DEPENDENCIES
Adjusting Dependencies
Removing a Dependency
Modifying Dependencies

7). ANALYZING & RESOLVING RESOURCE CONFLICTS

RESOLVING RESOURCE CONFLICTS
Understanding Resource Conflicts

USING VIEWS TO ASSESS RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
Applying Views to Assess Resource Allocations

USING FILTERS TO REVIEW RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
Employing Filters to Review Resource Allocations

REASSIGNING RESOURCES
Adding Resources
Switching Resources

ALTERING A RESOURCE CALENDAR

SCHEDULING OVERTIME

SCHEDULING PART-TIME WORK

LEVELING RESOURCES
Leveling Resources Automatically
Leveling Resources Manually

USING WORK CONTOURS
Using Work Contours
Understanding the Types of Contours

8). UPDATING AND TRACKING PROJECTS

SETTING THE BASELINE
Understanding Baselines
Setting the Baseline
Using Interim Plans

RECORDING ACTUALS - TASKS
Actual Start and Finish Dates
Actual Task Durations
Actual Percent Complete

RECORDING ACTUALS - COSTS
Changing Calculating Options
Entering Costs Manually

TRACKING WITH THE TRACKING GANTT VIEW
Utilizing the Tracking Gantt View

TRACKING WITH THE WORK TABLE VIEW
Utilizing the Work Table View

TRACKING WITH PROGRESS LINES
Using Progress Lines

9). PRINTING REPORTS

VIEWING AND PRINTING REPORTS

USING PRINT PREVIEW

UNDERSTANDING PAGE SETUP

UNDERSTANDING THE PRINT DIALOG BOX
Using the Print Dialog Box

STARTING THE REPORTS DIALOG BOX
Understanding the Reports Dialog Box

UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF REPORTS
Using Overview Reports
Using Current Activity Reports
Using Cost Reports
Using Assignment Reports
Using Workload Reports
Using Custom Reports

CUSTOMIZING REPORTS
Using Customized Reports
Creating a New Report
Editing Existing Reports

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