Session 1

Section A: Course Overview

• Nature of Project Management
• Expected Course Outcomes
• Project in Action

Section B: Project 2007

• Solutions
• Versions
• New or Improved Features

Section C: Project Management 101

• Operations vs. Projects
• Project Definition
• Project Knowledge Areas
• Five Project Phases
• Phase Interactions

Section D: Project 2007 Software

• Discovering Project
• Project Views
• Tables
• Interface Navigation
• Output Options

Section E: Getting Started

• Creating and Defining Projects
• Setting Up a Project
• Office Online Templates
• Blank Project Setup
• Custom Fields
• Project Preferences
• View and Desktop Preferences
• Security Preferences
• Calendar Preferences

Section F: Managing Calendars

• Calendar Configuration
• Calendar Options
• Create Project Calendar
• Calendar Setup
• Modify Calendar
• Special Calendars
• Save Project

Section G: Create and Organize Tasks

• Task Definition
• Recurring Tasks
• Enter Task List
• Organize Task Order
• Create Recurring Task

Section H: Task Durations

• Entering Durations
• Calculating Task Durations
• Calculating Time
• Weighted Average Technique
• PERT Analysis Toolbar
• Apply PERT Analysis
• Milestones

Section I: Documentation

• Project Notes
• Add Notes
• Add Hyperlinks
• Printing Notes

Session 2

Section A: Import/Export Data

• What Can Be Imported?
• Importing Excel Data
• Import Wizard
• Task Mapping
• Importing Outlook Data

Section B: Managing Task Structure

• Outline Task Lists
• Summary Tasks
• Working with Tasks
• Project Summary Task
• Create WBS
• Display WBS
• Defining WBS Code
• Applying WBS Code

Section C: Task Relationships

• Task Dependencies
• Types of Dependencies
• Linking Tasks
• Planning Wizard
• Linking Multiple Tasks
• Add Predecessors
• Working with Task Relationships
• Manipulate Time Scale

Section D: Scheduling Tasks

• Lead and Lag Time
• Constraints and Deadlines
• Inflexible Constraints
• Slack and Deadlines
• Task Drivers
• Task Conflicts
• Working with Constraints
• Create Deadline
• View Task Drivers

Section E: Critical Path Tasks

• Understanding Critical Path
• View Network Diagram
• View Gantt Options
• Format Gantt Chart

Section F: Working with Resources

• Resource Management
• Understanding Resources
• Resource Calendars
• Adding Resources
• Rate Variables
• Calendar Assignment
• Contracted Work Resource

Section G: Adjusting Resources

• Modifying Availability
• Rate Tables
• Cost Rate Tables
• Section H: Resource Assignments
• Assigning a Resource
• Modify Resources
• Change Resource Type
• Resource Usage View
• Apply Budget Cost
• View Project Statistics

Session 3

Section A: Working with Baselines

• Understanding Baselines
• Setting a Baseline
• Viewing the Baseline
• Working with Project Reports
• Creating a Project Template

Section B: Monitoring Project Progress

• Tracking the Project
• Tracking Environment
• How Tracking Works
• Entering Overtime
• Updating the Project
• Viewing the Tracking Gantt
• Using the Tracking Table
• Tracking Toolbar
• Splitting Tasks
• Task Usage View
• Checking the Status Date

Section C: Optimizing Performance

• Resource Allocation
• Project Leveling
• Manipulating the Schedule
• Analyzing Variance
• Viewing Overallocation
• Correcting Overallocation
• Adding Lead Time

Section D: Working with Views

• Sorting
• Filtering
• AutoFilter
• Custom Filters
• Formatting Views
• Creating Custom Fields
• Creating Custom Views

Section E: Using Reports

• Predefined Reports
• Headers and Footers
• Creating Custom Reports
• Creating Visual Reports

Section F: Exchanging Project Data

• Exporting Data
• Saving Data
• Creating a Project Picture
• Export Wizard
• Using the Office Wizard
• Sharing Project Objects

Section G: Sharing Resources

• Overview
• Resource Pools
• Stop Sharing Resources
• Creating a Resource Pool
• Section H: Managing Multiple Projects
• Master Projects
• Deleting Linked Projects
• Creating a Master Project