NEWCASTLE COMPUTER TRAINING

Microsoft Project – Introduction and Intermediate (1 Day)

• What is Project Management
• Defining the Goals and Requirements of a Project
• Identifying Potential Problems in a Project
• Identifying Opportunities to Reduce Costs
• Tracking the progress of a Project
• The Microsoft Project Application Window
• Changing Views and Working with MS Project Menus
• Using Help
• Building a project

The Project Guide

Creating a Project Schedule

            Setting Start Dates

            Inserting and Deleting Tasks

            Reordering Tasks

Entering Milestones

• Developing a Project

            Outlining a Task List

            Setting Task Relationships

            Changing Timescales

            Adding Lag Time and Lead Time between Tasks

            Using Work Breakdown Structure Codes

            Revising the Project Calendar

            Adding Resources to a Project

            Assigning Resources to Tasks

            Working with Cost Rate Tables

            Adding Task and Resource Calendars

            Identifying Slack Time in a Project

            Constraining Tasks and Setting Deadlines

            Defining Fixed Duration or Fixed Work Tasks

• Sharing Project Information with Other Programs

                        Copying Views into MS Word

                        Exporting Project Information to MS Excel

                        Importing Excel Information into MS Project

• Using a Project Template
• Adding Text and Flag Fields to a Sheet
• Saving Project Information as a Web Page
• Customizing MS Project