Project Level I

 

Planning and Organizing a Project

 

Suggested Prerequisites: Windows Skills and an Understanding of Project Management

Description: Welcome to Microsoft Project Level 1. This course is the first in a series of two courses designed for individuals who will use Microsoft Project as a tool to assist them in managing projects. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources, and resource assignments.

Topics

 

Lesson 1: Starting a Project

• Entering Tasks
• Entering Durations
• Entering Project Start/Finish Dates
• Documenting the Project Plan

Lesson 2: Relationships

• Establishing Task Relationships
• Establishing the Critical Path
• Modifying Task Relationships
• Creating Subtasks
• Adding Recurring Tasks
• Creating a Project Summary Task

Lesson 3: Calendars and Resources

• Creating a Project Calendar
• Assigning a Calendar to the Project
• Creating a Resource Pool
• Assigning Resources to Tasks
• Adjusting Assignments in Task Form View

Lesson 4: Leveling Resource Over-Allocations

• Identifying Resource Over-Allocations
• Finding Involved Tasks
• Resolving Overallocations

Lesson 5: Generating Displays for the Project Team

• Exploring MS Project Views
• Viewing MS Project Tables
• Examining MS Project Reports

Lesson 6: Sorting and Filtering

• Sorting Project Information
• Project Filters
• Using Project Autofilters
• Printing Sort/Filter Results