COURSE
OUTLINE
Lesson
1: Introduction to Project Management
Topic 1A: Fundamentals
of Project Management
Topic 1B: Defining the Scope of the Project
Task 1B-1: Defining customer/client requirements
Task 1B-2: Developing a Work Breakdown Structure
Topic 1C: Developing the Project Schedule
Task 1C-1: Prepare a precedence diagram
Topic 1D: Assigning Project Resources
Topic 1E: Saving the Project Baseline
Topic 1F: Controlling Project Execution
Lesson
2: Starting a Project
Topic 2A: Examining Microsoft Project 2000
Task 2A-1: Starting Microsoft Project 2000
Task 2A-2: Examining the major elements of the Microsoft Project
window
Task 2A-3: Open a project file and display and hide toolbars
Topic 2B: An Overview of the Planning Process
Task 2B-1: Examining the planning process
Topic 2C: Defining Project Information
Task 2C-1: Defining basic project information
Task 2C-2: Entering task information
Task 2C-3: Assigning task durations
Task 2C-4: Examining the PlanningWizard
Task 2C-5: Saving the project file
Lesson
3: Outlining and Task Relationships
Topic 3A: Organizing the Task List into an Outline
Task 3A-1: Creating subtasks
Task 3A-2: Adding milestones
Task 3A-3: Creating the Project Summary Task
Task 3A-4: Collapsing and expanding the outline
Topic 3B: Linking Tasks and Observing the Critical Path
Task 3B-1: Linking tasks
Task 3B-2: Changing the Gantt Chart view timescale
Task 3B-3: Using the GanttChartWizard to view the critical path
Topic 3C: Modifying Task Relationships
Task 3C-1: Changing task predecessors
Task 3C-2: Linking tasks in a finish-to-finish relationship
Task 3C-3: Adding lead time
Topic 3D: Constraints
Task 3D-1: Scheduling the project from the end date
Task 3D-2: An alternative method for scheduling from the end date
Task 3D-3: Applying the Start No Earlier Than constraint
Lesson
4: Adding and Assigning Resources
Topic 4A: Creating and Assigning a Base Calendar
Task 4A-1: Creating a base company calendar
Task 4A-2: Creating a calendar for the Writer
Task 4A-3: Assigning a calendar to the project
Task 4A-4: Assigning a calendar to non-working days
Task 4A-5: Assigning a calendar to a task
Topic 4B: Entering and Assigning Resources
Task 4B-1: Entering resources with the Resource Sheet
Task 4B-2: Entering resources with special information
Task 4B-3: Entering a material resource
Task 4B-4: Assigning calendars to groups of resources
Task 4B-5: Assigning resources by using the Assign Resources button
Task 4B-6: Defining resource calendars
Topic 4C: Working with Project Costs
Task 4C-1: Working with fixed costs
Task 4C-2: Reviewing overall costs
Lesson
5: Analyzing the Project
Topic 5A: Resolving Time Restrictions
Task 5A-1: Shortening the critical path by adding resources
Task 5A-2: Using fixed-duration scheduling
Topic 5B: Resolving Resource Conflicts
Task 5B-1: Determining overallocated resources
Task 5B-2: Brainstorming possible solutions to the overallocationproblem
Task 5B-3: Using the Level Now command
Lesson
6: Displaying Project Data
Topic 6A: Exploring Views
Task 6A-1: Examining different views
Task 6A-2: Viewing tables
Topic 6B: Generating Project Reports
Task 6B-1: Printing a view
Task 6B-2: Previewing the Milestones report
Task 6B-3: Modifying the format of a report
Topic 6C: Using Drawing Tools
Task 6C-1: Adding drawing objects to the Gantt Chart
Task 6C-2: Formatting a drawn object
Lesson
7: Sorting and Filtering Data
Topic 7A: Sorting Project Data
Task 7A-1: Sorting the Resource Sheet
Task 7A-2: Sorting and renumbering the Resource Sheet
Topic 7B: Filtering Project Data
Task 7B-1: Applying a filter to the Resource Sheet
Task 7B-2: Using AutoFilter
Task 7B-3: Applying a filter to the Task Sheet
Topic 7C: Creating Custom Filters
Task 7C-1: Defining a filter
Task 7C-2: Using AND to define a filter with multiple criteria
Task 7C-3: Using OR to define a filter with multiple criteria
Task 7C-4: Creating an interactive filter
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