Microsoft Project 2003 Basics
Duration
One Day
PDUs – 6.5
Description
This one-day course is focused on helping individuals who use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003. The course will cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file in Microsoft Project. Various skills related to the project plan that will be addressed include creating tasks, managing resources, and organizing resource assignments. By the end of this course attendees will be able to create a project plan file containing tasks and organize these tasks in a work breakdown structure containing task relationships. They will also be able to create and assign resources and finalize the project to implement the project plan.
Method of teaching
Students will use Microsoft Project 2003 Professional to work through example modules and create their own project plan.
Objectives
- Create a Project Plan File
- Create and Assign a Project Calendar
- Add Tasks to the Project Plan File
- Add a Project Summary Task
- Add a Recurring Task
- Enter Task Duration Estimates
- Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Outline WBS Tasks
- Link Dependent Tasks
- Identify Deliverables in the Project Plan File
- Constrain WBS Tasks
- Set a Task Deadline
- Input Project Resources and Costs
- Create a Resource Calendar
- Assign Resources
- Assign Additional Resources to a Task
- Resolve Resource Conflicts
- View the Critical Path
- Shorten the Project Duration
- Save a Baseline
- Display Project Summary Information
- Finalize the Project Plan
