Microsoft Project 2010 Essentials Training in Canada

• An understanding of project management concepts.
• Knowledge of a Windows operating system, either Windows XP, Vista or 7.

Dual monitor setup is required for when attending this course via the QA Attend from Anywhere delivery method.

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Identify the components of the Microsoft Project environment
• Use views to work with a project plan
• Create a new project plan
• Create the project schedule
• Manage resources in a project plan
• Finalise a project plan
• Track progress
• View and report project plan information

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project

• The Role of Microsoft Project
• Explore the Microsoft Project 2010 Environment
• Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views

Lesson 2: Creating a Project Plan

• Create a New Project Plan
• Set Project Working Time
• Project Information
• Create Summary Stages
• Edit the Task List
• Define the Activity List
• Create and Apply Task Calendars
• Create the Work Breakdown Structure

Lesson 3: Creating the Project Schedule

• Understand Task Durations
• Define Milestones
• Work with Manual Scheduling and Finish Start Links
• Automatic Scheduling and Finish Start links
• Task Relationships - Types, Lag and Lead
• Add Tasks to the Timeline
• Identify the Critical Path
• Work with Constraints and Deadlines
• Add Recurring Activities
• Add Notes to a Task
• Reference Other Files in Tasks

Lesson 4: Managing Resources in a Project Plan

• Understand Resources Types
• Work with Resource Calendars and Availability
• Add Resource Costs
• Assign Resources to Tasks
• Effort Driven Scheduling
• Resolve Resource Overallocation
• Split Activities

Lesson 5: Introduction to Project Tracking

• Set a Project Baseline
• Enter Actuals Against Tasks
• View Progress Against a Baseline

Lesson 6: Viewing and Reporting Project Detail

• Filter and Group Project Data
• Print Microsoft Project Views
• Use Standard Reports in Microsoft Project
• Print Standard Reports to XPS