Course Specifications
Course number: 084774
Software: Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
You need to gather information about the various tasks
involved, resources required to accomplish the tasks, and the overall cost
in order to plan a project. Microsoft® Office Project Professional 2007
acts as a tool that assists you in managing your projects. In this course,
you will create and modify a project plan.
Course Objective: You will create a project plan containing tasks, organize these
tasks in a work breakdown structure containing task relationships, create
and assign resources, and finalize the project to implement the project plan.
Target Student: This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of
project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying
project plans, and who needs a tool to manage these project plans.
Prerequisites: Students enrolled for this course should have the following:
- An understanding of project management concepts.
- Knowledge of a Windows operating system, either Windows XP or Windows
Vista.
The following would be helpful, but are not required:
- Project Management Fundamentals Part 1 and 2 (Element K course).
- Harvard Manage Mentor: Project Management (Element K course).
- A basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
To use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 on each
student's machine, you need the following hardware:
- Intel® Pentium® 1.64 MHz or higher processor.
- 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more.
- 6 gigabytes (GB) of available hard-disk space or more.
- CD-ROM drive.
- Super VGA or higher resolution monitor.
- Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse®, or a compatible
pointing device.
- A printer.
- A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft®
Windows Vista™ Business Edition.
Software Requirements
Software required on each machine includes the following:
- Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition or Microsoft
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2.
- Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- explore the Microsoft Office Project environment and the
various views in which you can verify project information.
- create a new project plan.
- manage tasks by organizing them and setting task relationships.
- manage resources in a project plan.
- finalize the project plan.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project
- Topic 1A: Explore the Microsoft Project 2007 Environment
- Topic 1B: Display
an Existing Project Plan in Different Views
- Lesson 2: Creating a Project Plan
- Topic 2A: Create a New Project Plan
- Topic 2B: Assign a Project Calendar
- Topic 2C: Add Tasks to the Project Plan
- Topic 2D: Enter the Task Duration Estimates
- Topic 2E: Add Resources in the Project Plan
- Lesson 3: Managing Tasks in a Project Plan
- Topic 3A: Outline Tasks
- Topic 3B: Add a Recurring Task
- Topic 3C: Link Dependent Tasks
- Topic 3D: Set a Constraint to a Task
- Topic 3E: Set a Task Deadline
- Topic 3F: Add Notes to a Task
- Lesson 4: Managing Resources in a Project Plan
- Topic 4A: Create a Resource Calendar
- Topic 4B: Assign Resources to Tasks
- Topic 4C: Assign Additional Resources to a Task
- Topic 4D: Enter Costs for Resources
- Topic 4E: Enter Values for Budget Resources
- Topic 4F: Resolve Resource Conflicts
- Lesson 5: Finalizing the Project Plan
- Topic 5A: Display the Critical Path
- Topic 5B: Shorten the Project Duration
- Topic 5C: Set a Baseline
- Topic 5D: Print a Project Summary Report