Microsoft Project 2000: Level 2

Course specifications

Course number: 076 723

Software version number: 9.0

Course length: 1 day(s)

Hardware/software required to run this course

In order to run this course, you will need:

A Pentium 75-megahertz or higher processor.
A minimum of 24 MB of RAM for Windows 95 or Windows 98. (For Windows 2000 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 or later with Service Pack 3 or later, 40 MB of RAM; 64 MB of RAM recommended for Windows 2000.)
A minimum of 330 MB of available hard-disk space.
A CD-ROM drive.
A VGA or higher resolution monitor. (Super VGA is recommended.)
A Microsoft mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device.
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0.
A custom installation of Microsoft Project 2000.
A custom installation of Microsoft Office 2000, if you’re completing the optional tasks in Lesson 6.

See your reference manual for hardware considerations that apply to your specific hardware setup.

Course description

Overview: Students will learn how to use Microsoft Project 2000 to manage a project. This course meets the Microsoft Proficiency Guidelines for Microsoft Project 2000 at the Expert level.

Prerequisites: Microsoft Project 2000: Level 1, or equivalent knowledge.

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Benefits: Students will learn how to track and modify a project that is in progress.

Target student: Students enrolling in this course should have completed the Microsoft Project 2000: Level 1 course and be familiar with project management terminology such as Gantt Chart, task, critical path, and resource.

What's next: Microsoft Project 2000: Level 2 is the second course in this series. Microsoft Project 2000: Advanced, the last course in this series, teaches students advanced features of Microsoft Project 2000, including working with Project Central. Students who want to learn advanced features can take Microsoft Project 2000: Advanced.

Microsoft Project 2000: Level 2

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Create a baseline plan.
Track an active project.
Manage tasks that will occur in the future.
Work with resource needs.
Customize Microsoft Project.
Work with data in other applications.
Work with a resource pool and subprojects and master projects.

New features covered in this series

Below is a table listing the new software features that are covered in ZD Education courseware:

New Feature	>Introduction (076 722)	>Intermediate (076 723)	>Advanced (0## ###)
Adaptive menus	>X	>X	>X
Add material resources	>X
Use month as a duration unit	>X
Use variable row height	>X
Use Fill Handle feature	>X
Enter an estimated duration for a task	>X
Use Network Diagram view	>X	>X
Clear a baseline plan		>X
Set AutoSave feature		>X
Specify the default directory for project files		>X
Set priorities for tasks		>X
Contour the availability of resources		>X

Microsoft Project 2000: Level 2

Course content

Lesson 1: Setting the Plan

Creating a Baseline Plan

Task 1A-1: Viewing summary information statistics
Task 1A-2: Saving a baseline plan
Task 1A-3: Viewing baseline statistics

Previewing a Baseline Report

Task 1B-1: Previewing a baseline report

Clearing a Baseline

Task 1C-1: Clearing a baseline plan

Lesson 2: Tracking Project Progress

Modifying the Environment for Tracking

Task 2A-1: Applying the Tracking Gantt Chart
Task 2A-2: Changing the current date

Entering Data for Completed Tasks

Task 2B-1: Tracking a single task that started and finished on schedule
Task 2B-2: Tracking multiple tasks that started and finished on schedule
Task 2B-3: Tracking tasks that finished late

Entering Actual Data for Tasks in Progress

Task 2C-1: Tracking tasks that are currently in progress
Task 2C-2: Entering a percent complete for unfinished tasks
Task 2C-3: Rescheduling uncompleted work
Task 2C-3: Viewing progress in the Network Diagram

Lesson 3: Adjusting the Schedule

Adjusting the Schedule of Future Tasks

Task 3A-1: Changing task duration
Task 3A-2: Changing task constraints
Task 3A-3: Using the Detail Gantt view

Setting and Displaying an Interim Plan

Task 3B-1: Creating an interim-plan table
Task 3B-2: Setting an interim plan
Task 3B-3: Copying the Tracking Gantt Chart
Task 3B-4: Customizing the Interim Tracking Gantt

Lesson 4: Adjusting Resource Schedules

Work-Hour Considerations

Task 4A-1: Managing resource-driven scheduling
Task 4A-2: Delaying resource work
Task 4A-3: Managing tasks with a fixed duration
Task 4A-4: Using percentages for resource allocations
Task 4A-5: Assigning overtime and recording overtime pay

Customizing Resource Reports

Task 4B-1: Observing the Who Does What When report
Task 4B-2: Customizing a report

Lesson 5: Customizing the Microsoft Project Environment

Working with Views

Task 5A-1: Customizing the Network Diagram
Task 5A-2: Creating a table view
Task 5A-3: Creating a combination view

Working with Toolbars and Macros

Task 5B-1: Showing and hiding toolbars
Task 5B-2: Creating a macro
Task 5B-3: Assigning a macro to a toolbar
Task 5B-4: Resetting a toolbar

Working with Global Settings

Task 5C-1: Creating a global view and global calendar
Task 5C-2: Deleting objects

Using the Options Dialog Box

Task 5D-1: Changing default settings

Lesson 6: Working with Data in Other Applications

Importing Data

Task 6A-1: Importing resource information from Microsoft Excel
Task 6A-2: Viewing the imported data

Exporting Data

Task 6B-1: Exporting project information to Microsoft Excel
Optional Task 6B-2: Viewing the exported data

Copying Data Into Other Office Applications

Optional Task 6C-1: Copying and pasting a Gantt Chart into a Microsoft Word document
Optional Task 6C-2: Copying and pasting sheet information into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet

Lesson 7: Working with Resource Pools and Consolidated Projects

Working with a Resource Pool

Task 7A-1: Opening a resource pool
Task 7A-2: Linking a project to a resource pool
Task 7A-3: Updating the resource pool

Working with Subprojects and Master Projects

Task 7B-1: Determining when to use a subproject
Task 7B-2: Linking a subproject to a master project
Task 7B-3: Linking tasks in a master project
Task 7B-4: Adding a task to a master project
Task 7B-5: Assigning resources
Task 7B-6: Setting baselines for a master project