Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects Course Outline
Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects Course Outline
Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects Course Outline
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<strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Office</strong> <strong>Project</strong> <strong>2007</strong>, <strong>Managing</strong> <strong>Project</strong>s<br />
• <strong>Course</strong> Number: 5927A<br />
• <strong>Course</strong> Length: 3 Days<br />
<strong>Course</strong> Overview<br />
This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build, maintain,<br />
and control well-formed project plans.<br />
This is the first course in the <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Office</strong> <strong>Project</strong> <strong>2007</strong> Official Curriculum series and serves as the<br />
entry point for other <strong>Microsoft</strong> Official Curriculum (MOC) courses covering <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Office</strong> <strong>Project</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong> and the <strong>Microsoft</strong> Enterprise <strong>Project</strong> Management (EPM) <strong>2007</strong> Solution.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
• Experience using <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Office</strong> <strong>Project</strong> to create project schedules<br />
• Fundamental knowledge of project management<br />
• Experience with the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system<br />
• Experience with <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Office</strong> Excel 2003<br />
Audience<br />
This course is intended for both novice and experienced project managers and schedulers. These<br />
individuals are involved in or responsible for scheduling, estimating, coordinating, controlling, budgeting,<br />
and staffing of projects and supporting other users of <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Office</strong> <strong>Project</strong>. A familiarity with key<br />
project management concepts and terminology is recommended as well as basic Windows navigation<br />
skills.<br />
<strong>Course</strong> <strong>Outline</strong><br />
<strong>Course</strong> Introduction<br />
<strong>Course</strong> Introduction<br />
6m<br />
Module 01 - Getting Started with <strong>Project</strong> <strong>2007</strong><br />
Getting Started with <strong>Project</strong> <strong>2007</strong><br />
What Is <strong>Project</strong> Management?<br />
<strong>Project</strong> Management Process Groups<br />
New Features in <strong>Project</strong> <strong>2007</strong><br />
Enhanced Features in <strong>Project</strong> <strong>2007</strong><br />
Professional Menu Commands not available in Standard Editions of <strong>Project</strong> <strong>2007</strong><br />
Data Types Used by <strong>Project</strong> <strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>2007</strong> File Types<br />
The Purpose and Use of the Global.mpt<br />
What Are Views and Tables?<br />
52m
Demo - Navigation<br />
Considerations for Using the <strong>Project</strong> Guide<br />
Guidelines for Configuring Options<br />
Demo - Help<br />
Demo - Views<br />
Module 01 Review<br />
Module 02 - Creating and Defining <strong>Project</strong>s<br />
Creating and Defining <strong>Project</strong>s<br />
The Process of Creating New <strong>Project</strong>s<br />
Demo - Save<br />
Ramifications for Choosing the Schedule From Date<br />
Demo - Calendar<br />
What Is Change Highlighting?<br />
What Is a Milestone?<br />
What Is the Purpose of Work Breakdown Structure Codes?<br />
Guidelines for Creating a Well-Formed <strong>Outline</strong><br />
The Process of Importing Data<br />
Guidelines of Importing Data<br />
Demo - Import<br />
What Is the Standard <strong>Project</strong> Calendar?<br />
Guidelines for Setting Calendar Options<br />
What Is an Assignment Unit?<br />
What Is Effort Driven and How Does It Work?<br />
Demo - Task List<br />
Demo - <strong>Outline</strong><br />
Demo - WBS<br />
Module 02 Review<br />
1h 19m<br />
Module 03 - Working with Estimates and Dependencies<br />
Working with Estimates and Dependencies<br />
What Is Estimating and What Is Its Relationship to Scheduling?<br />
What Is the Scheduling Formula?<br />
Guidelines for Choosing Estimating Methods Based on Defined Scenarios<br />
Demo - Estimates<br />
<strong>Project</strong>, Evaluation, and Review Technique (PERT Analysis)<br />
What Is PERT Analysis?<br />
PERT Analysis Example<br />
What Are Optimistic, Expected, and Pessimistic Duration Estimates?<br />
PERT - Procedure Reference<br />
Considerations in Using PERT Analysis<br />
Demo - PERT<br />
What Are Dependencies?<br />
Task Dependencies'<br />
Task Dependencies‘ delay<br />
1h 18m
What Impact Do Dependencies Have on the Overall <strong>Project</strong> Schedule?<br />
Demo - LINK<br />
Guidelines for Creating a Complete Network<br />
Considerations for Adding Lag or Lead Time<br />
Demo - LAG<br />
Module 03 Review<br />
Module 04 - Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars<br />
Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars<br />
What Are Deadlines and Constraints?<br />
Demo - Deadline<br />
What Are Task Calendars?<br />
Considerations for Using Deadlines<br />
What Are the Eight Constraint Types?<br />
The Effect of Constraints on the <strong>Project</strong> Schedule<br />
Considerations for Using Constraints<br />
Demo - Constraint Table<br />
Considerations for Using Task Calendars<br />
Demo - Calendar<br />
What Is the Critical Path Method?<br />
What Is a Critical Task?<br />
What Is a Noncontinuous Critical Path?<br />
Demo - Critical<br />
What Are Task Drivers?<br />
Demo - Drivers<br />
Module 04 Review<br />
48m<br />
Module 05 - Working With Resources<br />
Working With Resources<br />
What Is a Resource?<br />
What Are the Types of Resources?<br />
Generic Resources<br />
What Are Fixed and Variable Costs?<br />
How Cost Estimates and <strong>Project</strong> Budgets are Captured in the <strong>Project</strong> Schedule<br />
Setting General Options for Automatically Adding New Resources and Tasks<br />
Setting General Options for Default Standard and Overtime Rates<br />
The Organizational Breakdown Structure<br />
What Are Maximum Units?<br />
Considerations for Reducing Maximum Units and Its Impact on Past Assignments<br />
Considerations When Assigning Resources<br />
What Are <strong>Project</strong> Budgets and How Are They Used?<br />
Considerations When Tracking <strong>Project</strong>-Related Budgets<br />
Demo - Resource<br />
Demo - Part Time<br />
Module 05 Review<br />
55m
Module 06 - Predicting Behavior by Using Task Types & the Scheduling Formula<br />
Predicting Behavior by Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula<br />
What Is the Scheduling Formula?<br />
What Are Task Types?<br />
Guidelines for Effective Calculations<br />
How <strong>Project</strong> Decides Which Variable to Calculate<br />
Guidelines for Minimizing Errors When Changing Variables<br />
Guidelines for Changing Both a Task Type and a Variable<br />
Deciding Which Variable Should Be Fixed<br />
Using the Effort Driven Option to Manage Fixed Duration or Fixed Units<br />
Demo - Variables<br />
Module 06 Review<br />
21m<br />
Module 07 - Customizing and Formatting<br />
Customizing and Formatting<br />
Reasons to Create Customized Tables and Views<br />
What Are Objects and Elements?<br />
Formatting: How to Format Gridlines<br />
Demo - Formatting<br />
Demo - Time Scale<br />
Format Layout Links and Bars<br />
Formatting Screen Elements<br />
Demo - Gridlines<br />
Demo - Ghantt Wizard<br />
Guidelines for Creating Templates<br />
How to Create a New Template<br />
How to Create a New Template from an Existing <strong>Project</strong> Plan<br />
How to Modify an Existing Template<br />
Demo - Tables<br />
What Are Fields and Tables?<br />
How to Display or Hide Fields in Tables<br />
How to Copy a Table and Modify a List of Fields<br />
How to Create a New Table<br />
Demo - Filters<br />
How Formulas Are Created<br />
How to Create a Formula<br />
What Are Filters and Groups?<br />
Guidelines for Creating Filters<br />
Guidelines for Creating Groups<br />
How to Create a New Filter<br />
How to Create a New Group<br />
Demo - Organizer<br />
Considerations Before Changing Objects and Screen Elements in an Existing View<br />
How to Copy a View and Make Screen Element Changes<br />
1h 40m
How to Copy a View and Make Object Changes<br />
How to Create New Views that Appear on the View Bar and View Menu<br />
What Is the Organizer?<br />
How to Copy an Object from One Open File to Another Open File<br />
How to Copy an Object from One Open File to the Global.mpt<br />
Demo - Template<br />
Module 07 Review<br />
Module 08 - Analyzing Resource Utilization<br />
Analyzing Resource Utilization<br />
How Resource Availability Is Used When Making an Assignment<br />
What Is an Overallocated Resource?<br />
Guidelines When Considering Resource Availability<br />
Demo - Resource Views<br />
How Resources Become Overallocated<br />
Demo - Assignments<br />
Scenarios for Setting Alternate Resource Availability<br />
How Maximum Units and Assignment Units Affect Resource Availability<br />
How a Resource Calendar Affects an Assignment<br />
How Varying Availability Affects an Assignment<br />
Scenarios for Setting Overtime Availability<br />
How Leveling Solves Overallocations<br />
Demo - Leveling<br />
Techniques to Manually Correct Overallocated Resources<br />
Considerations for Optimizing Resources<br />
Module 08 Review<br />
46m<br />
Module 09 - Tracking Progress<br />
Tracking Progress<br />
Formulas Used to Calculate Percentages<br />
Considerations for Choosing an Update Strategy<br />
How Schedules Are Updated<br />
What is the Baseline and How is it Used?<br />
What Is an Interim Plan?<br />
Demo - Base Line<br />
Implementing a Rolling Wave Approach<br />
The Process of Updating Duration<br />
Guidelines for Collecting Duration Updates<br />
The Process of Updating Work<br />
Guidelines for Collecting Work Assignment Updates<br />
The Process of Updating Cost<br />
Guidelines for Collecting Cost Updates<br />
39m
What Is Earned Value?<br />
Demo - Variance<br />
The Process of Interpreting an Earned Value View and Reporting <strong>Project</strong> Status<br />
What is Optimizing a <strong>Project</strong> Schedule?<br />
Guidelines for Reducing or Removing Variances in Cost<br />
Guidelines for Reducing or Removing Variances in Duration<br />
Guidelines for Capturing Lessons Learned<br />
Module 09 Review<br />
Module 10 - Creating Reports<br />
Creating Reports<br />
What Are the Basic Report Categories?<br />
Guidelines for Getting the Most Out of Basic Reports<br />
Demo - Basic Reports<br />
Guidelines for Fixing Common Printing Issues<br />
The Process of Exporting Data<br />
Demo - Export<br />
Guidelines for Exporting Data<br />
What Are Visual Reports?<br />
Visual Report Templates<br />
Demo - Visual Reports<br />
Module 10 Review<br />
37m<br />
Module 11 - <strong>Managing</strong> Multiple <strong>Project</strong>s<br />
<strong>Managing</strong> Multiple <strong>Project</strong>s<br />
What is a Master <strong>Project</strong>?<br />
Considerations for Creating Master <strong>Project</strong>s<br />
How Master <strong>Project</strong>s Are Created<br />
Demo - Master <strong>Project</strong><br />
Guidelines for Creating Master <strong>Project</strong>s<br />
What Is an External Dependency?<br />
Demo - Linked Tasks<br />
Guidelines for Working with External Links<br />
What is a Multiple Critical Path?<br />
Guidelines for Working with Critical Paths in Master <strong>Project</strong>s<br />
Considerations for Saving Multiple <strong>Project</strong>s<br />
What Is a Shared Resource Pool?<br />
Demo - Resource Pool<br />
What is Multiple <strong>Project</strong> Resource Management?<br />
Module 11 Review<br />
<strong>Course</strong> Closure<br />
52m<br />
Total Duration: 10h 12m
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