Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 Boot Camp

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Who Needs to Attend

Associate project managers, project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project team members, stakeholders, and senior managers who want to use Microsoft Project 2007 and certify that they can create and monitor excellent project plans.

Prerequisites

Experience using Microsoft Office Project to create project schedules
Fundamental knowledge of project management
Experience with the Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows XP operating system
Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2003

Follow-On Courses

Certification Programs and Certificate Tracks

This course is part of the following programs or tracks:

MCTS: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007

Earn the MCTS: Microsoft Office Project 2007 certification to validate your Microsoft Project 2007 skills.

In this hands-on Boot Camp with intensive skills training and test-preparation exercises, you will learn the key techniques to effectively manage projects using Microsoft Project 2007. Learn to create project calendars and resources; appropriately identify, enter, organize, and relate project tasks; assign resources and costs; baseline your project; use different views within the software to understand budget, status, and allocations; and run standard and customized reports.

Pass the exam on the last day of class and earn your Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 certification.

This course incorporates material from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 5927: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects.

What You'll Learn

Get started with Microsoft Office Project 2007
Create and define projects
Work with estimates and dependencies
Work with deadlines, constraints, and task calendars
Work with resources
Predict behavior by using task types and the scheduling formula
Customize and format Microsoft Project views
Analyze resource utilization
Track progress
Create project reports which analyze project, resource, and task data
Manage multiple projects

Course Outline

1. Getting Started with Microsoft Office Project 2007

The Nature of Projects
Discovering Project 2007
Project 2007 File Types
Navigating the Project 2007 Interface
Getting Help and Guidance
Configuring Options

2. Creating and Defining Projects

Creating and Saving Projects
Defining Properties and Options
Creating and Organizing the Task List
Importing Data
Modifying and Applying Calendars
Setting Scheduling Options

3. Working with Estimates and Dependencies

Entering Task Estimates
Using a PERT Analysis to Estimate Task Duration
Linking and Unlinking Tasks by Using the Gantt Chart View
Linking and Unlinking Tasks by Using the Network Diagram View
Adding Lag or Lead Time to a Linked Task

4. Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars

Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars
Creating and Modifying Deadlines
Creating and Modifying Constraints
Creating and Modifying Task Calendars
Identifying Critical Tasks
Working with Task Driver

5. Working With Resources

Introducing Resources, Assignments, and Budgeting
Adding Resources to the Resource Sheet
Creating and Modifying Resource Assignments
Entering Project Budgets

6. Predicting Behavior by Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula

Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula
Changing Variables and Predicting Behavior
Applying Task Types to Produce Predictable Behavior
Special Situations with Effort-Driven Scheduling

7. Customizing and Formatting

Formatting Screen Elements
Creating and Modifying Templates
Creating and Modifying Fields, Tables, and Formulas
Creating and Modifying Filters and Groups
Creating and Modifying Custom Views

8. Analyzing Resource Utilization

Resource Utilization Concepts
Viewing Resource Assignments, Allocation, and Utilization
Managing Resource Availability
Optimizing and Leveling Resource Assignments

9. Tracking Progress

Working With Baselines
Entering Duration Updates
Entering Work Updates
Entering Cost Updates
Discovering Variances
Troubleshooting and Getting Back on Track

10. Creating Reports

Selecting, Editing, and Creating Basic Reports
Configuring Print and Page Setup Options
Setting Options to Correct Printing Issues
Exporting Reporting Data
Creating and Modifying Visual Reports

11. Managing Multiple Projects

Creating Master Projects
Creating Links Between Projects
Calculating Single or Multiple Critical Paths
Saving and Opening Multiple Projects
Sharing Resources and Analyzing Resource Utilization Across Multiple Projects

Labs

Lab - Course Topic 2: Creating and Defining Projects

Entering Project and File Properties
Setting Appropriate Schedule Options
Setting Corporate Holidays
Importing Data from Office Excel
Update a Task List
Creating a Multilevel Outline

Lab - Course Topic 3: Working with Estimates and Dependencies

Entering a Duration or Work Estimate
Creating Links Between Tasks
Adding Lag or Lead Times
Displaying Links in Network Diagram View

Lab - Course Topic 4: Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars

Displaying the Critical Path
Setting a Deadline
Setting a Constraint
Responding to Situations Triggered by Deadlines and Constraints
Creating and Apply a Task Calendar to Meet a Deadline
Finding and Removing Constraints in a Schedule

Lab - Course Topic 5: Working with Resources

Adding Resources to the Resource Sheet View
Creating and Modifying Resource Assignments
Entering Project Costs and Project Budgets

Lab - Course Topic 6: Understanding Task Types and the Scheduling Formula

Identifying the Fixed Variable in a Task and How It Affects the Scheduling Formula
Making Decisions about Task Type and Effort-Driven Settings
Predicting the Scheduling Formula When Changing Variables

Lab - Course Topic 7: Customizing and Formatting

Modifying a Template to Include Corporate Standards
Creating Simple and Complex Custom Fields
Populating a New Table with Existing and Custom Fields
Developing a New Filter And Group
Moving an Object from a Project to the Global.mpp File

Lab - Course Topic 8: Analyzing Resource Utilization

Reading and Interpreting Resource Allocation Views
Changing Resource Availability and Interpreting Results
Identifying and Correcting Causes of Resource Overallocation

Lab - Course Topic 9: Tracking Progress

Setting and Revising a Baseline
Entering Actual Results Updates for Tasks and Resources
Controlling Projects by Finding Variance and Suggesting Corrective Action
Applying Techniques to Shorten Duration, Reduce Work, and Reduce Cost

Lab - Course Topic 10: Creating Reports

Applying Solutions to Various Printing Scenarios
Running Basic Reports That Summarize Data by Project, Resource, Task, or Cost
Developing a New Basic Report
Exporting Data by Using a Custom Map to Merge with Data in an Existing Excel Spreadsheet
Running Visual Reports That Summarize Data by Project, Resource, Task, or Cost
Developing a New Visual Report Template

Lab - Course Topic 11: Managing Multiple Projects

Inserting Subprojects into a Master Project
Creating Links Across Projects and Managing Changes to Linked Tasks
Displaying the Critical Path in a Master Project
Creating and Sharing a Resource Pool
Reading and Interpreting Resource Usage Across Multiple Projects

Classroom Dates and Locations

Date	Location Details
Mar 9 - 12, 2010	New York, NY	Register
Apr 20 - 23, 2010	Morristown, NJ	Register
May 4 - 7, 2010	Washington, DC	Register
May 11 - 14, 2010	Dallas, TX	Register
May 25 - 28, 2010	Chicago (Schaumburg), IL	Register
Jun 8 - 11, 2010	San Jose, CA	Register
Jul 13 - 16, 2010	New York, NY	Register
Aug 3 - 6, 2010	Washington, DC	Register