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Gain insight into the project management skills validation of the Microsoft Office Project 2007 certifications, and explore Project 2007 in this short course. Learn the techniques of building, maintaining, and controlling project plans as well as managing and supporting enterprise projects and solutions. Get a close-up view of how Microsoft Office Project 2007 helps manage projects more efficiently and effectively to improve project management results.

Virtual short courses do not include materials or headsets.

This is a virtual short course, specially designed to give you a quick, convenient way to earn PMI PDUs or concentrate on a specialized topic. This course is also part of our PMP® Renewal Program.

What You'll Learn

• Overview of product features and functions
• Create and monitor projects
• Utilize resources to maintain project control
• Analyze project progress
• Build and understand final reports

Who Needs to Attend

PMP-certified project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project sponsors, and project team members who want to continue to develop their skills and renew their PMP certification.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Introduction

• Certifications for Microsoft Office Project 2007 and Project Server 2007
• New Features in 2007

2. Getting Started with Microsoft Office Project 2007

• Navigation
• Views
• Formatting
• Charts
• Tips and Tools
• Help
• Wizard

3. Creating and Defining Projects

• New Projects
• Templates
• Project Setup
• Tasks
• Subtasks
• Milestones
• WBS

4. Working with Resources

• Types
• Assigning Tasks
• Assigning Costs

5. Tracking Progress

• Baselines

6. Reports

• Basic Reports
• Data Export Reports
• Visual Reports

7. Microsoft Office Project Server 2007

• Benefits
• Using Project Server