Microsoft Office Project 2003 Professional Essentials

Course Description

This course is aimed at users who are new to Microsoft Office Project 2003 Professional and is designed to help them establish a sound understanding of how to use this powerful scheduling tool to create realistic and workable project schedules.

Booking Details

To book this course contact us on 08707 303 400 or use the "Contact Us " form to register your interest.

Course Duration

1 Day – training can be delivered either at your place of work, our offices or a suitable 3rd party venue.

Course Objectives

Participants will learn how to create realistic project plans and how to use the key features of Microsoft Office Project 2003 Professional to create project plans that model the complexities that can arise in any project of significance whilst complying with company standards/guidelines and providing key information for reporting and analysis purposes across the Enterprise. On completion of the course participants will have a full appreciation of the fundamentals.

Pre-Requisites

No prior knowledge of Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 is required although a familiarity with basic use of Windows and the Microsoft Office suite of products is useful.

Post Course Support

Attending a training session with Projectability entitles you to unlimited on-going support of course subject matter by e-mail as well as access to a wealth of helpful information in our Member Services Portal.

Course Content

Overview of basic Project Management principles
Software overview and familiarity
Enterprise Functionality
Project Server & Web Access – tools for collaboration & reporting
Connecting to Project Server – creating a Project Server Account
Creating a new Project Plan
Saving a file and Save Options
Basic Task Entry & Defaults explained
Creating a new Template based Project with a defined start date
Defining your Project
Saving a Project to Project Server – required Enterprise Fields and Outline codes.
Editing your Task List
Notes, Hyperlinks and SharePoint document libraries
Project Plan Structure – Milestones, Summary Tasks, Dependencies, Lag & Lead Options
Constraints, Deadlines and Task Calendars
Project Views Tables & Reports
Sorting, Grouping, Filtering & Formatting
The Network Diagram and Critical Path Analysis Explained in Detail
Avoiding the Failure to plan – ensuring your schedule is watertight!!
“Crashing” your Schedule – tactics to tighten up the overall schedule.
Baselines and their value
Printing a Project Plan

Learning Path

Essentials>Intermediate >Advanced >Managing Portfolios with Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003