PM15 - Microsoft Office Project 2010: Level 1

Summary

You will create and manage a project schedule using Microsoft® Project 2010.

Duration - 1 day
PDUs - 7

Target Student:

This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage those project plans.

Prerequisites:

Students enrolling in this class should have the following:

•A general introductory-level understanding of project management concepts or have taken course (PM05)), Project Planning for Success, or Project Management Boot Camp
•Basic end-user skills with any current Windows operating system.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

•identify the basic features and components of the Microsoft Project environment.
•create a new project plan file and enter project information.
•manage tasks by organizing tasks and setting task relationships.
•manage resources for a project.
•finalize a project plan.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project
Topic 1A: Explore the Microsoft Project 2010 Environment
Topic 1B: Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views

Lesson 2: Creating a Project Plan
Topic 2A: Create a Project Plan
Topic 2B: Assign a Project Calendar
Topic 2C: Add Tasks to a Project Plan
Topic 2D: Enter the Task Duration Estimates
Topic 2E: Add Resources to a Project Plan

Lesson 3: Managing Tasks in a Project Plan
Topic 3A: Outline Tasks
Topic 3B: Link Dependent Tasks
Topic 3C: Set Task Constraints and Deadlines
Topic 3D: Add Notes to a Task
Topic 3E: Add a Recurring Task

Lesson 4: Managing Resources in a Project Plan
Topic 4A: Create a Resource Calendar
Topic 4B: Assign Resources to Tasks
Topic 4C: Enter Costs for Resources
Topic 4D: Resolve Resource Conflicts

Lesson 5: Finalizing a Project Plan
Topic 5A: Shorten a Project Using the Critical Path
Topic 5B: Set a Baseline
Topic 5C: Print a Project Summary Report

Appendix A: Additional Procedures to Create a Schedule in Microsoft Project 2010