Introduction to Project Management

• Fundamentals of Project Management
• Defining the Scope of the Project
  • Defining customer/client requirements
  • Developing a Work Breakdown Structure
• Developing the Project Schedule
  • Prepare a precedence diagram
• Assigning Project Resources
• Saving the Project Baseline
• Controlling Project Execution

Starting a Project

• Examining Microsoft Project 2000
  • Starting Microsoft Project 2000
  • Examining the major elements of the Microsoft Project window
  • Open a project file and display and hide toolbars
• An Overview of the Planning Process
  • Examining the planning process
• Defining Project Information
  • Defining basic project information
  • Entering task information
  • Assigning task durations
  • Examining the PlanningWizard
  • Saving the project file

Outlining and Task Relationships

• Organizing the Task List into an Outline
  • Creating subtasks
  • Adding milestones
  • Creating the Project Summary Task
  • Collapsing and expanding the outline
• Linking Tasks and Observing the Critical Path
  • Linking tasks
  • Changing the Gantt Chart view timescale
  • Using the GanttChartWizard to view the critical path
• Modifying Task Relationships
  • Changing task predecessors
  • Linking tasks in a finish-to-finish relationship
  • Adding lead time
• Constraints
  • Scheduling the project from the end date
  • An alternative method for scheduling from the end date
  • Applying the Start No Earlier Than constraint

Adding and Assigning Resources

• Creating and Assigning a Base Calendar
  • Creating a base company calendar
  • Creating a calendar for the Writer
  • Assigning a calendar to the project
  • Assigning a calendar to non-working days
  • Assigning a calendar to a task
• Entering and Assigning Resources
  • Entering resources with the Resource Sheet
  • Entering resources with special information
  • Entering a material resource
  • Assigning calendars to groups of resources
  • Assigning resources by using the Assign Resources button
  • Defining resource calendars
• Working with Project Costs
  • Working with fixed costs
  • Reviewing overall costs

Analyzing the Project

• Resolving Time Restrictions
  • Shortening the critical path by adding resources
  • Using fixed-duration scheduling
• Resolving Resource Conflicts
  • Determining over allocated resources
  • Brainstorming possible solutions to the over allocation problem
  • Using the Level Now command

Displaying Project Data

• Exploring Views
  • Examining different views
  • Viewing tables
• Generating Project Reports
  • Printing a view
  • Previewing the Milestones report
  • Modifying the format of a report
• Using Drawing Tools
  • Adding drawing objects to the Gantt Chart
  • Formatting a drawn object

Sorting and Filtering Data

• Sorting Project Data
  • Sorting the Resource Sheet
  • Sorting and renumbering the Resource Sheet
• Filtering Project Data
  • Applying a filter to the Resource Sheet
  • Using AutoFilter
  • Applying a filter to the Task Sheet
• Creating Custom Filters
  • Defining a filter
  • Using AND to define a filter with multiple criteria
  • Using OR to define a filter with multiple criteria
  • Creating an interactive filter