Project managers everywhere rely on Microsoft Office Project to plan and manage their projects. With Microsoft Office Project 2007, efficiently organize and track tasks and resources to keep your projects on time and within budget. Extensive help resources and printing assistance make Project 2007 easy to learn, so that you can be productive quickly.

Project Standard 2007 is an integral part of the Microsoft Office System, so you can smoothly use products like Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2007 and Microsoft Office Visio® 2007 to present project status effectively. And, as a user of the leading desktop project management program, support is readily available through a broad community of solution providers and user groups.

We will create projects, work with calendars and tasks, define task relationships, and more! We will talk about using the Gantt Chart and Pert chart, work with the Calendar, create reports, work with Master Projects, and use HTML with Project. The goal of this certification training track is to provide students with all the tools necessary to tackle any Project Management task, regardless of the size or scope of the project or the job field for which it is intended. This training is applicable for such diverse fields as construction, IT, product development, manufacturing, and software development, among others.

Creating a Project Plan File

• Create a Project Plan File
• Create and Assign a Project Calendar
• Add Tasks to the Project Plan File
• Add a Project Summary Task
• Add a Recurring Task
• Enter Task Duration Estimates

Creating a Work Breakdown Structure

• Outline Tasks
• Link Dependent Tasks
• Identify Deliverables in the Project Plan File
• Constrain Tasks
• Set a Task Deadline

Creating and Assigning Resources

• Create Resources
• Create a Resource Calendar
• Assign Resources
• Assign Additional Resources to a Task
• Resolve Resource Conflicts

Finalizing the Project Plan

• View the Critical Path
• Shorten the Project Duration
• Set a Baseline
• Display Project Summary Information

Exchanging Project Plan Data with Other Applications

• Import a Task List from an Excel File into a New Project Plan
• Create a Custom Import Map
• Export Project Plan Cost Data into Excel
• Copy a Picture into a Word Document
• Save Project Plan Information as a Web Page

Updating a Project Plan

• Enter Task Progress Information
• View Task Progress
• Split a Task
• Reschedule a Task
• Filter Tasks in a Project Plan
• Save an Interim Project Plan
• Create a Custom Table
• Add Custom Columns to a Table
• Hyperlink Documents to Task

Creating Custom Reports

• Create a Custom Report
• Modify a Custom Report's Header and Footer
• Add a Picture to a Report
• Modify a Custom Report's Margins
• Print a Custom Report

Re-using Project Plan Information

• Create a Project Plan Template
• Create a Custom Combination View
• Make Custom Views Available to Other Project Plans
• Share Resources
• Create a Master Project Plan

Collaborating on a Project Plan

• Publish a Project Plan
• Assign Resources to Tasks in a Published Project Plan
• Review Task Assignments
• Request Progress Information
• Update Task Progress with Timesheets
• Approve Project Plan Updates
• Post an Issue
• Conclude a Project Plan

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