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| Name | Project 2010 |
| Date | 07/16/12 |
Overview: In this course students learn how to plan and manage a wide range of projects. They will learn to meet crucial deadlines and budgets, select the right resource, with an easier and more intuitive experience with Project 2010 to help the student be more productive and realize better results.
Student will learn to:
- Create Project 2010 plans at the level of detail that is right for their projects
- Work with summary data initially or shift to a more detailed approach when it is convenient
- Control what tasks Project 2010 can schedule automatically or that the student will schedule manually
- Manage tasks, costs, work, and resources at whatever level of detail is appropriate for their project needs
- Display a Project 2010 plan in a variety of views
- Apply grouping, highlighting, sorting, and filtering to view the data the way the student or requester desires
- Track and manage your project plan throughout project execution
- Collaborate and share data with others in your organization using a variety of productivity applications
- Use resource pools, consolidated projects, and cross-project links to extend the project management focus across multiple projects.
Course Duration: 3 days training (9am - 5pm)
Prerequisites: Knowledge of how to use the Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint or Access)
Course
Content
Lesson 1: A Guided Tour of Project
Introducing Project
The Backstage: Managing Files and Setting
Options
The Ribbon and Tabs: Finding the Features You
Want
Views: Working with Schedule Details the Way You
Want
Lesson 2: Creating a Task List
Creating a New Project Plan
Entering Task Names
Entering Durations
Entering a Milestone
Organizing Tasks in Phases
Linking Tasks
Switching Task Scheduling from Manual to
Automatic
Setting Nonworking Days
Checking the Plan’s Duration
Documenting Tasks and the Project Plan
Lesson 3: Setting up Resources
Setting Up Work Resources
Entering Resource Capacity
Entering Resource Pay Rates
Adjusting Working Time for Individual Resources
Setting Up Cost Resources
Documenting Resources
Lesson 4: Assigning Resources to Tasks
Assigning Work Resources to Tasks
Controlling Work When adding or Removing
Resource Assignments
Assigning Cost Resources to Tasks
Lesson 5: Formatting and Sharing Your Plan
Customizing the Gantt Chart View
Customizing the Timeline View
Drawing on a Gantt Chart
Copying Views
Printing Views
Customizing and Printing Reports
Lesson 6: Tracking Progress on Tasks
Saving a Project Baseline
Tracking a Project as Scheduled
Entering a Task’s Completion Percentage
Entering Actual Values for Tasks
Lesson 7: Fine-Tuning Task Details
Adjusting Task Relationships
Setting Task Constraints
Interrupting Work on a Task
Adjusting Working Time for Individual Tasks
Changing Task Types
Entering Deadline Dates
Entering Fixed Costs
Setting Up a Recurring Task
Viewing the Project’s Critical Path
Scheduling Summary Tasks Manually
Inactivating Tasks
Lesson 8: Fine-Tuning Resource Details
Setting Up Resource Availability to Apply at
Different Times
Entering Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource
Setting Up Pay Rates to Apply at Different Times
Setting up Material Resources
Lesson 9: Fine-Tuning Assignment Details
Delaying the Start of Assignments
Applying Contours to Assignments
Applying Different Cost Rates to Assignments
Assigning Material Resources to Tasks
Viewing Resource Capacity
Adjusting Assignments in the Team Planner View
Lesson 10: Fine-Tuning the Project Plan
Examining Resource Allocation over Time
Resolving Resource Over-allocations Manually
Leveling Over-allocated Resources
Checking the Project’s Cost and Finish Date
Lesson 11: Organizing Project Details
Sorting Project Details
Grouping Project Details
Filtering Project Details
Customizing Tables
Customizing Views
Lesson 12: Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments
Updating a Baseline
Tracking Actual and Remaining Values for Tasks
and Assignments
Tracking Time-phased Actual Work for Tasks and
Assignments
Rescheduling Incomplete Work
Lesson 13: Viewing and Reporting Project Status
Identifying Tasks that Have Slipped
Examining Task Costs
Examining Resource Costs
Reporting Project Cost Variance with a Stoplight
View
Lesson 14: Getting Your Project Back on Track
Troubleshooting Time and Schedule Problems
Troubleshooting Cost and Resource Problems
Troubleshooting Scope-of-Work Problems
Formatting a Gantt Chart View
Formatting a Timeline View
Formatting a Network Diagram View
Formatting a Calendar View
Printing Views: Advanced Options
Printing Reports: Advanced Options
Lesson 16: Customizing Project
Sharing Custom Elements Between Project Plans
Recording Macros
Editing Macros
Customizing the Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
Lesson 17: Sharing Project Information with Other Programs
Copying Project Data to Other Programs
Opening Other File Formats in Project
Saving to Other File Formats from Project
Generating Visual Reports with Excel and Visio
Guided Tour: Synchronizing Task Lists Between
Project and SharePoint
Lesson 18: Consolidating Projects and Resources
Creating a Resource Pool
Viewing Assignment Details in a Resource Pool
Updating Assignments in a Sharer Plan
Updating a Resource’s Information in a Resource
Pool
Updating All Plans’ Working Times in a Resource
Pool
Linking New Projects Plans to a Resource Pool
Opening a Sharer Plan and Updating a Resource
Pool
Consolidating Project Plans
Creating Dependencies Between Projects
