Microsoft Project 2002 (XP) - Expert
Overview
Manage multiple projects using Microsoft Project 2002 (XP). Track task progress and cost. Customise tables, views, reports and formatting of existing projects.
Target Audience
This course is aimed at regular users of Project 2002 (XP) who wish to manage multiple small to medium sized projects and users who wish to customise views, tables and reports in Project 2002 (XP).
Prerequisites
This course is aimed at regular users of Project 2002 (XP) who wish to manage multiple small to medium sized projects and users who wish to customise views, tables and reports in Project 2002 (XP). Specifically participants need to be fully conversant in:
- Enter and Manage Tasks and Resources.
- Set advanced properties for Tasks and Resources
- Filters, Groups and Views.
- Project management terminology such as the Critical Path, Work Breakdown Structure, Gantt charts, PERT etc.
Objectives
Upon completion users will be able to:
- Create a full project plan in Project 2002 (XP) including the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
- Create and manage a workable project schedule using different views, tables and reports.
- Extract project estimates through resource allocation and reports.
Duration
1 day.
Course Content
Tracking Project Work
- Managing a Project
- Updating the Progress of Tasks
- Updating Actual Start and Finish Dates
- Updating Tasks that are in Progress
- Updating the Actual Work Performed on a Task
- Saving an Interim Plan
- Observing Project Progress
- Displaying the Earned Value Table
- Viewing progress in Network Diagram View
Analysing and Adjusting the Plan
- Analyzing the Plan
- Viewing Project Statistics
- Displaying Slippage and Slack in a Plan
- Rescheduling and Splitting Tasks
- Delaying Resource Work
Formatting and Reporting
- Formatting a Project File
- Using Drawing Tools
- Printing Views and Reports
- Printing the Current View as a Report
- Creating a Custom Report
Customising the Project Environment
- Creating Custom Views
- Creating a Combination View
- Creating and Running Macros
- Creating a Toolbar and a Menu
- Creating and Deleting a Toolbar
- Creating a Custom Table
Managing Multiple Projects
- Consolidating and Sharing Projects
- Linking Tasks across Projects
- Assigning Project and Task Priorities
- Sharing a Filter between Projects
- Sharing Resources across Projects
Exchanging Project Data
- Importing Data
- Copying Data
