Microsoft Project 2003

£29 (plus vat)

The Project 2003 course is divided into 12 chapters containing a total of 105 interactive learning lessons which takes you through the skills and knowledge you need to make effective use of Microsoft Project 2003.

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The content covered:

Chapter One: The Fundamentals  

Planning the Project 

Understanding Project Management 

What’s New in Project 2003? 

Understanding the Project 2003 Screen 

Using Common Views 

Using More Views 

Creating a New Project 

Entering the Project Scheduling Date 

Selecting the Project Calendar 

Adjusting Working Hours 

Adjusting Working Days 

Creating a New Calendar 

Using the Project Guide 

Printing a View 

Printing the Current View as a Report 

Getting Help 

Chapter One Review 

Chapter Two: Entering the Task List 

Entering Tasks 

Estimating Task Duration 

Entering Task Duration 

Entering a Milestone 

Organizing Tasks into Phases 

Linking Tasks 

Editing Task Links 

Unlinking Tasks 

Creating Recurring Tasks 

Using the Task Information Dialog Box 

Using Task Notes 

Using Task Hyperlinks 

Moving and Copying a Task 

Inserting and Deleting a Task 

Chapter Two Review 

Chapter Three: Entering and Assigning Resources 

Entering People Resources 

Entering Equipment Resources 

Entering Material Resources 

Adjusting Individual Resource Working Schedules 

Using Resource Notes 

Understanding Effort-Driven Project Scheduling 

Assigning Resources to Tasks 

Assigning Additional Resources to Tasks 

Assigning Material Resources to Tasks 

Chapter Three Review 

Chapter Four: Viewing the Project 

Using Split Views 

Sorting Information 

Grouping Information 

Filtering Information 

Using AutoFilters 

Viewing Details 

Using Zoom 

Chapter Four Review 

Chapter Five: Working with Tasks 

Overlapping Tasks 

Delaying Tasks 

Setting Task Deadlines 

Setting Task Constraints 

Splitting Tasks 

Understanding Task Type 

Assigning a Task Calendar 

Understanding Task Indicators 

Chapter Five Review 

Chapter Six: Working with Resources 

Delaying Resource Start Time 

Applying Predefined Resource Contours 

Specifying Resource Availability Dates 

Grouping Resources 

Assigning a Resource Calendar 

Chapter Six Review 

Chapter Seven: Working with Costs 

Entering Resource Overtime Rates 

Specifying Pay Rates for Different Dates 

Adding Pay Rates for a Resource 

Applying a Different Pay Rate to an Assignment 

Using Material Resource Consumption Rates 

Entering Task Fixed Costs 

Chapter Seven Review 

Chapter Eight: Balancing the Project 

Scheduling Resource Overtime 

Identifying Resource Overallocation 

Balancing Resource Overallocations Manually 

Balancing Resource Overallocations Automatically 

Chapter Eight Review 

Chapter Nine: Updating Project Progress 

Saving a Baseline Plan 

Updating the Entire Project 

Updating Task Actual Values 

Updating Task Completion Percentage 

Updating Actual Work 

Updating Actual Costs 

Chapter Nine Review 

Chapter Ten: Checking Project Progress 

Viewing Project Statistics 

Viewing Project Costs 

Viewing the Project’s Critical Path 

Checking Duration Variance 

Checking Work Variance 

Checking Cost Variance 

Identifying Slipped Tasks 

Saving an Interim Plan 

Chapter Ten Review 

Chapter Eleven: Working with Reports 

Opening a Report 

Adding Page Elements to a Report 

Sorting a Report 

Defining Report Contents 

Saving a Project as a Web Page 

Chapter Eleven Review 

Chapter Twelve: Working with Multiple Projects 

Creating Links Between Projects 

Consolidating Projects 

Viewing Multiple Project Critical Paths 

Viewing Consolidated Project Statistics 

Creating a Resource Pool 

Chapter Twelve Review 

Index