Course Length: 1 Day, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Course Description

Welcome to Microsoft Project 2003: Level 1. This course is the first in a series of two courses designed for individuals who will use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 as a tool to assist them in managing projects. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources, and resource assignments.

Course Objective: 

You will create a project plan file containing tasks, organize these tasks in a work breakdown structure containing task relationships, create and assign resources, and finalize the project in order to implement the project plan.

Target Student: 

This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage those project plans.

Prerequisites: 

Students enrolling in this class should have the following:

An understanding of project management concepts.
Knowledge of a Windows operating system, either Windows 2000: Introduction or Windows XP: Introduction.

The following would be helpful, but are not required: A basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. The Element K Project Management Fundamentals: Part One course. The Element K Project Management Fundamentals: Part Two course. The Element K Harvard Manage Mentor: Project Management course.

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Create a project plan file and enter task information.
Create a work breakdown structure by organizing tasks and setting task relationships.
Assign project resources.
Finalize the project plan file.

Lesson 1: 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

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

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

Lesson 4: Finalizing the Project Plan

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