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

Course Description

Microsoft Project 2003: Level 2 is the second course in the Microsoft Project 2003 series. In Microsoft Project 2003: Level 1 , you used your project management skills to create a complete project plan. This course will build upon that knowledge, and give you the opportunity to work with a project plan once it has entered the project implementation phase.

Course Objective: 

You will exchange project plan data with other applications, update project plans, create custom reports, reuse project plan information, and collaborate on project plans with others.

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. It is also intended for a person who has a basic understanding of Microsoft Project 2003.

Prerequisites: 

Students enrolling in this class should have:

An understanding of project management concepts.
Knowledge of a Windows operating system.
Microsoft Project 2003: Level 1 .

The following Element K courses would be helpful, but are not required: 

Project Management Fundamentals 
Harvard Manage Mentor Project Management (online course) 
Project Management Fundamentals Part 1 and 2 (online course)
Knowledge of Microsoft Office 2003 applications would also be helpful.

Delivery Method: 

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

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

Exchange project plan data with other applications.
Update a project plan.
Create custom reports.
Re-use existing project plan information.

Lesson 1: 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

Lesson 2: 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 Tasks

Lesson 3: 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

Lesson 4: 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