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Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007

  Date:             May 6  Buy Now    Check Out
Time:             9am - 4pm                  Available!!!                            
Location: Innovation Depot 
Cost: $1500
Overview: Whether you are a novice or experienced project manager/scheduler, this course is for you! If you are involved in or responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling of projects and supporting other users of Microsoft Office Project—this course will help you be more productive. Familiarity with key project management concepts and terminology (as well as basic Windows navigation skills) is recommended.
Coffee Break and Lunch Included

R2 Consulting Topics


Lesson 1: Getting Started with

 Microsoft Office Project 2007

-Understanding the Nature of Projects

-Discovering Project 2007

-Understanding Project 2007 File Types

-Navigating the Project 2007 Interface

-Getting Help and Guidance

-Configuring Options

 

Lesson 2: Creating and Defining

 Projects

-Creating and Saving Projects

-Defining Properties and Options

-Creating and Organizing the Task List

-Importing Data

-Modifying and Applying Calendars

-Setting Scheduling Options

 

Lesson 3: Working with

 Estimates and Dependencies

-Entering Task Estimates

-Using A PERT Analysis to Estimate Task

  Duration

-Linking and Unlinking Tasks by Using the

  Gantt Chart View

-Linking and Unlinking Tasks by Using the

  Network Diagram View

-Adding Lag or Lead Time to a Linked Task

 

Lesson 4: Working with

 Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars

-Introducing Deadlines, Constraints,

  and Task Calendars

-Creating and Modifying Deadlines

-Creating and Modifying Constraints

-Creating and Modifying Task Calendars

-Identifying Critical Tasks

-Working with Task Driver

 

Lesson 5: Working With Resources

-Introducing Resources, Assignments,

  and Budgeting

-Adding Resources to the Resource Sheet

-Creating and Modifying Resource

  Assignments

-Entering Project Budgets

 

Lesson 6: Predicting Behavior by Using Task

-Types and the Scheduling FormulaTypes

  and the Scheduling Formula

-Using Task Types and the Scheduling

  Formula

-Changing Variables and Predicting Behavior

-Applying Task Types to Produce

  Predictable Behavior

-Special Situations/Effort-Driven

  Scheduling

 

Lesson 7: Customizing and Formatting

-Formatting Screen Elements

-Creating and Modifying Templates

-Creating and Modifying Fields, Tables,

  and Formulas

-Creating and Modifying Filters and Groups

-Creating and Modifying Custom Views

 

Lesson 8: Analyzing Resource Utilization

-Introducing Resource Utilization Concepts

-Viewing Resource Assignments, Allocation,

  and Utilization

-Managing Resource Availability

-Optimizing and Leveling Resource Assignments

 

Lesson 9: Tracking Progress

-Working with Baselines

-Entering Duration Updates

-Entering Work Updates

-Entering Cost Updates

-Discovering Variances

-Troubleshooting and Getting Back on Track

 

Lesson 10: Creating Reports

-Selecting, Editing, and Creating Basic Reports

-Configuring Print and Page Setup Options

-Setting Options to Correct Printing Issues

-Exporting Reporting Data

-Creating and Modifying Visual Reports

 

Lesson 11: Managing Multiple Projects

-Introducing Management of Multiple Projects

-Creating Master Projects

-Creating Links Between Projects

-Calculating Single or Multiple Critical Paths

-Saving and Opening Multiple Projects

-Sharing Resources and Analyzing Resource

  Utilization Across Multiple Projects

Presenter Info


Rick Morris, PMP
1729 Valpar Drive
Hoover, AL. 35226
678-480-9958
ghuffman@rsquaredconsulting.com
www.rsquaredconsulting.com
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“Rick is a phenomenal speaker who engages and educates his audiences with incredible energy and expertise. His wealth of knowledge in project and portfolio management is second to none and the way in which he delivers the content makes every seminar entertaining to attend. He educates through interesting personal stories gathered from many years of experience and is an incredibly gifted speaker. I highly recommend Rick for anything from corporate training to being the keynote at a major event.”


Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Good Value

-Jeff Erickson, Solution Strategist Executive, CA


-May 17, 2010