Tracking and Reporting Progress with Project 2007

Overview/Description
Project stakeholders have a vested interest in the project's progress so information needs to be tracked, recorded, and reported. A project manager needs to decide on the information to be tracked, and how to track it. Microsoft Office Project 2007 helps a project manager by making this process easy. Baselines and interim plans, for example, create benchmarks for a project's progress. Built-in views and reports helps a project manager to assess a project's progress. Project managers also have the option to customize a new view or report. This course explores these features of Microsoft Office Project 2007 and how a project manager can use them to address a project's tracking and reporting needs.

Target Audience
Business managers, project managers, planners, and team members who want to track and manage project tasks, costs, and resources; candidates for Microsoft User Specialist certification; anyone wishing to gain a basic understanding of Microsoft Office Project 2007; end users seeking competence in Microsoft Office Project 2007.

Prerequisites
Familiarity with Microsoft Windows and Office environments; a basic knowledge of standard project methodology is an advantage.

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Tracking and Reporting Progress with Project 2007

create a baseline for a project

create an interim plan

clear a baseline

track project information for a task

use the correct task tracking method in a given scenario

recognize the functions of Project 2007's tracking tools

prepare a project for tracking

identify the tracking view to use in a given scenario

check the progress of a project

display progress lines

create a baseline for an entire project

prepare a project for tracking

track the progress of a project

identify the available reporting options in Project 2007

select a view in a given scenario

select a report in a given scenario

change the information in a view

change the appearance of the Gantt chart view

recognize the reasons for identifying the critical path

format a report for printing

set up and print a report or view

identify the print options available from the Print Current View wizard

use a filter to change a view

preview a report

set up and print a report

outline the steps and best practices for tracking and reporting on a project