Creating and Designing a Project with Project 2007

Overview/Description
In the corporate world, the project is a fundamental building block. Each project in which a company engages is unique, and fulfills an individual or corporate goal. And each project comprises a series of related tasks that culminate in a project deliverable. Microsoft Office Project 2007 is a comprehensive tool for project managers responsible for the overall design of projects, enabling them to engage in task assignment and management, resource allocation, costs, and budget control in an easy and intuitive way. Microsoft Office Project 2007 also enables the collection and sharing of project progress information with a project's team members and stakeholders. This course outlines the basics of project management, and shows how to create – and manage – a new project using Microsoft Office Project 2007.

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)
3.5

Lesson Objectives

Creating and Designing a Project with Project 2007

recognize the distinguishing features of projects

interpret the relationships between the elements of a project

match project management phases with their descriptions

turn the Project Guide on or off

access views in Project 2007

match Project 2007 reports with their descriptions

access Help in Project 2007

recognize Project 2007's Help options

create and save a new project

create a new project from a template

define a project

define general work times for a project

create a new project

define a project

define general work times for a project

create a task list

set a task's duration

recognize the characteristics of milestone tasks

create a project structure

create a task dependency link

recognize the characteristics of task dependencies

creating a recurring task

split a task

add information to a task

add a hyperlink to a task

impose a constraint on a task

create a task dependency link between two tasks

add a hyperlink to a task

impose a constraint on a task