Microsoft Project 2000 Fundamentals

This course is intended for end users that use the fundamental capabilities of Microsoft Project 2000. Participants should have a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows 2000 NT 4.0 98 or 95.

• Identify the uses of the new features in MS Project 2000.
• Create a project file.
• Create and schedule tasks in MS Project 2000.
• Add assign and modify resources add costs on resources and create and assign calendars in MS Project 2000.
• Track the schedules work and costs of a project plan visually display the actual plan with the baseline plan set reminders and send workgroup messages.
• Communicate project information by creating and modifying standard task reports enhancing the report layouts and exchanging information.

Unit 1: MS Project 2000: Creating Plans

• Identify the uses of the new features in MS Project 2000.
• Create a project file.
• Set the default folder options for a project file.
• Create a milestone task in the Gantt Chart view.
• Create an estimated duration task in the Gantt Chart view.
• Create a recurring task in the Gantt Chart view.
• Set the task type for a specific task in a project plan.
• Add information to a specific task by typing notes for the task in the Gantt Chart view.
• Add information to a specific task by attaching files to the task in the Gantt Chart view.
• Add information to a specific task by adding hyperlinks to the task.
• Import tasks from MS Excel to MS Project 2000 by using a new map.
• Import tasks from MS Excel to MS Project 2000 by using an existing map.
• Add deadlines to a task in a project plan.
• Add constraints to a task in a project plan.
• Split a specific task in a project plan.
• Add a relationship between the tasks in a project plan.
• Create a summary task for the subtasks in a project plan in the Gantt Chart view.

Unit 2: MS Project 2000: Resources and Calendars

• Add resources to a project in the Resource Sheet view.
• Assign resources to a task in the Gantt Chart view.
• Add resource costs to a project plan in the Resource Sheet view.
• Create a base calendar for a project plan.
• Assign a calendar to a task.
• Modify the calendar options for a resource.

Unit 3: MS Project 2000: Tracking Plans

• Apply progress lines to tasks in the Gantt Chart view.
• Identify the reasons for tracking resource allocations.
• Record the actual work done by resources on a specific task in a project plan.
• Update the remaining work to be done by resources on a specific task in a project plan.
• Reschedule the incomplete work on a specific task in a project plan.
• Modify the duration of a project plan in the Gantt Chart view.
• Save a project baseline to track the progress of a project plan.
• Display a project baseline with the actual project plan.
• Match the types of workgroup messages with the purpose for which they are used in MS Project 2000.
• Send workgroup messages by using the e-mail workgroup messaging system in MS Project 2000.
• Set a reminder for a task.

Unit 4: MS Project 2000: Communicating Projects

• Create a standard report in a project plan.
• Modify a standard report in a project plan.
• Print a standard report for a task in a project plan.
• Add illustrations to the Gantt Chart view in a project plan by using the Drawing toolbar.
• Set page setup options for a project plan by using the Page Setup dialog box.
• Share formatting elements with the other projects in MS Project 2000 by using Organizer.
• Save MS Project 2000 information as a static picture in a Web page format.
• Transfer information from a Gantt chart in MS Project 2000 to MS Excel.
• Identify the elements in MS Project 2000 that could be lost while saving a project in the MS Project 98 format.

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The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).