Microsoft Project 2002 Fundamentals

The Microsoft Project 2002 Fundamentals introduces students to the fundamentals of Project 2002. The course covers how to create schedule and manage projects using Project 2002. It covers how to create and schedule tasks how to create and use a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) how to create and assign resources and how to create and use calendars. The course also deals with filtering grouping sorting working with task views project baselines and how to track and update projects.

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Duration: 8 hours Training Presented in: English

Audience

This course is aimed at project managers end users application developers and system analysts. Typically students will be responsible for scheduling and managing tasks and resources and want to use Microsoft Project 2002 to create efficient and cost-effective projects for their organizations.

Prerequisites

Students should have basic computer skills and should know the basics of project management techniques.

Objective

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

• match Microsoft Project 2002 products with their features.
• identify new features in Microsoft Project 2002.
• identify component parts of the Microsoft Project 2002 interface.
• identify types of task relationships in Microsoft Project 2002.
• identify methods of managing task relationships in Microsoft Project 2002.
• edit lag time between tasks in Microsoft Project 2002.
• identify predefined filters in Microsoft Project 2002.
• create a custom filter in Microsoft Project 2002.
• identify predefined groups in Microsoft Project 2002.
• identify project updating options in Microsoft Project 2002.
• identify task updating options in Microsoft Project 2002.
• display timephased fields in Microsoft Project 2002.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Developing Projects

• Match Microsoft Project 2002 products with their features.
• Identify new features in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify component parts of the Microsoft Project 2002 interface.
• Identify features of the Help window in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Create a project in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Create a template in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Set a default folder location to save files in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify Project Information dialog box options in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify features of the Project Guide in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify methods of creating task names in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify features of task durations in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify methods of modifying task lists in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify Recurring Task Information dialog box options in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify methods of implementing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify WBS Code Definition dialog box options in Microsoft Project 2002.

Unit 2: Task Schedules Resources and Calendars

• Identify types of task relationships in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify methods of managing task relationships in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Edit lag time between tasks in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Distinguish between the task types in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Match task constraints with their descriptions in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Create a resource in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify Assign Resources dialog box options in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify Define general working times wizard options that can be selected to modify a project calendar.
• Assign a project calendar to a task in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Modify a resource calendar in Microsoft Project 2002.

Unit 3: Data Manipulation Views and Reports

• Identify predefined filters in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Create a custom filter in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify predefined groups in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Create a custom group in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify options to sort tasks in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify predefined views in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Display the Cost table of the Task Sheet view in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Match predefined reports with their categories in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Display a predefined report in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Match Page Setup dialog box options with their tabs in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Print a view from Print Preview in Microsoft Project 2002.

Unit 4: Updating and Tracking Projects

• Identify project updating options in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify task updating options in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Display timephased fields in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify types of statistics in the Project Statistics dialog box in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Save a baseline in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Display tasks with slack time in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify options for adding progress lines in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify methods of resolving resource over-allocation in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify Resource Leveling dialog box options in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Set a contour in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify Tracking Gantt view tables used to compare actual progress against baseline values in Microsoft Project 2002.
• Identify methods of resolving scheduling problems in Microsoft Project 2002.

Duration

8 Hours

Minimum Requirements

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).

Media

• Microsoft Project 2002 Expert User