Course Overview
This ILT Series course builds on the concepts and skills taught in the Basic course. Students will learn how to work with templates, create baseline plans, monitor and update projects, analyze project statistics, handle delays and conflicts, create reports, consolidate project files, share resources, and customize Project. Students will also learn how to communicate project information by using Project Server 2010 and how to integrate Project data with other Office applications.
Course Outline
Unit 1: Using templates and importing data
- Working with templates
- Creating projects from other programs
Unit 2: Managing a project
- Setting baselines
- Updating an active project
- Monitoring progress
Unit 3: Analyzing and adjusting the plan
- Analyzing the plan
- Delays and conflicts
- Team Planner view
Unit 4: Working with reports
- Standard reports
- Visual reports
Unit 5: Customizing Project
- Custom views
- Macros
- Gantt chart formatting
- Custom fields
Unit 6: Managing multiple projects
- Consolidating and sharing projects
- Sharing resources among projects
Unit 7: Exchanging project information
- Collaboration
- Hyperlinks
- Exporting to Office applications
Target Audience
This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who has the basic skills to create and modify project plans using Microsoft Project 2010, and who needs to use Microsoft Project 2010 to manage and customize those plans through the implementation stage of a project.
Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- exchange project plan data with other applications.
- update a project plan.
- manage project costs.
- report project data visually.
- reuse project plan information.
Prerequisites
Students enrolling in this class should have the ability to create and update project plans using Microsoft Project 2010. You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following course: