Microsoft Training - April-September 2009 - (Page 48) Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 Boot Camp Master Project 2007 and become a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist. Course 2706 Enhanced Course OMLP-based and Global Knowledge enhanced Course Description In this hands-on Boot Camp with intensive skills training and test-preparation exercises, you will learn the key techniques to effectively manage projects using Microsoft Project 2007. Learn to create project calendars and resources; appropriately identify, enter, organize, and relate project tasks; assign resources and costs; baseline your project; use different views within the software to understand budget, status, and allocations; and run standard and customized reports. Pass the exam on the last day of class and earn your Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 certification. Test vouchers to be provided, or the on-site client may provide a Prometric-certified Proctor. This course incorporates material from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 5927: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects. Lab – Course Topic 2: Creating and Defining Projects • Entering Project and File Properties • Setting Appropriate Schedule Options • Setting Corporate Holidays • Importing Data from Office Excel • Update a Task List • Creating a Multilevel Outline Lab – Course Topic 3: Working with Estimates and Dependencies • Entering a Duration or Work Estimate • Creating Links Between Tasks • Adding Lag or Lead Times • Displaying Links in Network Diagram View Lab – Course Topic 4: Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars • Displaying the Critical Path • Setting a Deadline • Setting a Constraint • Responding to Situations Triggered by Deadlines and Constraints • Creating and Apply a Task Calendar to Meet a Deadline • Finding and Removing Constraints in a Schedule Lab – Course Topic 5: Working with Resources • Adding Resources to the Resource Sheet View • Creating and Modifying Resource Assignments • Entering Project Costs and Project Budgets Lab – Course Topic 6: Understanding Task Types and the Scheduling Formula • Identifying the Fixed Variable in a Task and How It Affects the Scheduling Formula • Making Decisions about Task Type and Effort-Driven Settings • Predicting the Scheduling Formula When Changing Variables Lab – Course Topic 7: Customizing and Formatting • Modifying a Template to Include Corporate Standards • Creating Simple and Complex Custom Fields • Populating a New Table with Existing and Custom Fields • Developing a New Filter And Group • Moving an Object from a Project to the Global.mpp File Hands-On Labs Lab – Course Topic 8: Analyzing Resource Utilization • Reading and Interpreting Resource Allocation Views • Changing Resource Availability and Interpreting Results • Identifying and Correcting Causes of Resource Overallocation Lab – Course Topic 9: Tracking Progress • Setting and Revising a Baseline • Entering Actual Results Updates for Tasks and Resources • Controlling Projects by Finding Variance and Suggesting Corrective Action • Applying Techniques to Shorten Duration, Reduce Work, and Reduce Cost Lab – Course Topic 10: Creating Reports • Applying Solutions to Various Printing Scenarios • Running Basic Reports That Summarize Data by Project, Resource, Task, or Cost • Developing a New Basic Report • Exporting Data by Using a Custom Map to Merge with Data in an Existing Excel Spreadsheet • Running Visual Reports That Summarize Data by Project, Resource, Task, or Cost • Developing a New Visual Report Template Lab – Course Topic 11: Managing Multiple Projects • Inserting Subprojects into a Master Project • Creating Links Across Projects and Managing Changes to Linked Tasks • Displaying the Critical Path in a Master Project • Creating and Sharing a Resource Pool • Reading and Interpreting Resource Usage Across Multiple Projects • • • • • • • • • • • What You’ll Learn in Class Get started with Microsoft Office Project 2007 Create and define projects Work with estimates and dependencies Work with deadlines, constraints, and task calendars Work with resources Predict behavior by using task types and the scheduling formula Customize and format Microsoft Project views Analyze resource utilization Track progress Create project reports which analyze project, resource, and task data Manage multiple projects Who Needs To Attend Associate project managers, project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project team members, stakeholders, and senior managers who want to use Microsoft Project 2007 and certify that they can create and monitor excellent project plans. Prerequisites • Experience using Microsoft Office Project to create project schedules • Fundamental knowledge of project management • xperience with the Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows XP operating E system • Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Buy get one 2. Creating and Defining Projects 5. Working With Resources Course Content 1. Getting Started with Microsoft Office Project 2007 3. Working with Estimates and Dependencies 4. Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars 6. Predicting Behavior by Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula 7. Customizing and Formatting 8. Analyzing Resource Utilization 9. Tracking Progress 10. Creating Reports 11. Managing Multiple Projects Buy 1 course, get 1 half off. 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