Microsoft Project 2010 Fundamentals

Course Outline

MP10-Fundamentals
Overview
This course is for individuals working with Microsoft Project 2010. Students will learn the fundamentals of using MS Project 2010. Module 1: What's New in Project 2010
Viewing a MS Project file to become familiar with the Project environment

Days of Training: 2 Module 8: Using Project Resources

Assign resources to keep track of the work performed on each task

Module 2: Exploring the Project Environment

Viewing a MS Project file to become familiar with the Project environment

Module 9: Entering Project Costs

Enter resource and tasks costs to calculate project costs.

Module 10: Task Type Settings

Change task type settings to control how resource changes affect a task

Prerequisites
To ensure your success, we recommend you have some working knowledge of your computers operating system and MS Office Suite. It is also recommended that students have a basic understanding of Project Management.

Module 3: Getting Started with MS Project

Entering Tasks and Durations

Module 4: Modifying and Organizing a Task List

Use Outlining to group and organize task list

Module 11: Resolving Resource Conflicts

Resolve resource conflicts to eliminate over allocations between tasks

Module 5: Shaping a Schedule

Format the critical path to evaluate the tasks with the greatest impact on the schedule

Module 12: Setting Constraints and Deadlines

Apply task constraints to impose date limitations on the scheduling tasks

Module 6: Modifying Task dependencies

Use task dependencies and lag time to create real-world relationships between tasks

Module 13: Tracking Project Progress

Track actual task information to indicate progress on the project

Module 7: Working with Calendars

Modify base calendars to reflect the working and nonworking time for resources

Module 14: Reporting in Project

Use customized report and print options to print schedule information

Module 15: Customizing Project 2010

Create custom tables, filters and views