Getting Started with 2003

An Introduction To Project Management*

Introducing The Project Standards Document*

A Quick Tour Of MS Project

Planning The Project And Creating The Schedule*

Microsoft Project Basics

Defining The Project Goals*

The Task Entry View

How MS Project Keeps Track Of Information

Customising MS Project And The Working Time

The Benefits Of Top Down And Bottom Up Planning*

Task And Milestone Entry

What Are Tasks And Milestones

Structuring Tasks And Milestones*

Determining And Defining Task Duration’s*

The PERT Method*

Task Relationships

Understanding Predecessor And Successor Relationships*

Lead And Lag Times Between Tasks

Entering Task Constraints

Defining Project Resource Requirements*

Entering And Assigning Resources

Resource Costs And Their Effect On The Planning Function*

Evaluating The Schedule And Communicating The Plan*

Tracking Project Dates

Understanding Critical Path Analysis And Its Significance*

Handling Critical Tasks And The Critical Path

Non Critical Tasks And Slack Time

How To Make Use Of Float And Its Significance*

Reviewing Task Order, Relationships And Constraints

Setting The Project Baseline

Creating Audit Trails With MS Project*

Tailoring Reports

Review Of Report Standards For Organisations And Their Importance*

Printing And Plotting The Output

How To Manage Projects*

Project Tracking And Updating The Schedule

Report Cycles In Projects*

Useful Tips For Collecting Actuals*

Collecting The Data, Data Forms

Entering Actuals

Displaying Actual V Plan V Schedule Data

Project Closure*

The above is an outline intended as a guide only, topics may not be covered in this order.  Actual course content will be tailored to suit client's needs.

Items marked with an * are generic project management principles and practices and are not mere functions of MS Project.