Project 2003 Advanced

Microsoft Project 2003 Advanced Manchester Telford and Leeds

Course Outline

Exchanging Project Plan Data with Other Applications

* Import a Task List from an Excel File into a New Project Plan
* Create a Custom Import Map
* Export Project Plan Cost Data into Excel
* Copy a Picture into a Word Document
* Save Project Plan Information as a Web Page

Updating a Project Plan

* Enter Task Progress Information
* View Task Progress
* Split a Task
* Reschedule a Task
* Filter Tasks in a Project Plan
* Save an Interim Project Plan
* Create a Custom Table
* Add Custom Columns to a Table
* Hyperlink Documents to Tasks

Creating Custom Reports

* Create a Custom Report
* Modify a Custom Report’s Header and Footer
* Add a Picture to a Report
* Modify a Custom Report’s Margins
* Print a Custom Report

Re-using Project Plan Information

* Create a Project Plan Template
* Create a Custom Combination View
* Make Custom Views Available to Other Project Plans
* Share Resources
* Create a Master Project Plan

Analysing The Project

Analysing And Resolving Scheduling Conflicts

How To Determine The Critical Path
How To Shorten The Critical Path By Assigning Additional Resources
How To Shorten The Critical Path By Assigning Overtime
How To Add Time To A Task
How To Split A Task
How To Modify Task Constraints

Analysing And Resolving Resource Conflicts

How To Determine Over Allocated Resources
How To Switch Resources
How To Schedule Overtime
How To Level Resources Automatically
How To Level Resources Manually

Tracking Project Progress And Generating Reports

Setting Baseline And Interim Plans

How To Save A Baseline Plan
How To Save An Interim Plan

Updating Tasks, Resources And Costs

How To Update Actual Start And Finish Dates
How To Update Actual Task Durations
How To Update Actual Percent Complete
How To Change Calculations Options
How To Update Costs Manually
Tracking Project Progress
How To Utilise The Tracking Gantt View
How To Utilise The Work Table View
How To Use Progress Line
How To Track A Single Task
How To Track Multiple Tasks
How To Track tasks That Are currently in progress
How To Track task that finished late
How To View progress in the Network Diagram

Generating Different Types Of Reports

How To Generate Different Types Of Reports
How To Define Report Contents
How To Sort A Report
How To Add Page Elements To A Report

Working With Multiple Projects And Resource Pools

Consolidating Projects

How To Consolidate Projects
How To Link A Subproject To A Master Project
How To Link Tasks In A Master Project
How To View Multiple Project Critical Path
How To Save Baselines For A Master Project

Working With Resource Pools

How To Share A Resource Pool
How To Open A Resource Pool
How To Link A Project To A Resource Pool
How To Update The Resource Pool

This 1-day program is designed to develop advanced skills including managing multiple projects. This course does not include Project Server.



You will learn to

Ø Create customised views, templates and outline codes

Ø Manage large projects by creating master projects and subprojects

Ø Share resources between projects using resource pools

Ø Import information into your project from files from other applications such as word processing documents or spreadsheets

Ø Export project data for use within another program such as Microsoft Access or Excel or to another project management program

Ø Include graphic images or hyperlinks to other files or internet addresses in your projects





What skills you need

The ability to create and manage single projects using Microsoft Project, to the level covered in the Project 2003 Introduction course.

Course Content
Using More Customisation Features

· Applying a Table to a View

· Creating a Custom View

· Creating a Custom Table

· Adding a Table Column

· Hiding a Table Column

· Using the Organiser to Reset Defaults

· Using the Organiser to Customise Templates

· Using the Gantt Chart Wizard

· Creating Custom Outline Codes

Working with Multiple Projects

· Working with Master Projects

· Creating a Subproject

· Inserting a Project

· Unlinking Subprojects

· Consolidating Open Projects

· Linking and Unlinking Subproject Tasks

· Viewing Multiple Critical Paths

· Saving a Workspace File

Working with Resource Pools

· Using Resource Pools

· Creating a Resource Pool

· Linking a Project to a Resource Pool

· Opening a Sharer File

· Updating a Resource Pool

· Opening a Resource Pool


Importing and Exporting Data

· Using Import/Export Maps

· Using an Existing Map to Import Data

· Creating a Custom Map to Import Data

· Using an Existing Map to Export Data

· Creating a Custom Map to Export Data

· Using the Project Excel Template

· Saving a Project as a Database

Working with Graphics and Web Pages

· Using Graphics

· Inserting a Graphic Image

· Creating a Hyperlink to Another File

· Creating a Hyperlink to a View

· Using Graphical Indicators

· Copying a Project to a Picture

· Saving a Project as an HTML File

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