Microsoft Office Project 2007: Level 1

Course Specifications

Course Description

You need to gather information about the various tasks involved, resources required to accomplish the tasks, and the overall cost in order to plan a project. Microsoft® Office Project Professional 2007 acts as a tool that assists you in managing your projects. In this course, you will create and modify a project plan.

• An understanding of project management concepts.

• Knowledge of a Windows operating system, either Windows XP or Windows Vista.

The following would be helpful, but are not required:

• Project Management Fundamentals Part 1 and 2 (Element K course).

• Harvard Manage Mentor: Project Management (Element K course).

• A basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

Hardware Requirements

To use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 on each student's machine, you need the following hardware:

• Intel® Pentium® 1.64 MHz or higher processor.
• 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more.
• 6 gigabytes (GB) of available hard-disk space or more.
• CD-ROM drive.
• Super VGA or higher resolution monitor.
• Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse®, or a compatible pointing device.
• A printer.
• A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.

Platform Requirements

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition.

Software Requirements

Software required on each machine includes the following:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition or Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2.
• Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007.

Performance-Based Objectives

• explore the Microsoft Office Project environment and the various views in which you can verify project information.
• create a new project plan.
• manage tasks by organizing them and setting task relationships.
• manage resources in a project plan.
• finalize the project plan.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project

Topic 1A: Explore the Microsoft Project 2007 Environment

Topic 1B: Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views

Lesson 2: Creating a Project Plan

Topic 2A: Create a New Project Plan

Topic 2B: Assign a Project Calendar

Topic 2C: Add Tasks to the Project Plan

Topic 2D: Enter the Task Duration Estimates

Topic 2E: Add Resources in the Project Plan

Lesson 3: Managing Tasks in a Project Plan

Topic 3A: Outline Tasks

Topic 3B: Add a Recurring Task

Topic 3C: Link Dependent Tasks

Topic 3D: Set a Constraint to a Task

Topic 3E: Set a Task Deadline

Topic 3F: Add Notes to a Task

Lesson 4: Managing Resources in a Project Plan

Topic 4A: Create a Resource Calendar

Topic 4B: Assign Resources to Tasks

Topic 4C: Assign Additional Resources to a Task

Topic 4D: Enter Costs for Resources

Topic 4E: Enter Values for Budget Resources

Topic 4F: Resolve Resource Conflicts

Lesson 5: Finalizing the Project Plan

Topic 5A: Display the Critical Path

Topic 5B: Shorten the Project Duration

Topic 5C: Set a Baseline

Topic 5D: Print a Project Summary Report