MS Project 2007 Introduction-Intermediate

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Testimonials

Some feedback from recent courses:

"Did what it said on the tin."
Ian B, Exchem Defence Systems Ltd
[Project Intro Intermediate]

"Enjoyed the training, feel a bit overloaded with info but think once I use it for something relevant to my job it will be fine!"
Y Pemberton, Conran Restaurants
[Project Intro Intermediate]

"Very well paced, good balance of set practical exercises and guided exercises Training facilites were also very good."
Carolyn T, Cancer Research UK
[Project Intro Intermediate]

2 day course - London and UK wide

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Microsoft Project Professional 2 day instructor-led. Courses never cancelled: Guaranteed. From £275 (list price £495)

Training formats available

on a public schedule at one of our London training venues
on-site at your company office UK wide
closed group at one of our London training venues
near-site at a location close to you
bespoke one-to-one basis
tailored training courses to your requirements

Currently demand for public schedule is growing slowly and dates will be scheduled accordingly.

Who is this training course suitable for?

Our combined Microsoft Project 2007 Introduction & Intermediate course is accessible for complete beginners to Microsoft Project.

Prerequisites

A working knowledge of Windows is required, or our Microsoft Windows Introduction course. No experience of MS Project is required.

Benefits

At the end of this course you will have a good working knowledge of Project basics. You will feel confident using Project and be able to define, schedule and monitor tasks using a variety of tools and views. You will also use project to help manage resources and costs; to set plans, deadlines and schedules. At this level you will be able to track your project and create and print Gantt charts and reports.

After completing this course you will be prepared to attend the Project Advanced training course.

Course Syllabus

Introduction to MS Project
Basic project management concepts
Project environment overview
Navigation
Getting Help

Task creation and scheduling
Creating a task list
Modifying a task list
Change Highlighting
Multi-Level undo
Structuring tasks to create an outline
Create the Work Breakdown Structure
Customising WBS codes

Scheduling Tasks
Working with base calendars
Named calendar exceptions
Defining recurring exceptions and work weeks
Creating task relationships
Types of task relationship
Using lag and lead times
Recurring tasks
Setting constraints
Setting deadlines
Using the critical path
Task Drivers

Using task views
Using calendar view
Using network diagram view
Modifying views

Formatting and Sharing information
Project Properties
Adding notes & hyperlinks
Copy / paste Picture
Copy / paste tasks and rows
Formatting Bars and the Gantt area
Formatting for printing
Troubleshooting printing Gantt charts
Using Background highlighting
Working with built-in reports
Using, modifying and creating visual reports

Managing Resources and Costs
Creating work & material resources
Working with multiple calendars
Assigning resources
Effort Driven Scheduling
Task Types
Working with resource costs and fixed costs
Work contours
Assigning multiple arbitrary costs to tasks
Identifying budget variance

Finalising the Plan
Reviewing the schedule
Leveling resource over-allocation

Tracking
Creating baselines
Entering project progress
Viewing variance information

Analyse and adjust a schedule
Analysing schedules
Reschedule the project
Adjustment of resource schedules
Progress lines

Filters and sort
Working with auto filters
Applying built-in filters
Sorting and grouping data

Manage multiple projects
Consolidating and sharing projects
Resource pools: Sharing resources across projects
Leveling and reporting across multiple projects

Exchange project data
Import, export and copy data from Microsoft Excel

Public Schedule - Pricing and Availability

Version	Date	Location	Places available	Book	Next place rate (£)
Project Intro Intermediate 2007 2 day course
Version	Date	Location	Places available	Book	Pay by Card	Pay by Invoice
2007	2009 Jul 30 Thu + 31 Fri	Bloomsbury	2	book now	£490	£495
2007	2009 Sep 10 Thu + 11 Fri	Bloomsbury	7	book now	£485	£490
2007	2009 Oct 26 Mon + 27 Tue	Bloomsbury	10	book now	£275	£399
2007	2009 Nov 25 Wed + 26 Thu	Bloomsbury	10	book now	£275	£399
2007	2009 Dec 14 Mon + 15 Tue	Bloomsbury	10	book now	£275	£399
2007	2010 Jan 18 Mon + 19 Tue	Bloomsbury	10	book now	£275	£399
2007	2010 Feb 15 Mon + 16 Tue	Bloomsbury	10	book now	£275	£399
2007	2010 Mar 4 Thu + 5 Fri	Bloomsbury	10	book now	£275	£399
2007	2010 Mar 25 Thu + 26 Fri	Bloomsbury	10	book now	£275	£399

"What do I get on the day?"

Microsoft qualified trainers with industry relevant experience
Modern air conditioned training suite, flat screen PC's, 1 per delegate
Lunch provided in a comfortable and relaxed setting
Comprehensive course material and files to take away
What do I get on the day? - More information

What is Microsoft Project?

Microsoft Project is designed to assist project managers in developing plans, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing budgets and analysing workloads.