Project Management with Microsoft Project 2007 413 » 100 hours

Project Management Section:

1. Project Management Introduction and Framework
   1. What is a project
   2. Understanding project life cycles
   3. Understanding project process groups
   4. Identifying project stakeholders
2. Project Management Integration
   1. Project management integration skills defined
   2. Project charter
   3. Developing the Project Management Plan
3. Project Scope Management
   1. Developing the Scope Statement
   2. Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
   3. Establishing the project boundaries
4. Project Time Management
   1. Defining and estimating activity requirements
   2. Establishing activity dependencies
   3. Developing the schedule
   4. Monitoring and controlling schedule performance
5. Project Cost Management
   1. Estimating project costs
   2. Developing the project budget
   3. Monitoring and controlling cost performance
6. Project Quality Management
   1. Defining and planning for quality
   2. Establishing project quality standards
   3. Monitoring and controlling product / project quality
7. Communication Management
   1. Understanding the communication needs of stakeholders
   2. Defining the distribution process
   3. Communicating project performance information
8. Project Human Resource Management
   1. Acquiring the project team
   2. Developing the project team
   3. Managing the project team
9. Project Risk Management
   1. Creating a risk management plan
   2. Risk Identification
   3. Assessment risks
   4. Developing a mitigation strategy
10. Project Procurement Management
    1. Planning for procurements
    2. Selecting qualified sellers
    3. Managing the contractual relationships

Microsoft Project Section:

1. Project Management Scheduling Concepts
   1. Terminology
   2. Effort based estimating techniques
   3. Performing forward and backward passes
   4. Schedule network analysis
   5. Calculating critical path, float, and early/late dates
   6. Creating a time-scaled network diagram
2. Navigation
   1. Understanding Project's menu system
   2. Project specific terminology
   3. Understanding the difference between views, tables, and forms
3. Default Settings
   1. Knowing and locating the default settings
   2. Understanding how the defaults impact your project schedule
   3. Creating a company specific template with selected defaults
4. Understanding Calendars
   1. Calendar templates included
   2. Creating the project calendar
   3. Understanding and establishing resource calendars
   4. Understanding and establishing task calendars
5. Defining Tasks
   1. Understanding the different task types
   2. Modeling the different task types correctly
   3. Defining task dependencies
   4. Modifying task dependencies
   5. Working with constraints and deadlines
6. Defining Resources
   1. Creating the resource pool
   2. Assigning resources to tasks correctly
   3. Verifying resource hours and budgets
7. Performing a Sanity Check
   1. Verifying critical path
   2. Resolving resource over-allocations
   3. Confirming project end date and milestone dates
   4. Verifying dependencies and links
8. Tracking Project Performance
   1. Setting defaults for statusing
   2. Establishing status dates
   3. Inputting actuals
9. Advanced Tracking & Recovery
   1. Using Earned Value in Project
   2. Analyzing project performance using Project
   3. Projecting project completion and performing project audit
   4. Developing a recovery plan in Project
10. Customizing Project
    1. Changing the views, bar styles, etc.
    2. Creating custom tables and views
    3. Creating macros
    4. Creating customized reports