MONROE BUSINESS ASSOCIATES

INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT

(6 hours)

Who should attend?

Individuals attending this course should be familiar with the Windows operating system and are using Project for the first time.

Prerequisites:

A working knowledge of the skills outlined within Introduction for Windows is required. An Intermediate Level of Excel would be helpful. No previous Project experience is required.

Course Outline:

Introduction to Project

· What are Projects?

· What is Project Management?

· Finding your way around Project

Working With Tasks

· Entering Tasks into Project (Gantt Chart)

· Entering Durations

· Linking Tasks

· Entering Project Information

· The Task Information Dialog

· Applying Constraints

· Recurring Tasks

· The PERT Chart view

· The Critical Path

Working with Calendars

· Modifying the standard calendar

· Assigning Calendars to Projects

Working with Resources

· Adding Resources to your project

· Assigning Cost information to the resources

· Assigning Resources to tasks

· Modifying a resources work

· Adding fixed costs to tasks

· The Resource Information Dialog

Finalizing the Project Plan

· Saving a baseline