MOC 5927 Microsoft Office Project 2007-Managing Projects

    

Summary:
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build, maintain, and control well-formed project plans. This is the first course in the Microsoft Office Project 2007 Official Curriculum series and serves as the entry point for other Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses covering Microsoft Office Project 2007 and the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) 2007 Solution.

Duration:
3 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
This course is intended for both novice and experienced project managers and schedulers. These individuals are involved in or responsible for scheduling, estimating, coordinating, controlling, budgeting, and staffing of projects and supporting other users of Microsoft Office Project. A familiarity with key project management concepts and terminology is recommended as well as basic Windows navigation skills.

Topics:

• Getting Started with Microsoft Office Project 2007
• Creating and Defining Projects
• Working with Estimates and Dependencies
• Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars
• Working With Resources
• Predicting Behavior by Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula
• Customizing and Formatting
• Analyzing Resource Utilization
• Tracking Progress
• Creating Reports
• Managing Multiple Projects

Prerequisites:
-Experience using Microsoft Office Project to create project schedules-Fundamental knowledge of project management-Experience with the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system-Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2003

Last Update: May 22, 2012