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Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 Training Classes

Our Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 training classes are different from the rest because we hire only full-time IT consultants with years of experience and a talent for passing their knowledge on to you. Because these professionals teach the course in real-time, you can bring your workplace issues and get answers you can use right away. Our three-day intensive labs allow you to immerse yourself in the subject and assure that you leave the course confident in your new abilities.

In our IT training classes, you will get the knowledge and skills to build, maintain and control well-formed project plans using Microsoft Office Project 2007. The course starts with an overview of Microsoft Office Project 2007 and then moves on to teach you about creating and defining projects and setting scheduling options. You will learn to enter task estimates and add lag or lead time to a linked task. You work with deadlines, constraints and task calendars as well as resources, assignments and budgeting. We teach you to predict behavior using task types and the scheduling formula along with special situations with effort driven scheduling. You work on formatting screen elements, resource utilization concepts, tracking progress and creating reports. The classes end with an introduction to the management of multiple projects.

Our onsite Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 training classes are ideal for companies who have six or more employees who need this kind of training. By bringing the classroom to your location, we can save your employees valuable commute time and save the company an average of 30% off the cost of a course taught in a traditional classroom setting.

If you are ready to take the next step in your career, enroll in our IT course today.

Enrollment Fee: 2395.00 USD
Number of Class Days: 3

Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 schedule:
	Mar 17 - 19, 2009	New York, NY
	Mar 30 - Apr 1, 2009	Los Angeles, CA
	Apr 7 - 9, 2009	Washington, DC
	Apr 14 - 16, 2009	San Jose, CA
	Apr 27 - 29, 2009	Toronto, ON
	Apr 28 - 30, 2009	Chicago (Schaumburg), IL
	May 19 - 21, 2009	Boston, MA
	Jun 16 - 18, 2009	Washington, DC
	Jun 22 - 24, 2009	New York, NY
	Jul 6 - 8, 2009	Toronto, ON
	Jul 7 - 9, 2009	Dallas, TX
	Jul 28 - 30, 2009	San Jose, CA
	Aug 4 - 6, 2009	Chicago (Schaumburg), IL
	Aug 25 - 27, 2009	Washington, DC
	Sep 15 - 17, 2009	New York, NY

Training Class Outline:

1. Getting Started with Microsoft Office Project 2007

*Understanding the Nature of Projects
*Discovering Project 2007
*Understanding Project 2007 File Types
*Navigating the Project 2007 Interface
*Getting Help and Guidance
*Configuring Options

2. Creating and Defining Projects

*Creating and Saving Projects
*Defining Properties and Options
*Creating and Organizing the Task List
*Importing Data
*Modifying and Applying Calendars
*Setting Scheduling Options

3. Working with Estimates and Dependencies

*Entering Task Estimates
*Using a PERT Analysis to Estimate Task Duration
*Linking and Unlinking Tasks by Using the Gantt Chart View
*Linking and Unlinking Tasks by Using the Network Diagram View
*Adding Lag or Lead Time to a Linked Task

4. Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars

*Introducing Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars
*Creating and Modifying Deadlines
*Creating and Modifying Constraints
*Creating and Modifying Task Calendars
*Identifying Critical Tasks
*Working with Task Driver

5. Working With Resources

*Resources, Assignments, and Budgeting
*Adding Resources to the Resource Sheet
*Creating and Modifying Resource Assignments
*Entering Project Budgets

6. Predicting Behavior by Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula

*Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula
*Changing Variables and Predicting Behavior
*Applying Task Types to Produce Predictable Behavior
*Special Situations with Effort-Driven Scheduling

7. Customizing and Formatting

*Formatting Screen Elements
*Creating and Modifying Templates
*Creating and Modifying Fields, Tables, and Formulas
*Creating and Modifying Filters and Groups
*Creating and Modifying Custom Views

8. Analyzing Resource Utilization

*Resource Utilization Concepts
*Viewing Resource Assignments, Allocation, and Utilization
*Managing Resource Availability
*Optimizing and Leveling Resource Assignments

9. Tracking Progress

*Working With Baselines
*Entering Duration Updates
*Entering Work Updates
*Entering Cost Updates
*Discovering Variances
*Troubleshooting and Getting Back on Track

10. Creating Reports

*Selecting, Editing, and Creating Basic Reports
*Configuring Print and Page Setup Options
*Setting Options to Correct Printing Issues
*Exporting Reporting Data
*Creating and Modifying Visual Reports

11. Managing Multiple Projects

*Introducing Management of Multiple Projects
*Creating Master Projects
*Creating Links Between Projects
*Calculating Single or Multiple Critical Paths
*Saving and Opening Multiple Projects
*Sharing Resources and Analyzing Resource Utilization Across MultipleProjects