Project '98 - Introduction

Course Objectives - This course is designed for new users needing an overview of the package.

Who should Attend - Delegates new to or with little experience of Project '98

Duration: 2 days

	Introduction to Project Management
	What is a Project? What is Project Management? Project Objectives; Why Plan?
	The Project Lifecycle
	Getting Started
	Starting MS Project; Getting Help

	Creating a Project
	Starting a new Project; Menus; Opening an existing Project File; Inserting a Task; Inserting a Group of Tasks; Cutting and Pasting; Editing Text; Task Notes; Using and Accessing a Project's supporting documentation; Saving the Project

	Project Constraints
	Entering date Constraints; Lead and Lag times

	Task Relationships/Dependencies
	Entering Task Relationships; Considering different relationships; editing and deleting relationships; monitoring relationships; outlining; milestones; recurring tasks

	Networks
	Gantt Charts; Precedence Networks (PERT chart); Critical Path Analysis

	Managing the Project
	The Project Information Dialogue Box; The File Properties Dialogue Box

	Defining and Assigning Resources
	Resource Allocation; Using a Resource Pool; Using Resources and Assigning Tasks via Outlook/GroupWise; Resource costs; Using Resource Information; Resource Scheduling and Leveling;

	Amending the Working Day
	Changing the working hours; Base Calendars; Resource Calendars

	Printing Charts
	Controlling Multiple Pages; Page Height and Width; Formatting Headers, Footers and Legends; The Print Dialogue Box; The Reports Gallery; Milestone Reports;
	Task Reports; Printing Task Notes; Printing Task Notes on Reports

	Timescales
	Using the zoom button options; using the zoom options within View; Formatting timescales for specific needs; Formatting the gridlines

	An Introduction to Tracking the Project
	Saving with a Baseline; Task Completion; The Tracking Gantt Charts

	An Introduction to Multiple Projects
	Join together two or more phases or projects

	Personal Development
	Create a project involving your workplace; get it started under supervision; develop it before returning for the Intermediate/Advanced course
	Join together two or more phases or projects