Microsoft® Office Project 2007: Level 1
Course Specifications
Course number: 084774
Software: Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
You need to gather information about the various tasks involved, resources required to accomplish the tasks, and the overall cost in order to plan a project. Microsoft® Office Project Professional 2007 acts as a tool that assists you in managing your projects. In this course, you will create and modify a project plan. 
Course Objective: You will create a project plan containing tasks, organize these tasks in a work breakdown structure containing task relationships, create and assign resources, and finalize the project to implement the project plan.

Target Student: This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage these project plans.

Prerequisites: Students enrolled for this course should have the following: 
•An understanding of project management concepts. 
•Knowledge of a Windows operating system, either Windows XP or Windows Vista. 
The following would be helpful, but are not required: 
•Project Management Fundamentals Part 1 and 2 (Element K course). 
•Harvard Manage Mentor: Project Management (Element K course). 
•A basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. 
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
To use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 on each student's machine, you need the following hardware: 
•Intel® Pentium® 1.64 MHz or higher processor. 
•512 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more. 
•6 gigabytes (GB) of available hard-disk space or more. 
•CD-ROM drive. 
•Super VGA or higher resolution monitor. 
•Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse®, or a compatible pointing device. 
•A printer. 
•A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen. 
Platform Requirements
•Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition. 
Software Requirements
Software required on each machine includes the following:
•Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition or Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2. 
•Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007. 
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•explore the Microsoft Office Project environment and the various views in which you can survey a project file. 
•create a new project plan. 
•manage tasks by organizing them and setting task relationships. 
•manage resources for a project. 
•finalize the project plan. 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project
Topic 1A: Explore the Microsoft Project 2007 Environment 
Topic 1B: Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views 
Lesson 2: Creating a Project Plan
Topic 2A: Create a New Project Plan 
Topic 2B: Assign a Project Calendar 
Topic 2C: Add Tasks to the Project Plan 
Topic 2D: Enter the Task Duration Estimates 
Topic 2E: Add Resources in the Project Plan
Lesson 3: Managing Tasks in a Project Plan
Topic 3A: Outline Tasks 
Topic 3B: Add a Recurring Task 
Topic 3C: Link Dependant Tasks 
Topic 3D: Set a Constraint to a Task 
Topic 3E: Set a Task Deadline 
Topic 3F: Add Notes to a Task
Lesson 4: Managing Resources in a Project Plan
Topic 4A: Create a Resource Calendar 
Topic 4B: Assign Resources to Tasks 
Topic 4C: Assign Additional Resources to a Task 
Topic 4D: Enter Costs for Resources 
Topic 4E: Enter Values for Budget Resources 
Topic 4F: Resolve Resource Conflicts
Lesson 5: Finalizing the Project Plan
Topic 5A: Display the Critical Path 
Topic 5B: Shorten the Project Duration 
Topic 5C: Set a Baseline 
Topic 5D: Print a Project Summary Report