Project 2010 Advanced Skills

This course builds on the concepts and skills taught in the Basic course. Students will learn how to work with templates, create baseline plans, monitor and update projects, analyze project statistics, handle delays and conflicts, create reports, consolidate project files, share resources, and customize Project. Students will also learn how to communicate project information by using Project Server 2010 and how to integrate Project data with other Office applications 

This course is designed for students with an understanding of project management concepts who are responsible for creating and maintaining project plans. Target students will be looking to acquire the advanced knowledge and skills a project manager needs to update a project plan in Project 2010 during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project.

This course covers the skills a project manager needs to update a project plan during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project. This course will enable students to manage the project so that it is completed on time & within budget.

Lessons

Concepts – Activities

1: Using templates and importing data

Topic A: Working with templates

Topic B: Creating projects from other programs

2: Managing a project

Topic A: Setting baselines

Topic B: Updating an active project

Topic C: Monitoring progress

3: Analyzing and adjusting the plan

Topic A: Analyzing the plan

Topic B: Delays and conflicts

Topic C: Team Planner view

4: Working with reports

Topic A: Standard reports

Topic B: Visual reports

5: Customizing Project

Topic A: Custom views

Topic B: Macros

Topic C: Gantt chart formatting

Topic D: Custom fields

6: Managing multiple projects

Topic A: Consolidating and sharing projects

Topic B: Sharing resources among projects

7: Exchanging project information

Topic A: Collaboration

Topic B: Hyperlinks

Topic C: Exporting to Office applications

Duration: 2 days