Introduction to Project Management

1. Using MS Project Effectively - Project Management
  1. What is a Project?
  2. What is Project Management?
  3. What is the Role of the Project Manager?
  4. The Triple Constraint - Time, Cost and Quality
  5. Tasks, Timing, and Dependencies
  6. How MS Project Can Help
2. Getting Started - Introducing The MS Project Interface
  1. Menus
  2. Toolbars
  3. Gantt Chart View
  4. Network Diagram
  5. Usage Views
  6. Resource Sheets and Graphs
  7. Getting Help
3. Setting Up Your Project
  1. Creating a New Project
  2. Entering/Editing Project Information
  3. Setting Project Options
  4. Saving a Project
4. Managing Tasks
  1. Creating Tasks
  2. Entering Task Information
  3. Setting Predecessors/Dependencies
  4. Assigning Resources
  5. Keeping Notes
  6. Using Custom Fields
5. Managing Resources
  1. Creating Resources
  2. Entering Resource Information
  3. Managing Availability
  4. Managing Assignments
6. Seeing What's Important - Creating Views
  1. Adding and Removing Fields
  2. Using Tables
  3. Creating Filters
  4. Grouping
  5. Changing Styles
7. Tracking Progress
  1. Viewing Critical Path
  2. Working with Baselines
  3. Updating Status
  4. Working with Progress Lines
8. Project Communication - Managing Reports
  1. The Project Summary Report
  2. The Task Assignment Summary
  3. Views as Reports
  4. Creating Custom Reports
  5. Configuring Reports
  6. Printing

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