Course Description
This course is designed for individuals who will use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 as a tool to assist them in managing projects. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources, and resource assignments.

Course Objective
You will create a project plan file 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. You will exchange project plan data with other applications, update project plans, create custom reports, and reuse project plan information.

Audience
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 those project plans.

Prerequisites
Students enrolling in this class should have the following:

	An understanding of project management concepts.
	Knowledge of a Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

The following would be helpful, but are not required:

	A basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
	Project Management Fundamentals: Part One course.
	Project Management Fundamentals: Part Two course.

Benefits to You
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

	create a project plan file and enter task information.
	create a work breakdown structure by organizing tasks and setting task relationships.
	assign project resources.
	finalize the project plan file.
	exchange project plan data with other applications.
	update a project plan.
	create custom reports.
	re-use existing project plan information.

Course Outline
Lesson 1: Creating a Project Plan File
Topic 1A: Create a Project Plan File
Topic 1B: Create and Assign a Project Calendar
Topic 1C: Add Tasks to the Project Plan File
Topic 1D: Add a Project Summary Task
Topic 1E: Add a Recurring Task
Topic 1F: Enter Task Duration Estimates

Lesson 2: Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
Topic 2A: Outline Tasks
Topic 2B: Link Dependent Tasks
Topic 2C: Identify Deliverables in the Project Plan File
Topic 2D: Constrain Tasks
Topic 2E: Set a Task Deadline

Lesson 3: Creating and Assigning Resources
Topic 3A: Create Resources
Topic 3B: Create a Resource Calendar
Topic 3C: Assign Resources
Topic 3D: Assign Additional Resources to a Task
Topic 3E: Resolve Resource Conflicts

Lesson 4: Finalizing the Project Plan
Topic 4A: View the Critical Path
Topic 4B: Shorten the Project Duration
Topic 4C: Set a Baseline
Topic 4D: Display Project Summary Information

Lesson 5: Exchanging Project Plan Data with Other Applications
Topic 1A: Import a Task List from an Excel File into a New Project Plan
Topic 1B: Create a Custom Import Map
Topic 1C: Export Project Plan Cost Data into Excel
Topic 1D: Copy a Picture into a Word Document
Topic 1E: Save Project Plan Information as a Web Page

Lesson 6: Updating a Project Plan
Topic 2A: Enter Task Progress Information
Topic 2B: View Task Progress
Topic 2C: Split a Task
Topic 2D: Reschedule a Task
Topic 2E: Filter Tasks in a Project Plan
Topic 2F: Save an Interim Project Plan
Topic 2G: Create a Custom Table
Topic 2H: Add Custom Columns to a Table
Topic 2I: Hyperlink Documents to Tasks

Lesson 7: Creating Custom Reports
Topic 3A: Create a Custom Report
Topic 3B: Modify a Custom Report's Header and Footer
Topic 3C: Add a Picture to a Report
Topic 3D: Modify a Custom Report's Margins
Topic 3E: Print a Custom Report

Lesson 8: Re-using Project Plan Information
Topic 4A: Create a Project Plan Template
Topic 4B: Create a Custom Combination View
Topic 4C: Make Custom Views Available to Other Project Plans
Topic 4D: Share Resources
Topic 4E: Create a Master Project Plan