Who Should attend?
The objective is to provide the new user with a comprehensive overview of the capabilities of Microsoft Project and the knowledge necessary for them to begin using it effectively. As the sessions is primarily hands on it will be restricted to one user per computer system.

Course Content & Aims
Overview of MSProject
The Tabs and Ribbons
Automatic / Manual Scheduling
Planning and Developing the Project
The Outline / Planning Tasks
Constraints & Resources
Baseline Plan / Refining the Plan
Glossary of Terms
Creating a Project
Editing the Start Date
Summary Information / File Properties
Scheduling from Project Start / End
Milestones / Tasks & Task Durations
Linking Tasks / Breaking the Links
Setting Task Relationships
Changing Predecessors
Task Information Dialog Box
Task Dependancy
Editing
Finish to Start / Start to Start
Finish to Finish / Start to Finish
Summary Tasks & Sub Tasks
Creating / Editing and Outline
Showing / Hiding
Viewing Slack / Float
Observing the Critical Path
Inserting / Viewing / Editing Notes
Project Views
The Calendar
Gantt Charts / Networking Diagram
Tracking Gantt
Resource Usage / Task Usage
Working with Constraints
Saving the File
File Names & Locations Working with Resources
The Resource Sheet
What are Resources and Resource Groups?
Work / Material / Cost Types
Calculating and Fixed Costs
Linking to Excel
Assigning the Resources
Overtime and Variable Costs
Viewing the Project Statistics
Working with Baselines
Saving a Baseline
Saving Interim BaseLines / Viewing
Formatting the Gantt Chart / Timescale
Fonts, Size, Colour etc
Formatting the Bars / Gridlines
Project Calendars
Overview
Creating a Base Calendar
Using Resource Calendars
Working and Non Working Time
Print Preview
Preview Options
Headers & Footers
Using the File Properties
Legend Pages
Exploring Views
Showing / Hiding Columns
Changing the Settings
Moving Columns
Calculation Fields
Viewing Reports
Standard Reports / Customized Reports
Managing the Project
Working with Multiple Projects / Sub Projects
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Assessment & Qualification
A large part of the course is devoted to hands on experience of the package and as such the student is led through a series of exercises, therefore we insist on maintaining a one person per system policy. The session is fully documented and each person attending will have unlimited access to our after training back up service. Certificate of attendance will be issued.