Project 2000

Introduction to Project 2000:

• Special Note about PERT Charts and Network Diagrams
• Microsoft Project
• Understanding Project Management
• MS Project Language
• Terminology
• Starting MS Project
• Elements of the Default View
• Views and Tables
• The Tracking Gantt View
• MS Project - Menus
• MS Project - The Tool Bar
• Loading and Viewing a Project
• Project Management
• The Stages of Project Management
• Project 2000 - Operational Basics
• MS Project- The Screen

• Entering Tasks
• The Task Entry Form
• Tables and descriptions
• Other Methods of Adding Tasks
• Add Tasks
• Linking Tasks
• Defining the Summary Tasks
• Add New Tasks
• The AutoCorrect Feature

• Defining the Project
• Complete the Project Definition
• Project Planning
• Complete the Project Plan
• Where to Begin with MS Project
• Exercise; Viewing a Project with Network Diagram
• The Calendar
• Creating a New Base Calendar
• Save the New Project File
• Ending a Project Session

• Resources 
• Enter Resources
• View Resources
• Set Resource Calendars
• Editing Resource Information
• Review Resource Usage
• Inserting and Deleting Resources
• Planned Time Scale
• The Outlining View (Summary)
• Promoting and Demoting Tasks

Intermediate Project 2000:

• Using Gantt Charts
• Using Gantt Charts (Continued)
• Using Network Diagrams
• View the Network Diagram
• Elements of the Network Diagram
• More about Tables
• Applying Filters
• Working with Tables and Filters
• Examining the Cost Factor

• More on the Task Information Form
• Adding New Tasks
• Entering Task Names and Durations
• Editing Task Details
• Tracking Progress
• The Gantt Chart and the Critical Path
• Define an Update Point
• Updating the Project

• Page Setup
• Printing Charts, Forms and Sheets
• Reports Setup
• What You Can Print
• Reports by Report Type

• Using Common Resources
• Adding Sub Projects
• Recurring Tasks
• Task Relationships
• More on Linking Tasks
• Modifying and Deleting Task Relationships
• Deleting Tasks
• The Organizer
• Create a Custom toolbar button

Advanced Project 2000:

• Management Criteria
• Planned Dates
• Actual Dates
• Scheduled Dates
• Managing Time
• Examine an Existing Project
• Modify it According to Current Information

• Customisation
• Custom Reports
• Custom Tables
• Custom Filters
• Adding Columns to Tables
• Custom Toolbars
• Custom Menus
• The Organizer

• The Task Information Form
• Modifying the Display
• Recurring Tasks
• Adding a Recurring Task
• More Shortcuts

• Sample Templates
• Use a Sample Template
• The Template Wizard
• Automatically Launching the TemplateWizard
• Create the Auto_Open macro

• The VBA Macro Editing Program
• The VB Editor
• Working With Modules
• Editing Macros
• Overview of Object Hierarchy
• Common Objects
• Application Object
• Application Object Methods
• Exercise 1
• Options & Levelling Properties
• Exercise 2
• Corresponding Application Methods
• CurrentView, CurrentTable and CurrentFilter
• List Collections
• Exercise 3 (Apply A View)