Project 2003: Level 2
Course Description
Project 2003: Level 2 is the second course in the Microsoft Project 2003 series. In Project 2003: Level 1, you used your project management skills to create a complete project plan. This course will build upon that knowledge, and give you the opportunity to work with a project plan once it has entered the project implementation phase.
Target 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. It is also intended for a person who has a basic understanding of Microsoft Project 2003.
Prerequisites
Students enrolling in this class should have:
- An understanding of project management concepts
- Knowledge of a Windows operating system
- Completed the Project 2003: Level 1 course
The following courses would be helpful, but are not required:
- Project Management Fundamentals
- Harvard Manage Mentor: Project Management
- Project Management Fundamentals: Part 1 and 2 (online course)
Knowledge of Microsoft Office 2003 applications would also be helpful.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- exchange project plan data with other applications.
- update a project plan.
- create custom reports.
- re-use existing project plan information.
Outline
- Lesson 1: 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 2: 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 3: 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 4: 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
Please note that the material taught at some locations may differ slightly from the outline shown above. Please contact your local ExecuTrain office if you have any questions about specific course content.