Microsoft Office Project 2007: Level 2
One Day - Instructor Led

(2003 is available upon request)

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

Target Student: 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 these 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, XP or Vista.

•Microsoft Office Project 2007: Level 1.

The following courses would be helpful, but are not required: Project Management Fundamentals, Harvard Manage Mentor Project Management (online course), Project Management Fundamentals Part 1 and 2 (online course).

Knowledge of Microsoft Office 2007 applications would also be helpful.

Performance-Based Objectives

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

•exchange project plan data with other applications.

•update a project plan.

•manage project costs.

•report project data visually.

•reuse project plan information.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Exchanging Project Plan Data with Other Applications

  1A: Import Project Information

  1B: Export Project Plan Data into Excel

  1C: Copy a Picture of the Project Plan Information

Lesson 2: Updating a Project Plan

  2A: Enter Task Progress

  2B: Enter Overtime Work

  2C: Split a Task

  2D: Reschedule a Task

  2E: Filter Tasks

  2F: Set an Interim Plan

  2G: Create a Custom Table

  2H: Create a Custom Report

Lesson 3: Managing Project Costs

  3A: Update Cost Rate Tables

  3B: Group Costs

  3C: Link Documents to a Project Plan

Lesson 4: Reporting Project Data Visually

  4A: Create a Visual Report

  4B: Customize a Visual Report

  4C: Create a Visual Report Template

Lesson 5: Reusing Project Plan Information

  5A: Create a Project Plan Template

  5B: Create a Custom View

  5C: Make Custom Views Available to Other Project Plans

  5D: Share Resources

  5E: Create a Master Project