Microsoft Project 2003: Intermediate / Advanced

Course Objective: You will exchange project plan data with other applications, update project plans, create custom 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 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.
• Microsoft Project 2003: Level 1.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
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.
• create custom reports.
• re-use existing project plan information.

Course Content

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