Course outline
The Project environment• Overview of building a project
• Setting up the project system
• Defining a project
• Setting options and project information
Creating and organising schedules
• Entering and editing tasks
• Tasks and milestones
• Editing and outlining the task list
• Task relationships
• Using tasks from other projects
Adding resources
• Entering and assigning resources
• Resource schedules
• Assigning a calendar to a resource
Assigning costs
• Assigning costs to tasks & resources
• Accruing costs
• Fixed costs
Collapsing and expanding the outline
• Changing and creating task filters
• Running a filter from a keyboard shortcut
Evaluating the schedule
• The critical path
• Over-allocated resources
• Shortening the schedule
• Changing task assignments
• Levelling the schedule
Using Gantt bars
• Using Gantt Bars
• The Gantt Chart Wizard
• Changing Gantt Bar text and design
• Assigning resources for display on the Gantt chart
Printing and reporting
• Printing a view
• Printing a report
• Printing charts
• Printing task & resource information
