Overview

The Project 2010 - Creating Projects course takes you through the tasks involved in "Creating a Task Based Schedule" and "Managing Resources and Assignments".

Modules

There are 6 modules in this course:

• Templates and Manual Scheduling

• Working with Tasks

• Durations and Calendars

• Relationships and Dependencies

• Setting Constraints and Deadlines

• Assigning Resources

Course features

• Simulation training replicates the software you're learning, providing a realistic learning experience.

• Learn how to perform tasks at your own pace and interactively by following easy step-by-step actions.

• Reinforce your knowledge at the end of each lesson by completing interactive and multiple choice quiz questions.

• Assess your skills at any time by undertaking the Course Test

• Lessons can be completed within 30 minutes so you can do your training in bitesize pieces.

• Bookmarking allows you to dip in and out, so you can learn whenever suits you.

• Course navigation features allow you to jump directly to specific topics of interest quickly and easily.

• Designed for people who require initial and refresher training activities.

• Available on-line 24 hours a day.

Course Topics

Creating Projects Templates and Manual Scheduling

• Create New Projects;

• Set Project Information;

• Create Projects from Templates;

• Switch Between Open Projects;

• Enter Manually Scheduled Tasks;

• Change Task Modes;

Working with Tasks

• Enter Tasks and Subtasks;

• Promote and Demote Tasks;

• Hide Tasks;

• Use Outline Levels;

• Move, Copy and Delete Tasks;

• Create Task Notes;

• Create Recurring Tasks;

• Password Protect Projects;

• Create Templates;

Durations and Calendars

• Enter Task Durations;

• Identify Task Types;

• Enter Elapsed Time Durations;

• Modify the Standard Calendar;

• Create New Calendars;

• Assign Calendars to Tasks;

Relationships and Dependencies

• Distinguish Dependency Types;

• Create Finish-to-Start Relationships;

• Create Start-to-Start Relationships;

• Create Finish-to-Finish Relationships;

• Modify Dependencies;

• Add Lag Time to a Task;

• Understand Overlapping Tasks;

• Change the Timescale;

• Create Milestone Tasks;

Setting Constraints and Deadlines

• Understand Constraint types;

• Apply Constraints to Tasks;

• Set Deadlines for Tasks;

Assigning Resources

• Enter Resources;

• Modify Resources;

• Create Notes for Resources;

• Change Working Times;

• Change a Task Type;

• Assign Resources to Tasks;

• Display Work Allocation Graphs;

• Remove Resources from Tasks

Certificate

A learndirect certificate will be emailed to you when you have successfully completed the course.