Microsoft Project 98:
Advanced

Topic-Level Outline

Days: 1

Prerequisites: Microsoft Project 98: Basic or equivalent experience

Unit 1 : Tracking Project Work

Topic A: 0 Project management concepts

A-1: Discussing project management concepts

Topic B: 0 Saving a baseline plan

B-1: Saving the baseline plan

B-2: Saving the interim plan

Topic C: 0 Updating progress of tasks

C-1: Updating the percentage of task completed

C-2: Updating the actual start date

C-3: Updating actual work performed on the task

C-4: Updating actual costs

Topic D: 0 Working with the Earned Value table

D-1: Displaying the Earned Value table

Topic E: 0 Viewing task progress

E-1: Displaying progress lines at regular intervals

E-2: Viewing progress in the PERT Chart

Unit 2 : Analyzing and adjusting the schedule

Topic A: 0 Analyzing schedules

A-1: Viewing project status

A-2: Displaying the critical path

A-3: Displaying slack in the schedule

A-4: Calculating the estimated duration of a task

Topic B: 0 Rescheduling the project

B-1: Splitting a task

Topic C: 0 Adjusting resource schedules

C-1: Delaying resource work

C-2: Assigning overtime

Unit 3 : Formatting and Printing

Topic A: 0 Formatting a project file

A-1: Modifying bar styles

A-2: Formatting timescales

Topic B: 0 Printing views and reports

B-1: Printing views

B-2: Printing reports

Topic C: 0 Customizing reports

C-1: Creating a custom report

C-2: Creating a crosstab report

Unit 4 : Project communications

Topic A: 0 Setting up project messaging

A-1: Discussing the Web as the workgroup messaging method

A-2: Setting up Email as the workgroup messaging method

A-3: Sending TeamAssign requests

A-4: Sending status requests

Topic B: 0 Exporting project data to web

B-1: Saving your project file as an HTML document

B-2: Viewing the project file as a Web page

Topic C: 0 Working with hyperlinks

C-1: Working with hyperlinks

Unit 5 : Managing multiple projects

Topic A: 0 Consolidating and sharing projects

A-1: Consolidating project files

A-2: Linking tasks across projects

A-3: Assigning task priorities

A-4: Sharing project elements

A-5: Copying project elements

Topic B: 0 Sharing resources across projects

B-1: Sharing resources from another project

Unit 6 : Exchanging project data

Topic A: 0 Exporting data

A-1: Exporting data to a Microsoft Excel workbook

A-2: Exporting data to an Access database

Topic B: 0 Importing data

B-1: Importing data from an Excel workbook

B-2: Importing data from an Access database

Unit 7 : Customizing the project environment

Topic A: 0 Creating custom views

A-1: Creating a custom PERT view

A-2: Creating a combination view

Topic B: 0 Creating macros

B-1: Creating a macro

B-2: Running a macro

Topic C: 0 Creating a toolbar

C-1: Creating a toolbar

Topic D: 0 Creating a menu

D-1: Creating a new menu