THE ESTIMATING SCORE CARD

THE CHANGE REQUEST FORM

CHANGE REQUEST LOG

Appendix 6. LEARNING MICROSOFT PROJECT 2000

INTRODUCTION

MODULE 1: BASICS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

MODULE 2: GETTING STARTED WITH MS PROJECT 2000

MODULE 3: MENUS OF MS PROJECT 2000

MODULE 4: SETTING DEFAULTS FOR YOUR PROJECT

MODULE 5: CREATING TASKS

MODULE 6: ENTERING TASK DURATIONS

MODULE 7: USING HELP

MODULE 8: USING VIEWS

MODULE 9: SETTING TASK DEPENDENCIES

MODULE 10: USING ORGANIZATON AND PROJECT CALENDARS

MODULE 11: OUTLINING TASKS

MODULE 12: PRINTING VIEWS

MODULE 13: ASSIGNING RESOURCES

MODULE 14: OPTIMIZING THE SCHEDULE

MODULE 15: RESOURCE LEVELING

MODULE 16: USING THE BASELINE

MODULE 17: UPDATING TO REFLECT ACTUAL PROGRESS

MODULE 18: MULTIPLE PROJECTS

MODULE 19: USING REPORTS

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this appendix is to present the minimum functionality of MS Project 2000 required by a project manager to assist the running of a project. It is based on a course run by ETP and uses MS Project 2000 to plan and schedule an exercise project: the construction of a golf couse.

The notes follow the standard steps required during the planning and execution of a project:

• Creating tasks

• Editing and moving tasks in the plan

• Setting task durations

• Setting dependencies between tasks

• Formatting and presenting the plan

• Assigning resources to tasks

• Saving the baseline

The user of these notes is assumed to have a basic understanding of how to use the MS Windows operating system.

MODULE 1: BASICS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Overview

The basics of project management module reiterates Steps 1 and 3 of ETP's structured project management methodology. This module also briefly discusses key project management topics.

Objectives

The participant will understand that a project must have:

• A clear goal.

• Only one identified leader.

Preparation

Review the contents of this module. Be familiar with the terms in Appendix 4 and be able to explain what each term is and how it is used when managing projects.

Presentation

MS Project is a tool that you can use to help with the structured project management methodology.