Section A: Course Overview
· Nature of Project Management
· Expected Course Outcomes
· Project in Action

Section B: Project 2007
· Solutions
· Versions
· New or Improved Features

Section C: Project Management 101
· Operations vs. Projects
· Project Definition
· Project Knowledge Areas
· Five Project Phases
· Phase Interactions

Section D: Project 2007 Software
· Discovering Project
· Project Views
· Tables
· Interface Navigation
· Output Options

Section E: Getting Started
· Creating and Defining Projects
· Setting Up a Project
· Office Online Templates
· Blank Project Setup
· Custom Fields
· Project Preferences
· View and Desktop Preferences
· Security Preferences
· Calendar Preferences

Section F: Managing Calendars
· Calendar Configuration
· Calendar Options
· Create Project Calendar
· Calendar Setup
· Modify Calendar
· Special Calendars
· Save Project

Section G: Create and Organize Tasks
· Task Definition
· Recurring Tasks
· Enter Task List
· Organize Task Order
· Create Recurring Task

Section H: Task Durations
· Entering Durations
· Calculating Task Durations
· Calculating Time
· Weighted Average Technique
· PERT Analysis Toolbar
· Apply PERT Analysis
· Milestones

Section I: Documentation
· Project Notes
· Add Notes
· Add Hyperlinks
· Printing Notes

Section A: Import/Export Data
· What Can Be Imported?
· Importing Excel Data
· Import Wizard
· Task Mapping
· Importing Outlook Data

Section B: Managing Task Structure
· Outline Task Lists
· Summary Tasks
· Working with Tasks
· Project Summary Task
· Create WBS
· Display WBS
· Defining WBS Code
· Applying WBS Code

Section C: Task Relationships
· Task Dependencies
· Types of Dependencies
· Linking Tasks
· Planning Wizard
· Linking Multiple Tasks
· Add Predecessors
· Working with Task Relationships
· Manipulate Time Scale

Section D: Scheduling Tasks
· Lead and Lag Time
· Constraints and Deadlines
· Inflexible Constraints
· Slack and Deadlines
· Task Drivers
· Task Conflicts
· Working with Constraints
· Create Deadline
· View Task Drivers

Section E: Critical Path Tasks
· Understanding Critical Path
· View Network Diagram
· View Gantt Options
· Format Gantt Chart

Section F: Working with Resources
· Resource Management
· Understanding Resources
· Resource Calendars
· Adding Resources
· Rate Variables
· Calendar Assignment
· Contracted Work Resource

Section G: Adjusting Resources
· Modifying Availability
· Rate Tables
· Cost Rate Tables

Section H: Resource Assignments
· Assigning a Resource
· Modify Resources
· Change Resource Type
· Resource Usage View
· Apply Budget Cost
· View Project Statistics

Section A: Working with Baselines
· Understanding Baselines
· Setting a Baseline
· Viewing the Baseline
· Working with Project Reports
· Creating a Project Template

Section B: Monitoring Project Progress
· Tracking the Project
· Tracking Environment
· How Tracking Works
· Entering Overtime
· Updating the Project
· Viewing the Tracking Gantt
· Using the Tracking Table
· Tracking Toolbar
· Splitting Tasks
· Task Usage View
· Checking the Status Date

Section C: Optimizing Performance
· Resource Allocation
· Project Leveling
· Manipulating the Schedule
· Analyzing Variance
· Viewing Overallocation
· Correcting Overallocation
· Adding Lead Time

Section D: Working with Views
· Sorting
· Filtering
· AutoFilter
· Custom Filters
· Formatting Views
· Creating Custom Fields
· Creating Custom Views

Section E: Using Reports
· Predefined Reports
· Headers and Footers
· Creating Custom Reports
· Creating Visual Reports

Section F: Exchanging Project Data
· Exporting Data
· Saving Data
· Creating a Project Picture
· Export Wizard
· Using the Office Wizard
· Sharing Project Objects

Section G: Sharing Resources
· Overview
· Resource Pools
· Stop Sharing Resources
· Creating a Resource Pool

Section H: Managing Multiple Projects
· Master Projects
· Deleting Linked Projects
· Creating a Master Project