PROJECT MANAGEMENT BASICS
LINKING TASKS
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TASK RELATIONSHIPS
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ADDING LAG/LEAD
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CRITICAL TASKS
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FLOAT TIME
RUNNING MICROSOFT PROJECT
THE PROJECT SCREEN
WORKING WITH THE MENU
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USING THE MOUSE TO ACCESS THE MENU
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USING THE MOUSE TO CANCEL A PULL-DOWN MENU
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USING THE KEYBOARD TO ACCESS THE MENU
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USING THE KEYBOARD TO CANCEL A PULL-DOWN MENU
WORKING WITH DIALOG BOXES
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ACCESSING HELP WITHIN DIALOG BOXES
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USING THE KEYBOARD WITHIN DIALOG BOXES
GETTING HELP
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USING THE ASK A QUESTION BOX
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USING THE OFFICE ASSISTANT
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USING THE CONTENTS TAB
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PRINTING HELP TOPICS
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USING THE ANSWER WIZARD
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USING THE HELP INDEX
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CUSTOMIZING THE MS OFFICE ASSISTANT
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EXITING HELP
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REMOVING THE ASSISTANT FROM YOUR SCREEN
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SCREENTIPS
OPENING A PROJECT
CHANGING VIEWS
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DUAL PANE VIEWS
THE PLANNING WIZARD
STARTING A NEW PROJECT
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CREATING A BLANK PROJECT
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BASING THE NEW PROJECT ON A TEMPLATE
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SWITCHING BETWEEN MULTIPLE PROJECTS
SETTING PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS
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ADDING PROJECT SUMMARY INFORMATION
SETTING UP WORK CALENDARS
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CHANGING WORKING HOURS
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ADDING HOLIDAYS AND NONWORKING DAYS
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CREATING A NON-WORKING DAY
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CHANGING THE WORK SCHEDULE
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CHANGING CALENDAR OPTIONS
CUSTOMIZING THE GANTT CHART
CREATING THE PLAN
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EDITING YOUR DATA
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ENTERING TASK DURATIONS
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ADDING NOTES
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VIEWING A NOTE
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DELETING A NOTE
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CREATING MILESTONES
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INSERTING NEW TASKS
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DELETING TASKS
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SELECTING MULTIPLE TASKS
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UNDOING A DELETION
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REDOING AN ACTION
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MOVING TASKS
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MOVING MULTIPLE TASKS
SAVING THE PROJECT FILE
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PROTECTING THE PROJECT
WORKING WITH OUTLINES
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COLLAPSING THE OUTLINE
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EXPANDING THE OUTLINE
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EXPANDING THE ENTIRE PROJECT
ADDING RECURRING TASKS
USING AUTOCORRECT
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ADDING A NEW ENTRY
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REMOVING AN EXISTING ENTRY
USING THE SPELL CHECKER
CLOSING THE PROJECT FILE
LINKING TASKS
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LINKING WITH THE MOUSE
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UNLINKING TASKS
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MULTIPLE PREDECESSORS/SUCCESSORS
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LINKING TASKS USING THE PROJECT GUIDE
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CHANGING THE RELATIONSHIP
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ADDING LAG/LEAD TIME
VIEWING THE NETWORK DIAGRAM
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CREATING A LINK
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CHANGING/DELETING THE LINK
FORMATTING THE NETWORK DIAGRAM
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RECALCULATING THE LAYOUT
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CHANGING THE VIEW SIZE
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CHANGING THE LAYOUT
CHECKING THE PROJECT STATUS
WORKING WITH RESOURCES
WORKING WITH RESOURCE CALENDARS
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CHANGING THE RESOURCE SCHEDULE
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CREATING A NON-WORKING DAY
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CHANGING THE WORK HOURS
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SETTING CALENDAR OPTIONS
ASSIGNING/REMOVING RESOURCES
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REMOVING A RESOURCE
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REPLACING A RESOURCE
PRINTING THE PROJECT
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PREVIEWING THE PRINTOUT
CHANGING PAGE SETUP
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SETTING MARGINS
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HEADERS/FOOTERS
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CUSTOMIZING THE LEGEND
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VIEW OPTIONS
CHANGING VIEWS
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DUAL PANE VIEWS
CHANGING TABLES
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TASK TABLES
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RESOURCE TABLES
SORTING THE DATA
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SELECTING A FIELD
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RESETTING THE SORT ORDER
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KEEPING THE OUTLINE STRUCTURE
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RENUMBERING THE TASKS/RESOURCES
ANALYZING SLACK
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VIEWING SLACK IN THE GANTT
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VIEWING SLACK IN A TABLE
ADDING FIXED COSTS
PRINTING REPORTS
ADDING TASK CONSTRAINTS
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ENTERING CONSTRAINT DATES
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CONSTRAINT CONFLICTS
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ADDING LAG/LEAD TIME
HANDLING SCHEDULING CONFLICTS
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SHORTENING CRITICAL TASKS
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ADDING MORE RESOURCES
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CHANGING THE TASK TYPE
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USING OVERTIME
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OVERTIME PAY
HANDLING RESOURCE CONFLICTS
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IDENTIFYING RESOURCE CONFLICTS
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USING THE RESOURCE GRAPH
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USING THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION VIEW
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USING THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TOOL BAR
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FINDING OVER-ALLOCATED DATES
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MANUALLY LEVELING RESOURCES
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AUTOMATICALLY LEVELING RESOURCES
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LEVELING OPTIONS
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REVIEWING LEVELING DELAYS
SETTING THE BASELINE
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VIEWING THE BASELINE DATA
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DISPLAYING THE BASELINE
TRACKING THE PROJECT
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CHANGING THE PROJECT STATUS DATE
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USING THE TRACKING TOOL BAR
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IDENTIFYING THE PROGRESS BAR
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MANUALLY UPDATING PROGRESS
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COMPLETING A TASK
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ENTERING CURRENT PROGRESS
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ENTERING ACTUAL/REMAINING DURATIONS
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USING THE TRACKING TABLE
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AUTOMATICALLY TRACKING ACTUALS
WORKING WITH FILTERS
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APPLYING A FILTER
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USING THE AUTOFILTER
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USING MORE THAN ONE FILTER
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SELECTING ALL TASKS/RESOURCES
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CREATING CUSTOM AUTOFILTERS
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CREATING AN INTERACTIVE FILTER
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CALCULATED FILTERS
CONSOLIDATING PROJECTS
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REMOVING AN EMBEDDED FILE
WORKING WITH SUBPROJECTS
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REMOVING A SUBPROJECT
CREATING & SHARING A RESOURCE POOL
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KEEPING THE RESOURCE POOL UP-TO-DATE
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OPENING A SHARED PROJECT
USING OUTLOOK TO COLLABORATE
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INSTALLING THE WORKGROUP MESSAGE HANDLER
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SETTING UP PROJECT FOR E-MAIL COLLABORATION
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EDITING RESOURCE E-MAIL ADDRESSES
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SENDING TASK ASSIGNMENTS
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RECEIVING TASK ASSIGNMENT REQUESTS
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UPDATING THE PROJECT PLAN WITH ASSIGNMENTS
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REQUESTING ASSIGNMENT STATUS
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REPLYING TO A STATUS REQUEST
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UPDATING THE PROJECT PLAN WITH PROGRESS
CREATING A WORKSPACE
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SAVING A WORKSPACE
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OPENING A WORKSPACE
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DELETING A WORKSPACE
WORKING WITH THE TOOL BAR
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REPOSITIONING A TOOL BAR
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HIDING/DISPLAYING TOOL BARS
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CUSTOMIZING THE TOOL BAR
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CUSTOMIZING TOOL BAR COMMANDS
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ADDING A BUTTON TO THE TOOL BAR
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REMOVING A BUTTON FROM THE TOOL BAR
· MOVING A BUTTON ON THE TOOL BAR
Course Length: 2 days
Prerequisites: Microsoft Windows
To schedule this course, visit Corporate Training Group, Inc. at www.ctgtraining.com or call (888) 244-2226.