Microsoft Project Level 2: Advanced

This two-day advanced Project course is for individuals who have been working in Microsoft Project for an extended amount of time or have taken the Introduction course. Students will learn advanced techniques with MS Project Professional. Topics such as templates, custom fields, tables and views will be covered. Students will also learn how to integrate Project with other Office applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Reporting using Visual Reports as well as Dashboard reports will also be covered.

After completing this course, students will be learn about and be able to:
  •     Working with Master Projects, Sub-Projects and Resource Pools
  •     Creating and Managing custom Fields, Tables and Views
  •     Sharing data with Microsoft Office
  •     Advanced Dashboard & Visual Reporting
  •     Tracking and Analyzing Progress
  •     Customizing Project
  
Course Outline
  
Module 1: Working with Master, Sub-Projects and Resource Pools
  1.1- Create and manage a master project
  1.2- Managing cross-link project relationships
  1.3- Work with a shared resource pool
  
Module 2: Creating and Managing custom Fields, Tables and Views
  2.1- Create and manage custom fields and lookup lists
  2.2- Create and manage custom tables and Views
  2.3- Using the Organizer
  
Module 3: Importing and Sharing data and managing Templates
  3.1- Import and export project information
  3.2- Sharing Projects
  3.3- Creating and managing templates
  
Module 4: Advanced Dashboard & Visual Reporting
  4.1- Creating new reports
  4.2- Adding custom fields to reports
  4.3- Sharing reporting information
  4.4- Advanced Visual Reporting
  
Module 5: Tracking and Analyzing Progress
  5.1- Advanced tracking analysis
  5.2- Analyzing Earned Values
  5.3- Reporting progress
  
Module 6: Automating and Advanced Customizations
  6.1- Automating common events with macros
  6.2- Customizing and sharing common commands