Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Solutions

Mastering Advanced Project Management
using Microsoft Office Project 2003

PMPs Earn 14 PDUs


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Course Overview

Designed for the advanced user or serious novice, Mastering Advanced Project Management teaches techniques for using Microsoft Office Project 2003 pertinent to managing complex projects in mature project management environments. In this course, the special emphasis is on “explaining the mysteries” that often arise with the software, and adding depth and mastery to your software skills.

Target Audience

This course is intended for experienced users of Microsoft Project 2003 who are faced with managing complex projects and work in an organization that demands advanced project management maturity.

Pre-Requisites

Students electing this course should first successfully complete the Establishing a Project Management Foundation using Microsoft Office Project 2003 course. In lieu of this requirement, students must have significant experience using Microsoft Project in all stages of the project life cycle, including defining, planning, executing, and closing a project, along with a high level of proficiency in using the Microsoft Project scheduling engine.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Use standard fields in custom Views, Tables, Filters, and Groups
  • Control the project schedule using custom calendars
  • Manage project risks using PERT Analysis
  • Understand the “inner workings” of the Microsoft Project Scheduling Engine
  • Use work contours to control the schedule of resource assignments
  • Use an administrative project to capture non-project time
  • Determine the Critical Path in a project
  • Define and use custom fields in custom Views, Tables, Filters, and Groups
  • Create and use a master project