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VTC Training - Project 2007
Presenter:  Brian Culp

Project Management DVD Video by Larry Johnson
The Project Management video training program equips you with the skills you need to become the kind of project manager who knows how to make things happen, get results, a... 

The Virtual Training Company has been providing training for a wealth of software applications for some time and has more recently begun developing soft skills training. One of these offerings is a relatively painless way of becoming familiar with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) .

 The VTC approach is to present a checklist outline of topics, with each check list item representing a video tutorial or presentation. This format lends itself nicely to a wide variety of Technical and Management topics, especially software applications and management disciplines. The VTC format breaks up the video presentations and tutorials into small segments of no more than 15 minutes each, with most ranging from three to eight minutes. The result is a nice digestible training program that can be interrupted and resumed without a great deal of confusion.

 The VTC pricing model allows for purchasing a single course on CD for $99. Additionally, courses are available online as streaming videos for either a monthly fee of $30 or annual fee of $250. In both cases the amount of training that you can take is unlimited.

VTC's Microsoft Project 2007 Is a course in using this powerful tool. Project managers need to track project resources, time and cost, schedule tasks efficiently, exchange project information, and communicate with resources while maintaining control over the project. This can be a daunting task unless you have the right tools, and know how to use them. In this course VTC author, Brian Culp, teaches users Microsoft Project 2007, an invaluable project management tool. Learn how to start projects, create and edit tasks, assign resources to tasks, share project information, and much more.

Link:  Project 2007 course

Course Outline - 5hrs, 90 tutorials


A. Setting Up Project 2007
   Intro and Overview
   Starting Project
   New Features
   Save a Project
   Import Outlook Tasks

B. Start a New Project
   Create a New Project
   Entering Tasks
   Insert Tasks
   Elapsed Duration
   Set a Milestone
   Use Summary Tasks
   Link Tasks
   Set Non-Working Time

C. Working with Resources
   Setting up People
   Adjusting Availability
   Setting up Equipment
   Setting up Material
   Setting up Costs
   Entering Pay Rates

D. Task Management
   Assign Work to a Task
   Add Additional Resources
   Assign Material
   Assign a Calendar to a Task
   Lag and Lead Time
   Recurring Tasks
   Using Constraints
   The Critical Path
   Create a Task Calendar
   Delete a Calendar
   Change the Timeline
   Project Duration

 E. Create a Project Plan
   Create a Resource Pool
   Change Resource Information
   Use the Resource Pool
   Viewing Overallocations
   Overallocation Report
   Resolve Overallocations
   Level Resources Automatically
   View Leveling Results
   Assign Fixed Cost

F. Edit Task Details
   Split a Task
   Change Task Type
   Entering Deadline Dates
   Add a Note
   Effort Driven Tasks
   Sort Project Details
   Group Project Details
   Filtering Project Details
   Customize Tables
   Customize Views
 


G. Edit Assignment Details
   Multiple Pay Rates
   Multiple Availability Dates
   Delay Start of Assignment
   Apply a Work Contour
   Manually Adjust Contour
   Use Cost Tables
   Variable Material Rates

H. Tracking Progress
   Link Summary Tasks
   Save a Baseline
   Track as Scheduled
   Entering Completion Percentage
   Using Actuals
   Updating the Baseline
   Check Project Duration
   Add a Note
   Manually Update Actual Work

I. Share Project Information
   Project Summary Reports
   Critical Tasks Reports
   Create a To Do List
   Create a Picture
   Use Visual Reports
   Export to PowerPoint
   Import Project Information
   Print a Report
   Print a View
   Insert Drawings
   Create a Custom Gantt

J. Cool Project Tips and Tricks
   Printing a Project Calendar
   Change Text Styles
   Create Outlook Tasks
   Use a Fixed-Cost Resource
   Use Graphical Indicators
   Insert Task Instructions
   Consolidate Projects
   Dependencies Between Projects
   Save a Workspace
   Customize the Toolbar
   Use the Organizer

K. Wrap Up
   Final Thoughts

L. Credits
   About the Author


 

 

 


 

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