Microsoft Project 2000:
Advanced
Course length: 1 day
Course description
Overview: Students will build upon skills
developed in Microsoft Project 2000:
Level 1 and Microsoft Project 2000:
Level 2, learning some advanced features of Microsoft Project 2000 and how
to use Microsoft Project Central. This course meets the Microsoft Proficiency
Guidelines for Microsoft Project 2000 at the Expert level.
Prerequisites: To ensure your continued success,
you must have first completed the 
Software Training courses,
Project 2002: Level
1 and Project 2002: Level 2, and have a strong working knowledge of the Windows
environment. For example, you should know how to launch an application, create
and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media. The Software Training courses
Windows 98: Introduction, Windows ME:
Introduction, Windows 2000: Introduction
and Windows XP: Introduction teach
these skills.
Delivery method: Instructor-led,
group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on
activities.
Benefits: Students will learn how to work with
some of the advanced features of Microsoft Project 2000.
Target student: Students enrolling in this
course should understand how to create and manage a project.
What's next: Microsoft Project 2000: Advanced is the last course in this series.
Performance-based objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable
with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful
completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Create
and work with custom WBS codes and templates.
- Create
and use custom forms.
- Evaluate
data by using filtering and grouping techniques and working with reports.
- Administer
Project Central, including working with user accounts and customizing
administration options.
- Navigate
and work in Project Central.
- Work
with categories and views in Project Central.
Lesson 1: Customizing Microsoft Project 2000
Task
1A-1: Applying WBS codes
Task
1A-2: Viewing WBS codes
Task
1A-3: Modifying WBS codes
Task
1B-1: Creating a recurring task
Task
1B-2: Renumbering the WBS codes
Task
1B-3: Saving a project in the Microsoft Project 98 file format
Task
1C-1: Saving a project file as a template
Task
1C-2: Using a template
Lesson 2: Communicating Project Information
Task
2A-1: Copying a form
Task
2A-2: Adding fields to a custom form
Task
2A-3: Labeling fields in a custom form
Task
2A-4: Using a custom form
Task
2B-1: Copying a picture of a view
Task
2B-2: Adding a hyperlink to a task
Lesson 3: Evaluating Data
Task
3A-1: Using filtering and formatting techniques
Task
3B-1: Creating and applying a custom grouping
Task
3C-1: Creating a custom table
Task
3C-2: Creating a custom report
Lesson 4: Administering Project Central
Optional
Task 4A-1: Accessing and logging in to Project Central
Optional
Task 4A-2: Exploring and navigating in Project Central
Optional
Task 4B-1: Creating user accounts
Optional
Task 4B-2: Modifying a user account
Optional
Task 4C-1: Changing task delegation settings
Optional
Task 4C-2: Setting security options in Project Central
Optional
Task 4D-1: Accessing Help
Lesson 5: Working in Project Central
Task
5A-1: Exploring the Project Central interface
Optional
Task 5B-1: Updating a project to the Web server
Optional
Task 5B-2: Sending a TeamAssign message
Task
5C-1: Responding to task assignments
Optional
Task 5C-2: Updating responses to task assignments
Optional
Task 5C-3: Soliciting status reports
Task
5C-4: Replying to a status report request
Optional
Task 5C-5: Creating and running an AutoAccept rule in
Project Central
Task
5D-1: Exploring the Offline page
Lesson 6: Working with Categories and Views in Project Central
Task
6A-1: Viewing your portfolio and assignments
Optional
Task 6B-1: Creating a category in Project Central
Optional
Task 6B-2: Creating a view in Project Central
Task
6B-4: Modifying a view
Appendix A: Managing Resources