Course 10378: Setting Up Projects in Microsoft Project 2010

Introduction This one-hour online course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to use the features of Microsoft Project 2010 to build your project plan effectively and with ease.

Topics covered in this course include:

• Creating a Project Plan.
• User-Controlled Scheduling
• Adding Tasks
• Adding Work Resources
• Adding Material and Cost Resources
• Defining a Calendar
• Viewing Project Information

Student prerequisites:
Learners taking this course must be familiar with basic project management tasks. They must have experience working with Microsoft Office Project 2003, Microsoft Office Project 2007, or other project management applications. Learners familiar with Project 2003 and Project 2007 must complete Course 4697: Introduction to the New Microsoft® Office Fluent™ User Interface before taking this course.
Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Create a project plan in Project 2010.
• Add resources in Project 2010.

Modules & Lessons Course Overview Module Overview Navigation Overview Navigation Overview Course Information Course Information Lab Information Lab Information Setting Up Projects in Project 2010 Module Overview Creating a Project Plan in Project 2010 Introduction Creating a Project Plan User-Controlled Scheduling Adding Tasks Lab: Creating a Project Plan Self Test Adding Resources in Project 2010 Introduction Adding Work Resources Adding Material and Cost Resources Defining a Calendar Viewing Project Information Lab: Adding Resources and Creating a Task Calendar Self Test Module Summary Module Summary Glossary Glossary System Requirements To view this course, you need:

• A Pentium II, 256 MB RAM with a processor speed greater than or equal to 400 MHZ
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Adobe Flash 7.0 or higher (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Microsoft Silverlight 4.0 or higher
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher
• Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 or higher
• A Super VGA monitor with minimum screen resolution 1024x768, with 16-bit color.
• A sound card, and either speakers or headphones (for multi-media audio).
• Internet bandwidth of 56K or faster. Broadband internet access is recommended.

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)

Test your computer's capabilities to see if it supports this course. Accessibility Requirements The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled