Course 10379: Building a Project Schedule in Microsoft Project 2010

Introduction This one-hour online course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to use the various scheduling features in Project 2010.

Topics covered in this course include:

• Task Relationship
• Adding Constraints and Deadlines
• Assigning Resources to Tasks
• Saving a Baseine
• Resolving Scheduling Issues by Using the Task Inspector
• Modifying Assignments with the Team Planner View
• Modifying Assignments of Autoscheduled Tasks
• Adding and Removing Resources

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:

• Explain how to build a schedule by linking tasks and fine-tuning task details in Project 2010.
• Resolve common scheduling issues by using Project 2010 features.

Modules & Lessons Course Overview Module Overview Navigation Overview Navigation Overview Course Information Course Information Lab Information Lab Information Building a Project Schedule in Project 2010 Module Overview Scheduling Tasks in Project 2010 Introduction Task Relationship Adding Constraints and Deadlines Reviewing Adding and Linking Tasks Assigning Resources to Tasks Saving a Baseline Lab: Fine-Tuning Tasks Self Test Resolving Common Scheduling Issues by Using Project 2010 Introduction Resolving Scheduling Issues by Using the Task Inspector Modifying Assignments with the Team Planner View Modifying Assignments of Autoscheduled Tasks Adding and Removing Resources Lab: Resolving Common Scheduling Issues 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