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Microsoft’s Project 2000 is an incredible tool for project management that helps you plan and track all of your projects. Greg Dutton is your instructor in this Virtual Training Company tutorial. First he takes you on a tour of the basic components. He will then help you learn everything you need to make Project 2000 work for you, including creating and assigning tasks and resources, sharing information about your project, and tracking the various stages of your progress. To get started now, simply click one of the topics below.

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Introduction to Project Management
  Overview (03:10)
  Is it a project or a Process? (03:12)
  What the 3 main needs of a project? (02:54)
  Where does Microsoft Project 2000 fit in? (10:05)
  Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)-pt1 (11:47)
  Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)-pt2 (09:58)
Navigating in Project 2000
  Introduction (01:10)
  Getting Started (05:40)
  Menus and Toolbars (03:13)
  Views and Tables (06:14)
  Creating a Project file (03:19)
  Using Project Properties (02:54)
  Saving Project Files (01:26)
Creating Tasks
  Introduction (01:16)
  Entering Tasks (03:57)
  Estimating Durations (12:17)
  Single and Multiple Tasks (02:24)
  Linking Tasks (09:38)
  Project Duration (02:10)
  Inserting New Tasks (02:33)
  Deleting Tasks (01:42)
  Creating Phases (06:17)
  Creating Milestones (02:41)
Creating Resources
  Introduction (01:31)
  People Resources (04:50)
  Equipment Resources (03:25)
  Material Resources (01:57)
  Resource Rates (04:37)
  Resource Groups (02:24)
  Extra Resource Information (04:15)
Assigning Resources to Tasks
  Introduction (02:10)
  Single Resources (03:50)
  Scheduling Process (04:27)
  Multiple Resources (04:55)
  Effort-Driven Scheduling (05:36)
  Removing Assignments (00:40)
  Assigning Material Resources (04:02)
  Inserting New Resources (02:33)
Fine-Tuning Tasks
  Introduction (02:00)
  Project Working Times (10:27)
  Task Working Times (05:45)
  Links and Relationships (06:41)
  Task Types (05:01)
  Interrupting Work (04:06)
  Fixed Costs (05:16)
  Recurring Tasks (06:05)
  Task Constraints (08:24)
  Phases and Tasks (04:53)
  Deadline Dates (02:34)
  The Critical Path (04:39)
  Notes and Hyperlinks (04:34)
Working with Resources
  Introduction (00:59)
  Working Times (07:50)
  Availability and Times (02:11)
  Multiple Pay Rates (01:56)
  Pay Rates at Multiple Times (02:45)
  Cost Factors (03:56)
  Allocations over Time (08:45)
  Leveling Resources (09:04)
  Details and Notes (03:35)
Working with Assignments
  Introduction (00:48)
  Substituting Resources (02:25)
  Different Cost Rates and Tasks (02:57)
  Delaying Assignments (03:47)
  Using Work Contours (04:26)
Presenting Project Information
  Introduction (00:44)
  Viewing and Sorting (04:50)
  Viewing and Grouping (06:12)
  Viewing and Filtering (09:57)
  Customizing Tables and Views (09:14)
  Formatting Charts and Views-pt1 (05:15)
  Formatting Charts and Views-pt2 (09:17)
  Formatting Charts and Views-pt3 (08:11)
Printing Project Information
  Introduction (00:52)
  Drawing on a Gantt Chart (04:21)
  Setup and Print Views (15:11)
  Customize and Print Reports (05:40)
Project Information on the Web
  Introduction (00:48)
  Format as an Image (05:28)
  Save as a Web Page (03:52)
  Modify the Web Page (05:15)
Exchanging Information with Other Programs
  Introduction (00:54)
  Copying and Pasting Data (06:24)
  Opening from other File Types (06:15)
  Saving to other File Types (06:36)
Tracking Progress
  Introduction (03:27)
  Save a Baseline (06:36)
  Tracking Actual Progress (02:30)
  Recording Partial Progress (03:29)
  Entering Actual Project Data (05:05)
  Tracking the Project by Date (06:24)
  Creating an Interim Plan (03:54)
Status Reports
  Introduction (01:56)
  Find Tasks that have Slipped (04:09)
  Viewing the Big Picture (05:24)
  Find Over Budget Items (05:15)
  Communicating Status to Stakeholders (08:49)
Troubleshooting your Project
  Introduction (01:51)
  Time and Scheduling Problems (03:35)
  Cost and Resource Problems (05:16)
  Over-runs and Blowouts (05:14)
Customizing Project
  The Project Environment (09:51)
  Wrap-up (01:54)

Title Information / Pricing

Title: Microsoft Project 2000
Author: Greg Dutton
SKU: 33331
ISBN: 1889347655
Release Date: 2002-03-26
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Duration: 8 hrs / 102 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
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