Microsoft Project — Foundation (Download pdf) This is a 1 or 2 day course at introduction level depending on experience. Delegates attending this course should have a good working knowledge of Windows. No prior use of Microsoft Project is assumed. Project Management Understanding Project Management MS Project terminology Starting MS Project MS Project- The Screen Elements of the Default View Views and Tables The Tracking Gantt View MS Project - Menus MS Project - The Tool Bar Loading and Viewing a Project Project Management The Stages of Project Management Planning the Project¨ Defining the Project Complete the Project Definition Project Planning Complete the Project Plan Where to Begin with MS Project Setting the project start date Working with the base calendar Save the New Project File Task Entry and Linking Entering Tasks The Task Entry Form Tables and descriptions Other Methods of Adding Tasks Sorting, inserting and deleting tasks Defining the Summary Tasks The Outlining View (Summary) Promoting and Demoting Tasks Task Relationships Linking Tasks Modifying and Deleting Task Relationships Effort driven scheduling Formatting the Gantt Chart Resource Entry Enter Resources View Resources Set Resource Calendars Editing Resource Information Review Resource Usage Inserting and Deleting Resources Planned Time Scale