BUS1176 — Project Management Software
BUS 1176 - Project Management Software BUS 1176 - Project Management Software 3 Credits Uses Microsoft Project to introduce project management theory and application. Topics in this course include: creating a project to include task definition and dependencies; examination of critical path, constraints, and earned value; allocation of resources; assigning resources and project costs; tracking progress; and sharing of project information. Major Content Areas Identifying project critical paths (10%) Combining sub projects or multiple projects into a master project plan. (5%) Working with project views and reports (5%) Identifying project critical paths (10%) Creating tasks; manual, automatic, milestone, recurring , and summary (15%) Defining the project calendar (5%) Linking tasks and project resources to create a baseline schedule which includes a work breakdown structure (20%) Modifying the baseline project schedule by adding or reducing task slack and/or adjusting project resources (15%) Checking out a project (5%) Creating Project files including with a template and from an Excel workbook (5%) Learning