This document provides information on several project management courses, including Fundamentals of Project Management, Microsoft Project Level One, and Project Management Professional Level 3. The Fundamentals of Project Management course is 5 days long and provides an overview of basic project management concepts without use of software. The Microsoft Project Level One course is also 5 days and teaches how to create and modify project plans using Microsoft Project. The Project Management Professional Level 3 course is for experienced project managers and teaches how to apply generally recognized project management practices.

1. Fundamentals of Project Management
Course ID:
Course Length: 5 days
Course Description:
Project Management: Fundamentals overviews the basics of project management. It
provides the theory and core methodology you will need to manage projects or participate
on project teams.
This course does not make use of any project management software application, but
instead focuses on the conceptual underpinnings that students must know in order to use
any project management software application effectively.
Target:
Students enrolling in this course should be planning to lead a project (primary audience)
or serve on a project team (secondary audience).
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, we recommend you have some working knowledge of your
computer's operating system.
Benefits:
Students will learn how to use project management techniques to plan, organize, control,
document, and close out their projects successfully and with minimum risk.
Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Discuss the phases of the Project Management Life Cycle and a project manager's
role in each phase.
 List and discuss basic project success criteria and common reasons for project
failure.
 Discuss techniques for setting up a strong project team.
 List and discuss elements of a Risk Management Plan.
 Discuss techniques for planning and sequencing project activities, including the
Work Breakdown Structure and the Network Logic Diagram.
 Identify the Critical Path for completing a project on schedule.
 List and discuss the cost elements that should be included in a project budget.
 Discuss techniques for controlling for deviation from budgets and schedules.
 Discuss key elements of project management communications and reporting tools.
 Discuss key activities of project close-out.

2. Course Content
Lesson1: The Project Management Life Cycle
What is a Project?
The Project Management Life Cycle
The Role of the Project Manager
Lesson2: Setting Up for Success
The Meaning of Success
What Happens in the Initiation Phase?
Project Definition and Scope
Putting Together a Statement of Work
The Project Charter
Lesson3: The Project Team
The Teamwork Challenge
Selecting Team Members
The Team Charter
Lesson4: Risk Management
Project Risk
Lesson5: The Project Team
The Work Breakdown Structure
Work Package Sequencing
Lesson6: The Project Schedule
The Scheduling Process
Time Estimates
Lesson7: The Project Budget
What is a Budget?
Creating a Preliminary Budget
Budget and Schedule Balancing
Lesson8: Project Tracking and Control
Moving the Project Forward
Monitoring for Project Progress
Earned Value Analysis
Getting Back on Track
Lesson9: Project Reports
Communications Overview
Project Performance Reports
Project Change Requests
Lesson10: Project Close-out
Elements of Close-out
Evaluation of People and Projects

3. Microsoft Project Level One
Course ID:
Course Length:5 days
Course Description:
You need to gather information about the various tasks involved, resources required to
accomplish the tasks, and the overall cost in order to plan a project. Microsoft® Office
Project Professional 2010 acts as a tool that assists you in managing your projects. In this
course, you will create and modify a project plan.
Course Objective:
You will create a project plan containing tasks, organize these tasks in a work breakdown
structure containing task relationships, create and assign resources, and finalize the
project to implement the project plan.
Target:
This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management
concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a
tool to manage these project plans.
Prerequisites:
Students enrolled for this course should have the following:
 An understanding of project management concepts.
 Knowledge of a Windows operating system, either Windows XP or Windows
Vista.
 The following would be helpful, but are not required:
 Project Management Fundamentals
 A basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on
activities.
Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Identify the basic features and components of the Microsoft Project environment.
 Create a new project plan file and enter project information.
 Manage tasks by organizing them and setting task relationships.
 Manage resources for a project.
 Finalize a project plan.
Course Content

4. Lesson1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project
Explore the Microsoft Project 2010 Environment
Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views
Lesson2: Creating a Project Plan
Create a Project Plan
Assign a Project Calendar
Add Tasks to the Project Plan
Enter the Task Duration Estimates
Add Resources in the Project Plan
Lesson3: Managing Tasks in a Project Plan
Outline Tasks
Link Dependent Tasks
Set Task Constraints and Deadlines
Add Notes to a Task
Add a Recurring Task
Lesson4: Managing Resources in a Project Plan
Create a Resource Calendar
Assign Resources to Tasks
Enter Costs for Resources
Resolve Resource Conflicts
Lesson5: Finalizing the Project Plan
Shorten the Project Duration
Set a Baseline
Print a Project Summary Report
Appendix A: Additional Procedures to Create a Schedule in Microsoft Project 2010
Microsoft Project Level Two
Course ID:
Course Length: 5 days
Course Description:
Microsoft® Project 2010: Level 2 is the second course in the Microsoft Project 2010
series. In Microsoft® Project 2010: Level 1, you used your project management skills to
create a complete project plan. The plans need to be updated and modified regularly to
keep the project moving on track. This course will build upon the knowledge gained, and
give you the opportunity to work with a project plan once it reaches the project
implementation phase.
Course Objective:
You will manage and customize project plans during the implementation stage of a
project.

5. Target Student:
This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management
concepts, who has the basic skills to create and modify project plans using Microsoft
Project 2010, and who needs to use Microsoft Project 2010 to manage and customize
those plans through the implementation stage of a project.
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, we recommend you first have equivalent knowledge:
 An understanding of project management concepts.
 Knowledge of a Windows operating system, XP or Vista.
 Microsoft Office Project 2010: Level 1
 Project Management Fundamentals
 Knowledge of Microsoft Office 2010 applications
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on
activities.
Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Exchange Project Plan Data with other Applications.
 Update a project plan.
 Manage project costs.
 Report project data visually.
 Reuse project plan information.
Course Content
Lesson1: Exchanging Project Plan Data with Other Applications
Import Project Information
Export Project Plan Data into an Excel Workbook
Copy a Picture of the Project Plan Information
Lesson2: Updating a Project Plan
Enter Task Progress
Enter Overtime Work
Edit Tasks
Reschedule a Task
Filter Tasks
Set an Interim Plan
Create a Custom Table
Create a Custom Field
Lesson3: Managing Project Costs
Update Cost Rate Tables
Group Costs
Link Documents to a Project Plan

6. Lesson4: Reporting Project Data Visually
Topic 4A: Create a Visual Report
Customize a Visual Report
Create a Visual Report Template
Lesson5: Reusing Project Plan Information
Create a Project Plan Template
Create a Custom View
Make Custom Views Available to Other Project Plans
Share Resources
Create a Master Project
Project Management Professional
LEVEL 3
Course ID:
Course Length: 5 days
Course Description:
Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management—
both on the job and through professional certification—is becoming the standard to
compete in today's fast-paced and highly technical workplace. This course expands upon
the basic concepts of project management you discovered in the Project Management
Fundamentals course, and offers a job-related approach to successful project management
across application areas and industries.
Course Objective:
You will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged
to successfully manage projects.
Target:
This course is designed for experienced project managers who want to increase their
project management skills, apply a standards-based approach to project management
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, we recommend you first have equivalent knowledge:
 Project Management Fundamentals
 Microsoft Project Level 1
 Microsoft Project Level 2
 Microsoft Word Level 1
 Microsoft Word Level 2
 Microsoft Word Level 3
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on
activities.

7. Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Initiate a project.
 Plan project work.
 Develop project schedules, cost estimates, and budgets.
 Plan project quality, staffing, and communications.
 Plan project procurement.
 Execute project work.
 Monitor and control project work.
 Monitor and control project schedule and costs.
 Monitor and control project quality, staffing, and communications.
 Monitor and control project risks and contracts.
 Close the project.
Course Content
Lesson1: Initiating a Project
Apply Project Management Processes
Create a Project Charter
Develop a Preliminary Project Scope Statement
Lesson2: Planning Project Work
Develop Project Management Plan
Create a Scope Management Plan
Create a Scope Statement
Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Lesson3: Developing Project Schedules, Cost Estimates, and Budgets
Create an Activity List
Create a Project Network Diagram
Estimate Activity Resources
Estimate Activity Durations
Identify the Critical Path: Develop a Project Schedule
Estimate Project Costs
Establish a Cost Baseline
Lesson4: Planning Project Quality, Staffing, and Communications
Create a Quality Management Plan
Document Roles, Responsibilities, and Reporting Relationships
Acquire Project Team
Create a Communications Management Plan
Lesson5: Analyzing Risks and Planning Risk Response
Create a Risk Management Plan
Identify Project Risks and Triggers
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Develop a Risk Response Plan

8. Lesson6: Planning Project Procurement
Prepare a Contract Statement of Work
Prepare a Procurement Document
Lesson7: Executing Project Work
Direct and Manage Project Execution
Perform Quality Assurance
Develop Project Team
Information Distribution
Request Seller Responses
Select Sellers
Lesson8: Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
Monitor and Control Project Work
Manage Changes to Performance Baselines
Review Deliverables and Work Results
Control Project Scope
Lesson9: Monitoring and Controlling Project Schedule and Costs
Control the Project Schedule
Control Project Costs
Lesson10: Monitoring and Controlling Project Quality, Staffing, and
Communications
Perform Quality Control
Manage Project Team
Report Project Performance
Manage Stakeholders
Lesson11: Monitoring and Controlling Project Risk and Contracts
Monitor and Control Project Risk
Administer a Contract
Lesson12: Closing the Project
Close a Project
Close a Contract

9. Microsoft OfficeProject 2010, Managing
Projects
Level 1
Course ID:
Course Length: 3 days
Course Description:
This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to
build, maintain, and control project plans.
This is the first course in the Microsoft Office Project 2010 Official Curriculum series
and serves as the entry point for other Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses
covering Microsoft Office Project 2010 and the Microsoft Enterprise Project
Management (EPM) 2010Solution.
Target Student:
This course is intended for both novice and experienced project managers and schedulers.
These individuals are involved in or responsible for scheduling, estimating, coordinating,
controlling, budgeting, and staffing of projects and supporting other users of Microsoft
Office Project. A familiarity with key project management concepts and terminology is
recommended as well as basic Windows navigation skills.
Prerequisites:
This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:
 Experience using Microsoft Office Project to create project schedules
 Fundamental knowledge of project management
 Experience with the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system
 Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2010
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on
activities.
Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Get started with Microsoft Office Project 2010
 Create and define projects.
 Work with estimates and dependencies.
 Work with deadlines, constraints, and task calendars.
 Work with resources.
 Predict behavior by using task types and the scheduling formula.
 Customize and format Microsoft Project views.
 Analyze resource utilization.
 Track progress.

10.  Create project reports that analyze project, resource, and task data.
 Manage multiple projects.
Course Content
Lesson1: Getting Started with Microsoft Office Project 2010
Understanding the Nature of Projects
Discovering Project 2010
Understanding Project 2010 File Types
Navigating the Project 2010Interface
Getting Help and Guidance
Configuring Options
Lesson2: Creating and Defining Projects
Creating and Saving Projects
Defining Properties and Options
Creating and Organizing the Task List
Importing Data
Modifying and Applying Calendars
Setting Scheduling Options
Lesson3: Working with Estimates and Dependencies
Entering Task Estimates
Using A PERT Analysis to Estimate Task Duration
Linking and Unlinking Tasks by Using the Gantt Chart View
Linking and Unlinking Tasks by Using the Network Diagram View
Adding Lag or Lead Time to a Linked Task
Lesson4: Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars
Creating and Modifying Deadlines
Creating and Modifying Constraints
Creating and Modifying Task Calendars
Identifying Critical Tasks
Working with Task Driver
Lesson5: Working With Resources
Introducing Resources, Assignments, and Budgeting
Adding Resources to the Resource Sheet
Creating and Modifying Resource Assignments
Entering Project Budgets
Lesson6: Predicting Behavior by Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula
Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula
Changing Variables and Predicting Behavior
Applying Task Types to Produce Predictable Behavior
Special Situations with Effort-Driven Scheduling
Lesson7: Customizing and Formatting
Formatting Screen Elements
Creating and Modifying Templates
Creating and Modifying Fields, Tables, and Formulas

11. Creating and Modifying Filters and Groups
Creating and Modifying Custom Views
Lesson8: Analyzing Resource Utilization
Introducing Resource Utilization Concepts
Viewing Resource Assignments, Allocation, and Utilization
Managing Resource Availability
Optimizing and Leveling Resource Assignments
Lesson9: Tracking Progress
Working With Baselines
Entering Duration Updates
Entering Work Updates
Entering Cost Updates
Discovering Variances
Troubleshooting and Getting Back on Track
Lesson10: Creating Reports
Selecting, Editing, and Creating Basic Reports
Configuring Print and Page Setup Options
Setting Options to Correct Printing Issues
Exporting Reporting Data
Creating and Modifying Visual Reports
Lesson11: Managing Multiple Projects
Introducing Management of Multiple Projects
Creating Master Projects
Creating Links Between Projects
Calculating Single or Multiple Critical Paths
Saving and Opening Multiple Projects
Sharing Resources and Analyzing Resource Utilization Across Multiple Projects
Microsoft OfficeProject 2007-2010,
Managing Projects
Level 2
Course ID:
Course Length: 3 days
Course Description:
This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to
initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close enterprise projects by using the
Microsoft Office Project Server 2010 enterprise tool.

12. This is the second course in the Microsoft Office Project 2010 Official Curriculum series
and covers the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution.
Target Student:
This course is intended for experienced project managers and schedulers. These
individuals are capable of managing projects in the Microsoft Office Project 2010 EPM
environment, including project and non-project efforts, risks, issues, documents, task
progress, and timesheets. These individuals should be familiar with key project
management concepts and terminology found in the Project Management Institute's A
Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Third Edition,
and advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Office Project 2010.
Prerequisites:
This course requires that students meet the following prerequisite:
 Microsoft Office Project Server 2010, Managing Projects Level 1
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on
activities.
Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Get started with Office Project Server 2010.
 Initiate projects.
 Understand the project planning processes.
 Plan projects through scope and schedule management.
 Plan projects through staffing management plans.
 Plan resource assignments for projects.
 Plan projects through cost, risk, and other planning documents.
 Execute projects through processes, resources, and deliverables.
 Execute projects by managing timesheets and personal settings.
 Monitor and control projects by tracking task and project progress.
 Monitor and control projects through measuring project performance and
reporting progress.
 Close projects.
Course Content
Lesson1: Getting Started with Office Project Server 2010
Topic 1A: Describing the Enterprise Project Management Context
Discovering Office Project Server 2010
Differentiating the Users of Office Project Server 2010
Working with Office Project Professional 2010 and Office Project Server 2010
Lesson2: Initiating Projects
Understanding Initiating Processes
Differentiating the Initiating Processes in Project Professional 2010 and Project Web
Access

13. Managing Initiating Processes by Using Project Web Access
Managing Documents in Office Project Web Access
Lesson3: Planning Projects - Context and Framework
Understanding the Project Management Plan
Differentiating the Office Project Server 2010 Client Software
Lesson4: Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars
Entering WBS, Tasks, and Milestones
Creating the Project Schedule
Creating Project Deliverables
Managing Dependencies on Deliverables
Lesson5: Planning Projects - Staffing Management Plan
Building a Project Team
Managing Resource Availability
Lesson6: Planning Projects - Resource Assignments
Understanding the Assignment Cycle
Resolving Resource Overallocation
Lesson7: Planning Projects--Cost, Risk, and Other Management Plans
Developing Components of the Cost Management Plan
Developing Components of the Risk Management Plan
Linking Planning Documents and Using the Team Discussion Feature
Lesson8: Executing Projects--Processes, Resources, and Deliverables
Understanding Executing Processes
Managing Resources and Deliverables
Lesson9: Executing Projects--Managing Timesheets and Personal Settings
Working with Time sheets
Reporting Administrative Time
Configuring Personal Settings
Lesson10: Monitoring and Controlling Projects--Tracking Task and Project
Progress
Understanding the Monitoring and Controlling Processes
Working with Task Progress and Updates in Project Web Access
Working with Task Progress by Using Office Project 2010
Tracking and Viewing Task Information by Using Outlook 2010
Lesson11: Monitoring and Controlling Projects--Measuring Performance and
Reporting Progress
Understanding Status Reports
Reviewing Performance Metrics and Progress Reports
Lesson12: Closing Projects
Understanding the Closing Process
Supporting The Closing Process