Welcome to Microsoft Project 2003: Level 1. This course is the first in a series of two courses designed for individuals who will use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 as a tool to assist them in managing projects. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources, and resource assignments.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• create a project plan file and enter task information.
• create a work breakdown structure by organizing tasks and setting task relationships.
• assign project resources.
• finalize the project plan file.

Course Objective: You will create a project plan file 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 Student: 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 those project plans.

Students enrolling in this class should have the following:

• An understanding of project management concepts.
• Knowledge of a Windows operating system, either Windows 2000 : Introduction or Windows XP : Introduction.

The following would be helpful, but are not required: A basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.