MGMT 2000 - Business Management Software Applications

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives:

1. Identify tasks and their dependencies in a project
2. Assign resources within the software
3. Monitor the budgets within the project
4. Identify special calendars and work schedules
5. Identify a constraint in a schedule

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to solve problems in the critical path of a project using Project Management Software.

Objectives:

1. Use MS Project to diagnose problems in Gannet and PERT charts
2. Give examples of changes in the project to meet project deadlines

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to operate Business Software to create business diagrams.

Objectives:

1. Organize business flowcharts
2. Develop organizational charts
3. Develop maps
4. Develop office designs and site plans

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to create an individual project with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio.

Objectives:

1. Plan a project within a budget
2. Plan a project within the deadline
3. Create a diagram to support the project

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to present a project with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio.

Objectives:

1. Prepare an oral presentation of their project
2. Present their project to the class audience

1. Introduction to Project Management
   1. Benefits of Project Management
   2. How Microsoft Project Supports successful Project Management
   3. Entering Tasks
   4. Understanding Project Views
      1. Saving a Project with a New Name
      2. Magnification
      3. Modifying the Timescale
      4. Printing a View
   5. Getting Help
2. Starting a New Project and Examining Scheduling Defaults
   1. Examining Project Calendars
   2. Entering Tasks and Durations
   3. Editing Tasks and Durations
      1. Entering Recurring Tasks
      2. Entering Milestones
   4. Understanding Task Dependencies
      1. Creating Task Dependencies
      2. Editing Task Dependencies
   5. Entering Lag and Lead Times
   6. Creating a Work Breakdown Structure with Summary Tasks
3. Creating Reports Using Project
   1. Understanding the Critical Path
   2. Filtering Tasks for Information
   3. Formatting a Project
      1. Working with the Network Diagram
      2. Moving Tasks
      3. Print Preview
      4. Formatting a Network Diagram
   4. Shortening the Critical Path
4. Entering Cost and Resource Data
   1. Using the Resource Information Dialog Box
      1. Assigning Resources to Task
   2. The Relationship between Work, Duration, and Units
      1. Creating a Fixed-Duration Task
      2. Using the Resource Usage View
   3. Reviewing Project Costs
   4. Project Summary Information
   5. Critical Path and Slack
   6. Using Reports
5. Business Planning Presentation Software
   1. Microsoft Visio
      1. Screens
      2. Toolbars
   2. Applications
      1. Organizational Charts
      2. Flow Charts
      3. Office Layouts
      4. Workplace Layouts
      5. Site Layouts
      6. Mind Mapping