Course 401 – Introduction to SureTrak® Project Manager

This course provides a comprehensive overview of SureTrak Project Manager for Windows. It examines how to use SureTrak for project planning, scheduling, control and analysis.

Learning Outcomes:

• Create a project with activities and resources
• Calculate a schedule

At the completion of this course the student will be able to:

• Create a project
• Set up calendars
• Organize a project using activity codes
• Add activities and relationships to a project
• Perform schedule calculations
• Apply constraints to reflect reality
• Edit and modify activity information
• Manage resource and costs
• Track and record progress
• Create and customize layouts
• Use filters to select specific activities
• Control printed output
• Create project reports

Prerequisite: A working knowledge of Windows™

Course Outline

Day One:

• Creating a Project
• Setting up Calendars
• Defining Activity Codes
• Adding and Organizing Activities
• Scheduling the Project
• Modifying the Schedule

Day Two:

• Introduction to Resource and Costs
• Assigning and Analyzing Resources
• Tracking Progress
• Customizing Layouts
• Using Filters
• Creating Reports
• Formatting Printed Output

Hands-On Workshops & Exercises:

• Adding a Project
• Creating and Modifying Calendars
• Defining Activity Codes
• Adding Activities and Assigning Activity Codes
• Organizing the Project
• Creating Relationships
• Modifying the Schedule
• Defining Resources
• Assigning Resources to Activities
• Shortening the Schedule
• Tracking Project Progress