After passing this exam, the candidate will be able to
build, maintain and control smart project plans for Microsoft Project 2010 that
includes estimation, budgeting, scheduling, coordination and engaging staff as
well as helping them to use the projects. There are various resources that a
candidate can use for the preparation of this exam. The preparation guide
available on the official website is also very helpful and covers most of the
syllabus contents.
The candidates will be required to use Project Standard 2010
and Project Professional 2010 desktop features in this test for managing and
communicating to the individuals or teams involved in a particular project.
However, it will not include Project Server features.
After passing 70-178, the candidate will be able to: create
a new project, create and maintain custom fields, customize option settings,
set up project information, create and modify a project task structure, build a
logical schedule model, create a user-controlled schedule, manage multiple
projects, managing Resources and Assignments, enter and edit resource
information, apply task types and scheduling, calculations, assign resources,
edit assignments, manage resource allocation, manage resource allocations by
using Team Planner, model project costs, set and maintain baselines, update
actual progress, compare progress against a baseline, resolve potential
schedule problems by using the Task Inspector, display Critical Path
information, apply views, customize views, format views, share data with
external sources and print schedules and reports.
This exam is also considered credit toward the following
certification:
The most effective way to prepare for the exam is to give
full concentration to the course content and don’t miss or skip any part. If
you’ll do so, chances are that you’ll not be able to meet the requirement of
your employer. You may get a job with the help of certification but it’s
impossible to keep it if you don’t know how to implement it. So, read the
course contents thoroughly and avoid shortcuts.
For more details about the exam you can visit the official website of Microsoft and in frequently asked questions (FAQs), you can find answers of all the questions related to the exam policy, preparation, score and registration.
