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In this course, you will :
- Determine the critical features of Microsoft Project.
- Set up Project files in an efficient manner.
- Recognize features in Microsoft Project.
- Create and revise tasks for a project task list.
- Describe methods for connecting project tasks in order to start a schedule.
- Views can be manipulated to display project information.
- Differentiate between Microsoft Project resource types and fields.
- Determine how to fine-tune a project schedule.
- Show how to update and track project progress.
- Using Microsoft Project features, analyse project performance.
Syllabus :
1. Get to Know Project
- Manage files with the Backstage view
- Navigate the Project ribbon
- Make features easy to access
2. Set Up Project Files
- Create and save a project
- Create a project from a template
- Set helpful Project options
- Create a project from an Excel workbook
- Create a calendar for work days and times
- Set up exceptions to the regular work week
3. Creating Tasks
- The difference between auto and manual scheduling
- Create a manually scheduled task
- Create an auto-scheduled task
- Switch between manual and automatic scheduling
- Create a milestone task
- Create a recurring task
- Copy tasks from another program
- Create a summary task
- Display summary tasks and subtasks
- Organize the task list
- Delete tasks and summary tasks
- Work with work breakdown structure codes
4. Linking and Timing tasks
- Link tasks to build a schedule
- Add lag or lead time to task links
- Set task dates to specific dates
- View tasks and task links
5. Creating Resources
- Understanding resources
- Create a work resource
- Create a material resource
- Set up costs for work and material resources
- Create a cost resource
- Resource housekeeping
6. Assigning Tasks to Resources
- Understand duration, work, and units
- Assign resources to tasks
- Use Team Planner to assign resources
- Find overallocation
- Use effort-driven and non-effort-driven scheduling
- Modify resource assignments
- Replace resources on a task
7. Working with Views
- Choose a view
- Work with a table
- Insert and rearrange table columns
- Change the settings for columns in a table
- Display two views at the same time
- Use the Timeline view
- Create multiple timelines
- Sort tasks and resources
- Group tasks and resources
- Filter tasks and resources
8. Fine-Tuning the Project Schedule
- Review the critical path
- Identify schedule issues with Task Inspector
- Split tasks and assignments
- Delay a task or assignment
- Adjust a work contour
- Level resources
- Inactivate a task
9. Tracking and Managing a Project
- What are baseline, scheduled, and actual values?
- Save and clear a baseline
- Update a baseline
- Set up for recording progress
- Record progress
- Assign overtime
- Update costs
- Reschedule unfinished work
- An intro to the agile features of Project
10. Viewing and Reporting Project Information
- Get a high-level view of project status
- Find schedule problems
- Look for cost problems
- Work with graphical reports
- Evaluate earned value
- Print views and reports
11. Sharing Projects
- Save to other formats
- Work with the global template
- Export data from Project
- Share Project information with others
