Microsoft Project
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If you're a busy project manager or planner, learning to effectively utilize Microsoft Project can help you keep the many tasks and resources you juggle on a regular basis under control. Mastering this powerful application can help you get and stay organized, keep deadlines under control, and make the most effective and efficient use of your resources.
Learning Objectives
This course is designed to provide participants with the skills they need to effectively use Microsoft Project. This one day hands-on seminar is taught in a computer lab and training will include an opportunity to build a simple project plan. Participants will receive hands-on training on an individual PC.
Topics Covered Include:
Creating a Project Plan
- Entering Task Names,
- Entering Task Duration
- Entering Milestones
- Organizing Tasks into Phases
- Linking Tasks
Switching Tasks Scheduling from Manual to Automatic
Setting Non-Working Days
Checking the Plans Duration
Documenting Tasks in the Project Plan
Setting Up Work Resources
- Entering Resource Capacity
- Entering Resource Pay Rates
- Adjusting Work Times for Individual Resources
- Setting Up Cost Resources
- Documenting Resources
- Assigning Work Resources to Tasks
- Assigning Cost Resources
- Work Control When Adding Resources
Customizing
- Customizing the Gantt Chart
- Customizing the Timeline View
- Drawing on a Gantt Chart
- Copying Views
- Entering a Milestone
- Customizing and Printing Reports
Saving a Project Baseline
Tracking a Project as Scheduled
Entering a Task’s Completion Percentage
Entering Actual Values for Tasks
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