MS Project Fundamentals

Project 2019 FUNDAMENTALS

Project 2019 Fundamentals. Versions 2013, 2016, 2019, Office 365, & Online are also available. In this course, you will be able to construct basic project plans using Microsoft Project.

Course Outline

Day-1

Lesson 1 – the Basics

• Understanding Project Management
• Launching Microsoft Project
• the Project Environment
• Creating a New Project
• Entering Project Information
• Creating a Project Calendar
• Saving and Closing a Project
• Opening an Existing Project
• Hiding the Ribbon
• Setting Project Options
• Creating a New Project from a Template
• Using Tell Me to Obtain Help

Lesson 2 – Working with Tasks

• Entering Tasks
• Editing Tasks
• Rearranging Tasks
• Inserting and Deleting Tasks
• Adding a Project Summary Task
• Outlining Tasks
• Adding a Recurring Task
• Displaying WBS Codes
• Customizing WBS Codes
• Displaying the Task Summary Name

Lesson 3 – Linking & Scheduling Tasks

• About Task Relationships
• Linking Tasks
• Adding Lead Time and Lag Time
• Changing Task Dependency
• Splitting Tasks
• Setting Task Type
• How to Set up Task Constraints
• Setting Milestone Tasks
• Setting Task Deadlines
• Inspecting a Task
• Working in Network Diagram View

Lesson 4 – Resources & Costs

• Entering Resources
• Creating a Resource Calendar
• Assigning Resources to Tasks
• Filtering Resources
• Effort-Driven Scheduling
• Entering Resource Costs
• Entering Fixed Costs
• Using the Cost Table

Lesson 5 – Working with Views

• Working in Calendar View
• Formatting a Gantt Chart
• Using More Views
• Use Split Views
• Using Task Usage & Resource Usage Views
• Sorting Tasks & Resources
• Use AutoFilters
• Using Tables
• Using Task Board View
• Printing a View
• Using Project’s Agile Features
• Using Team Planner View

Lesson 6 – Finalizing the Plan

• Viewing the Critical Path
• Identifying Slack in a Project
• Saving a Baseline Plan
• Saving an Interim Plan
• Overallocated Resources
• Leveling Overallocated Resources

Day-2

Lesson 1 – Updating & Tracking Projects

• Updating Task Progress
• Updating Work Performed
• Manually Updating Costs
• Rescheduling Uncompleted Tasks
• Filtering Tasks
• Displaying Variances
• Viewing Progress Lines

Lesson 2 – Work with Data from Other Applications

• Copying and Pasting to Other Applications
• Importing a Task List
• Creating an Import Map
• Exporting Project Data
• Using the Copy Picture Command
• Sharing a Project File

Lesson 3 – Working with Reports

• Printing a View as a Report
• Viewing Standard Reports
• Customizing a Report
• Modifying Report Formatting
• Modifying a Header and a Footer
• Inserting a Graphic into a Report
• Adjusting Report Margins
• Printing a Report
• Creating Visual Reports
• Work with Visual Report Templates

Lesson 4 – Managing Multiple Projects

• Creating a Resource Pool
• Linking Projects to a Resource Pool
• Updating Resource Pool Information
• Consolidating Projects
• Linking Tasks Between Projects
• Sharing Elements Between Projects
• Creating a Project Plan Template

Lesson 5 – Formatting a Project File

• Formatting Bar Styles
• Changing Bar Styles
• Formatting Timescales
• Creating Custom Fields
• Create Custom Tables
• Creating Custom Views
• Creating Custom Groups
• Using Drawing Tools
• Creating a Macro
• Running a Macro