Project - Intro (2 Day) 2010/2013/2016

Microsoft Project Basics

• The Microsoft Project Screen
• How Microsoft Project 2013 Works
• Using The Ribbon
• Understanding The Backstage View
• The Project Work Area
• Working With Views & Split Screens
• Understanding Sheet Views
• Working With Tables
• Working The Gantt Chart View
• Working With The QAT 

Creating a New Project

• Creating A New Project File
• Understanding The Calendar Options
• Changing The Calendar Options
• Working With Calendars
• Modifying The Standard Calendar
• Entering Public Holidays
• Creating A New Calendar
• Setting Up Project Information
• Entering File Properties

Creating Tasks

• Understanding Tasks
• Understanding Scheduling Icons
• Reviewing The Project
• Entering Tasks
• Creating Summary Tasks
• Working In A Sheet View
• Working With Summary Tasks
• Working With Task Views
• Examining Task Information
• Understanding Task Durations
• Entering Task Durations
• Checking Progress
• Entering Milestones

Scheduling

• Understanding Task Dependencies
• Creating Dependencies Automatically
• Creating Dependencies In Task Entry
• Creating Dependencies In Task Information
• Creating Dependencies In A Sheet View
• Fine Tuning A Schedule Using Dependencies
• Auto Scheduling Tasks
• Critical Path And Project Slack
• Viewing The Critical Path
• Examining Task Slack
• Understanding Lag Time
• Entering Lag Time
• Understanding Lead Time
• Entering Lead Time

Resourcing A Project

• Understanding Resources
• Entering Work & Material Resources
• Entering Cost Resources
• Assigning Calendars To Resources
• Understanding & Adjusting Resource Availability
• Changing Unit Display

Resourcing Concepts

• Resource Assignment Calculations
• Task Types And Work Effort
• Creating A Simple Assignment
• Working With Fixed Unit & Fixed Duration Tasks
• Making Multiple Assignments
• Adding Additional Resources
• Adding More Of The Same Resource
• More Resources In Multiple Assignments
• Understanding Effort Driven Scheduling
• Working With Non Effort Driven Tasks & With Effort Driven Tasks

Assigning Resources

• Simple Resource Assignments
• Assigning Part Time Resources
• Understanding Work Contouring
• Specifying Resource Usage
• Contouring Work Hours
• Assigning Specific Work Times
• Work Times For Multiple Assignments
• Problem Assignments
• Assigning Resources In Task Information
• Assigning Resources In A Sheet
• Assigning Resources You Don't Have

Resources Levelling

•  Understanding Resource Levelling
• Creating Resource Chaos
• Tracking Down Over Allocations
• Checking Resource Usage
• Creating An Over Allocation Report
• Changing Work Effort
• Understanding Overtime
• Assigning Overtime
• Hiring Contract Labour
• Switching Work Assignments
• Rescheduling Tasks

Assigning Materials

• Assigning Fixed Material Consumption
• Contouring Materials Usage
• Adding More Material Assignments
• Assigning Variable Usage Material
• Adding To A Material Assignment
• Checking Work For Materials

Costs

• Understanding Project Costs
• Reviewing Current Costs
• Entering Variable Costs
• Case Study Variable Costs
• Assigning Daily Costs
• Assigning Per Usage Costs
• Assigning Fixed Costs, Assigning Material Costs
• Using Another Cost Table
• Applying A Different Cost Table
• Changing Rates During A Project
• Assigning Cost Resources
• Viewing Project Costs

Constraints and Deadlines

• Understanding Constraints And Deadlines
• Reviewing Our Project
• Adding A Constraint
• Using Elapsed Time
• Rescheduling Tasks
• Creating A Deadline

Project Tracking

• Creating A Baseline
• Updating The Project Actuals
• Manually Updating Tasks
• Entering Delayed Tasks
• Tracking Actuals On A Gantt Chart
• Using The Tracking Box
• Viewing Task Slippage 

Printing

• Printing A Gantt Chart
• Printing Sheet Views
• Printing Tasks For Resources
• Printing Resources For Task