Course duration
- 5 days
Course Benefits
- Learn to work with the advanced formatting features of the Gantt chart and network diagrams.
- Learn to create master projects and subprojects in Project.
- Learn to create customized project reports.
- Learn to work with resource pools.
- Learn about costing.
- Learn to manage time and resources.
- Learn to modify the display.
- Learn to chart data.
- Learn to use recurring tasks.
- Learn to use templates.
- Learn to customize Project reports, tables, filters, and the ribbon.
- Learn to use macros in Project.
Course Outline
- Calendars
- Project Calendar Start Date
- Setting Project to Auto Schedule New Tasks
- Setting the Start Date
- Creating a Project Calendar
- Custom Project Calendars
- Connecting a Calendar to a Project
- Project Calendar Start Date
- Working with Tasks
- Creating a Task
- Creating Summary Tasks
- Entering Durations
- Scheduling Tasks
- Milestone Tasks
- Linking Tasks
- Adding Notes to Tasks
- Creating a Task
- Creating and Working with Resources
- The Resource Sheet
- Entering Work Resources
- Entering Material Resources
- Entering Cost Resources
- Assigning Resources to Tasks
- The Resource Sheet
- Managing a Project
- Viewing a Project
- Reviewing and Making Adjustments to a Project
- The Project Timeline
- The Project Calendar
- Adjusting Tasks
- Setting a Baseline
- Viewing the Baseline
- Recording Progress
- Reporting on Projects
- Starting a Project from an Existing Project, Excel Workbook, or SharePoint Task List
- Starting a Project
- Reviewing the Options
- Changing Save Options
- Time Conversion
- Creating Projects
- Create a New Project from an Existing Project File
- Starting a Project
- Advanced Methods for Managing Tasks and Resources
- Manage Tasks and Resources
- Working with Task Dependencies
- Task Dependency
- Understanding Elapsed versus Actual Time Settings
- Setting Task Constraints
- Creating Task Constraints
- Splitting and Delaying Tasks
- Splitting a Task: Using the Gantt Chart View
- Delaying a Task: Using a Gantt Chart View
- Using the Task Inspector
- Analyzing Critical Tasks and the Critical Path
- Analyze Critical Tasks: Using the Gantt Chart View
- Using Lag Time and Lead Time
- Setting Lag and Lead Time
- Analyzing Task Assignments
- Viewing Task Assignments: Using the Task Usage View
- Using the Team Planner
- Formatting the Team Planner
- Using a Resource Pool and Sharing Resources
- Sharing a Resource Pool
- Managing Resource Availability and Pay Rates
- Manage Tasks and Resources
- Managing the Project with Advanced Techniques
- Using Leveling to Solve Resource Overallocations
- Chart View
- Amending Tasks
- Understanding Baseline and Interim Plans
- Setting Additional Baselines
- Analyzing Project Costs and Creating Budgets
- Formatting and Customizing Views
- Customizing the Gantt Chart
- Creating a Custom View
- Applying Filters
- Using Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Codes
- Reporting
- Creating Visual Reports
- Editing Reports
- Working with Templates
- Using Subproject within a Project
- Using the Organizer to Maintain Templates
- Managing the Project
- Management Criteria
- Managing Time
- Examine an Existing Project
- Managing Resources
- Special Features and Advanced Analysis
- Use the Course Development Project
- Modifying the Display (Shortcuts)
- Task Usage and Resource Usage Views
- Charting Data
- Importing into Project
- "Grouping"
- Recurring Tasks
- Templates
- Templates
- Using a Sample Template
- Global Template
- Customizing MS Project
- Customization
- Custom Reports
- Custom Tables
- Adding Columns to Tables
- Custom Filters
- Custom Filter Values
- Customizing the Ribbon
- Macros Overview Page
- Macros
- Creating VBA Code
- The VB Editor
- Working with Modules
- Editing Macros
Class Materials
Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Instructor-led courses are offered via a live Web connection, at client sites throughout Europe, and at our Geneva Training Center.