MS Project 2013

PART 2 - Simple Scheduling Basics

• Starting a new plan

Starting a new plan, and setting its start date
Setting nonworking days in the project calendar
Entering the plan’s title and other properties
Key points

• Building a task list

Entering task names
Entering task durations
Entering a milestone task
Creating summary tasks to outline the plan
Creating task dependencies with links
Switching task scheduling from manual to automatic
Checking the plan’s duration and finish date
Documenting tasks with notes and hyperlinks
Key points

• Setting up resources

Entering work resource names
Entering resources’ maximum capacity
Entering resource pay rates
Adjusting working time in a resource calendar
Setting up cost resources
Documenting resources with notes
Key points

• Assigning resources to tasks

Assigning work resources to tasks
Controlling work when adding or removing resource assignments
Assigning cost resources to tasks
Checking the plan’s duration, cost, and work
Key points

• Formatting and sharing your plan

Customizing a Gantt Chart view
Customizing a Timeline view
Customizing reports
Copying views and reports
Printing views and reports
Key points

• Tracking progress

Saving a baseline of your plan
Tracking a plan as scheduled through a specific date
Entering a task’s completion percentage
Entering actual values for tasks
Key points

• Fine-tuning resource and assignment details

Setting up resource availability to apply at different times
Entering multiple pay rates for a resource
Setting up resource pay rates to apply at different times
Setting up material resources
Delaying the start of assignments
Applying contours to assignments
Applying different pay rates to assignments
Assigning material resources to tasks
Viewing resource capacity
Adjusting assignments in the Team Planner view
Key points

• Fine-tuning the Project plan

Examining resource allocations over time
Resolving resource over allocations manually
Leveling over allocated resources
Checking the plan’s cost and finish date
Inactivating tasks
Key points

• Organizing project details

Sorting Project details
Grouping Project details
Filtering Project details
Creating new tables
Creating new views
Key points

• Tracking progress on tasks and assignments

Updating a baseline
Tracking actual and remaining values for tasks and assignments
Tracking time phased actual work for tasks and assignments
Rescheduling incomplete work
Key points

• Viewing and reporting project status

Identifying tasks that have slipped
Examining task costs
Examining resource costs
Reporting project cost variance with a stoplight view
Key points

• Getting your project back on track

Troubleshooting time and schedule problems
Troubleshooting cost and resource problems
Troubleshooting scope-of-work problems
Key points

PART 4 - In-Depth and Special Subjects

• Applying advanced formatting and printing

Formatting a Gantt chart view
Formatting a Timeline view
Formatting a Network Diagram view
Formatting a Calendar view
Printing and exporting views
Key points

• Advanced report formatting

Formatting tables in a report
Formatting charts in a report
Creating a custom report
Key points

• Customizing Project

Sharing custom elements between plans
Recording macros
Editing macros
Customizing the ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
Key points

• Sharing information with other programs

Copying Project data to other programs
Opening other file formats in Project
Saving to other file formats from Project
Generating visual reports with Excel and Visio
Key points

• Consolidating projects and resources

Creating a resource pool
Viewing assignment details in a resource pool
Updating assignments in a sharer plan
Updating a resource’s information in a resource pool
Updating all plans’ working times in a resource pool
Linking new plans to a resource pool
Changing sharer plan assignments and updating a resource pool
Consolidating plans
Creating dependencies between plans
Key points

PART 5 - Live Project case study

Case study
Explaining the practice files and way forward
Certification exam tips

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