MS Project Advanced Understanding

COURSE OUTLINE:

Description This class will provide the in-depth understanding to better use Microsoft Project more effectively. The basic concepts will be expanded to maximum capacity. Complicated concepts will be explained to the necessary level for better comprehension.

The project creation portion of the class rapidly covers the introductory topics providing alternate methods, shortcuts, results, and the most commonly used techniques. The â€œmanaging a projectâ€ portion of the class will explain how to adjust a schedule and status an existing schedule to keep track of progress. We will also look into some of the more unknown features to manage multiple projects and share resources. Finally, we will learn how to customize fields and views to better manage projects. Prerequisites This class is designed for the advanced Microsoft Project user. If you have taken both level 1 and level 2 classes, you will be ready to take this course. If you are an advanced level user of Microsoft Project, this class will be your chance to ask those â€œwhyâ€ questions that nobody else seems to know. Course Content

WORKING WITH VIEWS, TABLES AND FORMATTING

INITIAL SETUP OF A PROJECT

LINKING AND ORGANIZING TASKS

ESTABLISHING RESOURCES

LEVELING RESOURCES

DETERMINE BUDGET AND COST

GENERATING CRITICAL PATHS

SETTING UP A BASELINE

TRACKING THE PROGRESS OF TASKS

WORKING WITH MULTIPLE PROJECTS

WORKING WITH RESOURCE POOLS

EVALUATING AND DISTRIBUTING DATA (REPORTS)

IMPORT/EXPORT CAPABILITIES

FILTERING, SORTING, GROUPING PROJECT TASKS

CUSTOMIZED FIELDS USING GRAPHICAL INDICATORS

CUSTOMIZING VIEWS, TABLES, AND INPUT FORMS

CUSTOMIZING PROJECT BEHAVIOR

CALCULATE EARNED VALUES FOR COSTING AND SCHEDULING

BEYOND MS PROJECT STANDALONE VERSION

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Welcome to Microsoft® Project 2013: Part 2. This course is designed to
familiarize you with the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Project
Professional 2013 so that you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world
environment.

In Microsoft® Project 2013: Part 1, you learned the basic features of
Microsoft® Project Professional 2013 during the planning phase of a
project. You gained the knowledge and skills to:

Create a new project plan. This includes starting a blank project file or
starting a project file from a template.
Manage time in a project plan. This includes changing the project time frame and
calendar.
Manage tasks in a project plan. This includes adding tasks and linking them
together into paths.
Manage resources in a project plan. This includes adding people, equipment, and
materials to a project and assigning them to tasks.
Share a project plan. This includes saving, printing, emailing, and exporting
project files.

Microsoft® Project 2013: Part 2 covers the advanced knowledge and
skills a project manager needs to update a project plan in Project 2013 during the
execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project. In other words, once your
project plan is approved by the project sponsor, this course will enable you to manage
the project so that it is completed on time, within budget, and according to scope.

Each lesson in this course is built around the executing, monitoring, and controlling
tasks that can be accomplished using the advanced commands found on one of these Project
2013 tabs: PROJECT,
TASK,
VIEW, or REPORT. This will enable you to become a ‘power user’ and
leverage the full potential of the application.

You can also use this course to prepare for the Microsoft Certified Technology
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