An Introduction to Microsoft Project 2010 and 2013

By Ben Howard
This course introduces the novice user to Microsoft Project, and provides the user with the basic key concepts required in order to successfully get to grips with and use the software.
Course info
Rating
(407)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jan 6, 2014
Duration
2h 39m
Table of contents
Introduction
Introduction 1m Who is This Course Aimed At? 1m What's in the Course? 2m What is Microsoft Project? 2m Excel or Project? 3m Understanding the SKU Soup 3m Checking out Your Verson 2m Summary 1m
Basic Project Management Concepts and Terminology
Introduction 1m Terminology 2m Plan vs Schedule 2m Planning Process 2m Project Constraints 2m The Work Breakdown Structure 1m The WBS in Project 1m Dependencies and Durations 1m The Dependency Network and Critical Path 3m Microsoft Project and the Critical Path 1m Project Resources 1m Summary 2m
Microsoft Project Internals
Introduction 1m Components 2m MS Project Data as a Database 1m MS Project Database Demo 3m Summary 1m
Navigating the Project Interface
Introduction 1m Navigating the Project Interface 6m Understanding Views 3m Demo – Navigating the Project Interface and Changing the View 14m Summary 1m
Saving Your First Plan
Introduction 1m Where in the Process Are We? 1m Entering the 1st Set of Data 1m Demo - Entering the 1st Set of Data 3m Where to Save the Project to 1m Demo - Where to Save the Project to 4m Summary 1m
Creating the Task List
Introduction 1m WBS and Outline Levels 1m Task Creation Options 2m Manual vs Auto Scheduled Mode 2m Demo - Entering Tasks Manually 5m Demo - Cut and Paste from Word 1m Demo - Import from Excel 3m Demo - Sync to SharePoint 4m Demo - Templates 3m Summary 2m
Entering Task Durations
Introduction 1m Manually Scheduled Tasks 1m Auto Scheduled Tasks 1m Personal Choice 0m Estimates Over Time 1m Switching Task Mode 1m Demo - Introduction 0m Demo 7m Summary 2m
Task Sequencing
Introduction 1m Sequencing Tasks 1m Terminology 1m Dependency Types 2m Lag and Lead Times 0m Sequencing Manually Scheduled Tasks 1m Demo - Sequencing Manually Scheduled Tasks 7m Sequencing Auto Scheduled Tasks 1m Demo - Sequencing Auto Scheduled Tasks 2m Best Practices 0m Summary 1m
The Timeline
Introduction 0m Timeline Introduction 1m Project Timelines 0m The Timeline in Microsoft Project 1m Demo - Adding Tasks to the Timeline 8m Copying the Timeline to Other Applications 1m Demo - Copying the Timeline to PowerPoint 2m Summary 1m
Printing
Introduction 1m Printing the Gantt Chart 1m This is What You See! 1m And This is What You Get! 1m It's Not Quite WYSIWYG 1m Demo - Printing the Gantt Chart 4m Demo - Printing the Timeline 1m Summary 1m
Description
Course info
Rating
(407)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jan 6, 2014
Duration
2h 39m
Description

The course introduces the user to both Microsoft Project and key project management concepts and terminology. The course is designed to teach the student some very basic project management theory, and how to use Microsoft Project in order to create their first project schedule. Once the project is created then we discuss the options for sharing salient project information with the project stakeholders. This course covers the following PMBOK® Process Groups: Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling. This course covers the following PMBOK® Knowledge Areas: Project Scope Management, Project Time Management, Project Human Resource Management, Project Communications Management.

About the author
Ben Howard
About the author

Ben is a Microsoft Project, Project Server/Online consultant, and Data Specialist with over 20 years of implementation experience. He has been a Microsoft MVP for nine years, as well as blogging on various project server scenarios, has articles published on the Microsoft Project User Group (MPUG), and is the author of Microsoft Project 2013 Plain & Simple.

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