An Introduction to Microsoft Project 2010 and 2013
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.
What you'll learn
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.
Table of contents
- Version Check 0m
- 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
About the author
Ben is a Power BI & Data Specialist with a healthy interest in Microsoft BI and planning tools. He has over 30 years of customer and implementation experience, has been a Microsoft MVP for 14 years, is a frequent speaker at several European conferences, and blogs and creates videos on a semi-regular basis. He is actively engaged in providing consultancy to UK FTSE companies, and co-runs the Manchester Power BI User Group.