Microsoft PowerPoint Intermediate

Microsoft Project

Duration: 3 Days 

Lessons 1: Introduction 

• Who Will Benefit Most from This Course 

• Features 

Lessons 2: Project Management Basics 

• Projects and Project Managers 

• The Project Triangle 

• Project Processes 

• Project Management Methodologies 

• More About Project Management 

Lessons 3: Introducing Microsoft Project 

• How Microsoft Project Helps 

• Microsoft Project Solutions 

• Touring the Microsoft Project App 

• Get Help with Project 

Lessons 4: Establish a Strong Foundation 

• Initiate the Project 

• Start Planning 

• Organize Project Plan Documents 

• Set Milestones 

Lessons 5: Set Up the Project and Tasks 

• Start a New Project Plan 

• Set the Project Start Date 

• Enter Task Names 

• Sequence Tasks 

• Organize the Task Outline 

Lessons 6: Build the Schedule 

• Decide on Automatic Scheduling 

• Get to Know the Gantt Chart 

• Enter Task Durations

• Link Dependent Tasks 

• Schedule Sprints for an Agile Project 

• Identify Any Hardwired Dates 

• Enter Deadline Reminders 

• Use Project and Task Calendars 

Lessons 7: Set Up Resources 

• Add Resources to the Plan 

• Enter Resource Costs 

• Refine Resource Unit Availability 

• Customize Resource Calendars 

Lessons 8: Assign Resources to Tasks 

• Assign Work Resources to Tasks 

• Assign Material Resources to Tasks 

• Assign Cost Resources to Tasks 

• Review Resource Assignments 

• See Task Costs from Assignments 

• Change Assignments 

Lessons 9: Check and Adjust the Project 

• Check the Project Finish Date 

• Check Costs 

• Check Resource Assignments 

• Set the Project Baseline 

Lessons 10: Track Project Information 

• Collect Progress Information 

• Enter Actuals in a Waterfall Project 

• Update Status in an Agile Project 

• Respond to Changes 

Lessons 11: View Project Information 

• See the Data You Need 

• Change Columns in a Sheet View 

• Print a View 

• Work with More Views 

Lessons 12: Customize Project Information 

• Customize a Sheet View 

• Customize a Gantt View

• Customize a Board View 

• Set Options and Preferences 

Lessons 13: Report Project Information 

• Work with Reports 

• Work with Dashboards 

• Create a New Report or Dashboard 

• Print a Report 

Lessons 14: Obtain Project Acceptance 

• Present the Project to the Sponsor 

• Secure Official Project Sign-Off 

• Celebrate With Your Team 

Lessons 15: Retain Project History 

• Document Lessons Learned 

• Archive Project History 

Hands-on LAB Activities 

Establish a Strong Foundation 

• Attaching a Document to a Project Plan 

Set Up the Project and Tasks 

• Adapting a Project Template 

• Creating a New Blank Project 

• Setting the Project Start Date 

• Working with Tasks on the Task Sheet 

Build the Schedule 

• Setting Calendar Options 

• Setting Deadlines 

Set Up Resources 

• Switching to the Resource Sheet 

• Customizing Resource Calendars 

Assign Resources to Tasks 

• Assigning Work Resources to Tasks

• Assigning Material Resources to Tasks 

• Assigning Cost Resources to Tasks 

• Replacing a Resource Assignment 

Check and Adjust the Project 

• Adding the Project Entry Bar to the Project 

• Setting a Project Baseline 

View Project Information 

• Sorting Project Information by a Specific Field 

• Adjusting the Timescale 

• Highlighting Project Information by a Specific Field 

• Adding Columns to a Sheet View 

• Printing the View as a PDF File 

Customize Project Information 

• Changing the Text Wrapping in a Sheet View Column 

• Changing Text Alignment in a Sheet View Column 

• Modifying Text Styles in a Sheet View 

• Formatting Text for an Entire Sheet View 

• Formatting Individual Text in a Sheet View 

• Changing the Color Combination of all the Gantt Bars in a Gantt View 

• Changing the Color of an Individual Gantt Bar 

• Adding Text to the Timescale Area of a Gantt View 

Report Project Information 

• Creating a New Report