Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project
This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to the basics of the Microsoft® Project application
The course will also provide an overview of the project plan, tasks, and resources Additionally, the course
provides information on tracking project progress and advanced task scheduling An outline on reporting,
troubleshooting, and customizing views will be provided by the course You will also get information on
sharing project information, resource pooling and consolidation, along with an update on new features in
the Microsoft® Project application

Course Deliverables
After successful completion of this course, participants will be able to do:-
 Manage projects using the Microsoft® Project application
 Manage resources and assignments within a project
 Track the project progress using various features
 Create a task-based schedule for the project
 Share project information

Target Audients for this course?

All professionals who manage projects should do this course This course will help them in better
management of their projects through Microsoft project Managers, schedulers and others who are using
this tool to manage their project should also do this course and get certified to increase their efficiency

Course Duration
It is a 3 days instructor led course that comprises theoretical concepts, lots of activities and hands on lab
practice.

Course Contents
1. Basics of Microsoft® Project
1.1. Basics of Microsoft Project
1.2. Introduction
1.3. Project Management
1.4. Microsoft Project
1.5. Microsoft Project Editions
1.6. Features of microsoft project
1.7. Calendar types
1.8. Project Options
1.9. Business Scenario Changing Currency in Project Options
1.10. Business Scenario Expanding and Collapsing the Ribbon
1.11. Business Scenario Customizing the Ribbon
1.12. Business Scenario Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
2. Creating a Project Plan
2.1. Basic Information For A New Project
2.2. Microsoft Project Interface
2.3. Create Project From A Blank Project Template

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2.4. Components Of A Blank Project Template

2.5. Create Project From An Existing Template
2.6. Business Scenario Creating a Project from an Existing Template
2.7. Create Project From An Existing Project
2.8. Create Project From Microsoft Excel Workbook
2.9. Business Scenario Importing Tasks from Excel
2.10. Create Project From Microsoft SharePoint Tasks List
2.11. Sample SharePoint Tasks List
2.12. Base Calendar
2.13. Types of Base Calendar
2.14. Business Scenario Updating the Working Days in a Project Calendar
2.15. Create New Base Calendar
2.16. Set Baseline
2.17. Create A Template From A Completed Project
3. Project Tasks
3.1. Add New Task in Microsoft Project
3.2. Business Scenario Adding New Tasks
3.3. Manually Scheduled Tasks Vs Auto Scheduled Tasks
3.4. Project Outline
3.5. Creating Task Dependencies with Links
3.6. Business Scenario Organizing Tasks
3.7. Create Project Milestones
3.8. Rearranging Tasks
3.9. Business Scenario Rearranging Tasks
3.10. Inactive Tasks
3.11. Timeline View
3.12. Project Summary
4. Project Resources
4.1. Resources
4.2. Advantages of Creating Resources
4.3. Responsibility Matrix
4.4. Types of Resources
4.5. Add Resources
4.6. Add Resources contd
4.7. Work Resources
4.8. Business Scenario Add a Work Resource
4.9. material resources
4.10. Business Scenario Add Material Resources
4.11. Cost Resources
4.12. Business Scenario Add a Cost Resource
4.13. generic resources
4.14. Business Scenario Assign Work Resources to Tasks
4.15. Resource Costs
4.16. Resource Assignments
4.17. Create Resource Assignments

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4.18. Business Scenario Assign Cost Resources to Tasks

4.19. Business Scenario Assign Material Resources to Tasks
4.20. Business Scenario Add Part Time Generic Work Resource to Task
5. Tracking Project Progress
5.1. Resource allocation
5.2. Display Current Resource Allocations And Assignments
5.3. Resource Sheet View
5.4. Resource Usage View
5.5. Team Planner View
5.6. Business Scenario - Manage Resource Allocation
5.7. Replace Resources On Tasks
5.8. Resources Leveling
5.9. Resource Leveling Options
5.10. Business Scenario - Resource Leveling
5.11. Resource Assignment
5.12. Resource Calendar
5.13. Cost Accrual Method
5.14. Cost Accrual Method Contd
5.15. Business Scenario - Accrued Cost
6. Advanced Task Scheduling
6.1. Logical Scheduling Model
6.2. Tracking Project Actuals
6.3. Adding Actual Dates, Durations, and Work
6.4. Business Scenario - Adding an Actual Start Date
6.5. Adding Date Constraints
6.6. Business Scenario - Adding Date Constraints
6.7. Setting Deadlines
6.8. Business Scenario - Setting a Deadline
6.9. Adding Project Percentage
6.10. Task Usage View
6.11. User-Controlled Schedules
6.12. Duration Equation and Task Types
6.13. Effort Driven Scheduling
6.14. Applying Calendars To Tasks
6.15. Estimated Duration
6.16. Warnings and Suggestions
6.17. Creating Formula With IIF Function
6.18. Business Scenario - Using Formulas
6.19. Business Scenario - Using Graphical Indicators with Formulas
7. Reporting and Troubleshooting
7.1. Reporting
7.2. Troubleshooting
7.3. Schedule Variance Task Slippage
7.4. Schedule Variance Late Task
7.5. Business Scenario - Late Tasks

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7.6. Grouping Of Related Tasks

7.7. Filtering Of Related Tasks
7.8. Task Inspector
7.9. Task path
7.10. Critical Path Method
7.11. Business Scenario - View Critical Path
7.12. Slack Time
7.13. Business Scenario - Task Slack
7.14. Reports and Dashboards
7.15. Business Scenario - View Reports and Dashboards
7.16. Cumulative Fields
7.17. Business Scenario - Cumulative Fields
8. Customizing Views
8.1. Views
8.2. Work with Views
8.3. Customize Existing Views
8.4. Customizing Views
8.5. Apply Filters To Views
8.6. AutoFilter
8.7. Create A New View
8.8. Business Scenario - Create a New View
8.9. Share A View With Another Project
8.10. Business Scenario - Share a View with Another Project
8.11. Create A New Table
8.12. Business Scenario - Create and Apply a New Table
8.13. Customize a Table
8.14. Business Scenario - Customize a Table
9. Sharing Project Information
9.1. Sharing Data With Excel
9.2. Business Scenario - Sharing Files with Excel
9.3. Sharing Data with Other Office Apps
9.4. Embedding And Linking Files To Other Office Apps
9.5. Embedding and Linking Files from Other Office Apps
9.6. Exporting Data from Microsoft Project to Visio and Vice Versa
9.7. Business Scenario - Sharing Data with Visio
9.8. Sharing Data with SharePoint
9.9. Ways To Extend The Capability Of Microsoft Project
9.10. Acquire Templates From OfficeCom
9.11. Business Scenario - Acquiring a Template from Officecom
9.12. Acquire Apps from the Office Store
9.13. Business Scenario - Acquiring Apps from Office Store
9.14. Automating Tasks with VBA
9.15. Business Scenario - Automating a Task with VBA
10. Resource Pooling and Consolidation
10.1. Resource Pooling And Consolidation

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10.2. Introduction To Resource Pool

10.3. Create A Shared Resource Pool
10.4. Business Scenario - Create a Resource Pool
10.5. Connect to Resource Pool
10.6. Business Scenario - Share Resource Pool
10.7. Master Projects and Subprojects
10.8. Business Scenario - Add Tasks to a Resource Pool
10.9. Inter-Project Dependencies
10.10. Resolve Resource Conflicts Between Shared Projects
10.11. Business Scenario - Resolve Conflicts in Shared Resource Pool
10.12. Overall Project Status
11. New Features in Microsoft® Project
11.1. Pinning And Saving Files
11.2. Using Microsoft Project
11.3. Task Path
11.4. Lync Integration
11.5. Report Customization
11.6. Example Of Report Customization

Lab Setup

12. Trainer Machine

1.1. IBM PC with min 2 GHZ CPU 8 GB RAM
1.2. Windows operating system with MS Office 2007 or above and MS Project
1.3. Projector, Whiteboard/marker, Speakers
1.4. Data sharing enabled
1.5. High speed internet connection
13. Trainee Machine
1.6. IBM PC with min 2 GHZ CPU 8 GB RAM
1.7. Windows operating system with MS Office 2007 or above and MS Project
1.8. Data sharing enabled

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