Mastering Microsoft

Project 2013
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 Instructor Slide

Senior instructor
PMP
Microsoft Corporation, MS
Project Team 1990 - 1996

Sam Huffman

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 Learning Objectives
Understand the discipline of project management as it
applies to using MS Project 2013
Create a Work Breakdown Structure
Identify Task Relationships
Define Resources
Make Work Package Estimates
Create an Initial Schedule
Manage and Track the Project
Format Output and Print Reports
Integrate Multiple Projects
Deep Dives Getting Ready for Certification!

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 Project is a Database
Tasks

Assignments

Resources

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How project Management Software
Displays Information

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The Five Step Planning Model

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Overview of Managing with Project

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Setting Up a Project

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Manual Scheduling

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Work Breakdown Structure

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Task relationships

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Defining Resources

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 Work Package Estimates

Work = Duration x Units of Resource

Duration = Work / Units of Resource

Units of Resource = Work / Duration

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Initial Schedule

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 Network Diagram

2 6

1 7
3

4 5
Task
ID

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Calculate Float and Critical Path
3, 4 5, 7
3, 4 5, 7

2 6

8, 9
1, 2 0 0 8, 9
3, 3
1, 2 6, 6
7
1 3

0
0 3
3, 5 6, 6
ES, EF 4, 6 7, 7
LS, LF 5
4
Task
ID
1 1
Float

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Initial Schedule

Backward Pass =
Scheduling from the
finish

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Resource Leveled Schedule

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Resource Leveling Exercise

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Managing the Project

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The Tracking Gantt

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Printing Reports

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Grouping

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Filtering

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Managing Multiple Projects

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Custom Fields

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The Organizer

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 Questions?
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Mastering Microsoft
Project 2013

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