Microsoft Project Step by Step: Planning for Successful Project Management

Course details

If you’re looking for an approachable project management tool, Microsoft Project is hard to beat. It’s easy to use, it allows you to collaborate with others, and it integrates seamlessly with other Microsoft 365 solutions. In this course, join instructor Cindy M. Lewis to get up and running with Microsoft Project and learn more about project management best practices and tools.

Find out how to quickly start a new project plan, build task lists, assign resources, share your plan with others, and track your progress. Along the way, discover how Microsoft Project allows you to capture and fine-tune work and cost details, reorganizing plans as you go. Explore a wide variety of built-in features such as Gantt charts, other views, visualized project schedules, and how to set a baseline and apply common tracking methods so you always know exactly where you are.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Introduction

1. Lesson 1 - Learn about Project and Project Management

02 - Learning objectives
03 - Describe the benefits of scheduling
04 - List and differentiate the items in the Project family
05 - Learn about the new features
06 - Define project management

2. Lesson 2 - Become Familiar with the Interface and Plan Overview Features

07 - Learning objectives
08 - Explore the Project user interface
09 - Manage files and set options in the Backstage view
10 - Work with schedule details in views
11 - Use reports to check a plan s status

3. Lesson 3 - Define the Steps in Plan Creation

12 - Learning objectives
13 - Create a new plan and set its start date
14 - Set nonworking days in the project calendar
15 - Enter the plan title and other properties

4. Lesson 4 - Build an Organized Task List and Create Dependencies

16 - Learning objectives
17 - Create tasks
18 - Switch task scheduling from manual to automatic
19 - Enter task durations and estimates
20 - Enter milestone tasks
21 - Create summary tasks to outline the plan
22 - Link tasks to create dependencies
23 - Check a plan s duration and finish date
24 - Document task information

5. Lesson 5 - Develop Work and Cost Resources

25 - Learning objectives
26 - Set up work resources
27 - Enter the maximum capacity for work resources
28 - Enter work resource pay rates
29 - Adjust working time in a resource calendar
30 - Set up cost resources
31 - Document resources by using notes

6. Lesson 6 - Assign Resources to Tasks

32 - Learning objectives
33 - Assign work resources to tasks
34 - Control work when adding or removing resource assignments
35 - Assign cost resources to tasks
36 - Check the plan after assigning resources

7. Lesson 7 - Format and Share Your Plan

37 - Learning objectives
38 - Customize a Gantt chart view
39 - Add tasks to a Timeline view
40 - Customize reports
41 - Copy views and reports
42 - Print views and reports

8. Lesson 8 - Set a Baseline and Apply Common Tracking Methods

43 - Learning objectives
44 - Understand progress tracking
45 - Save a baseline of your plan
46 - Track a plan as scheduled
47 - Enter a task s completion percentage
48 - Enter actual values for tasks

Conclusion

49 - Summary

Microsoft Project Step by Step: Planning for Successful Project Management

Authors

Cindy Lewis

Microsoft Press