Microsoft Project Introductory

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Getting Started
Why do you need to use Microsoft Project?
What information do you want to extract?
What data do you need to provide?

The Basics
Create a project plan
Save a plan
Open a plan

Terminology
What is the critical path?
Why do you need to know the critical path?
What is the baseline?
The advantages of using a baseline?

Build a plan
Set the project start date
Set the calendars
Outline the plan (work breakdown structure)
Enter the tasks
Task notes
Link tasks
Enter durations
Setting milestones

Costing a project
Differences between task and resource costs
Entering cost rates

Constraining Tasks
Difference between deadlines and constraints
Set a deadline
Discuss types of constraints
Set a constraint


Resourcing the project
Creating resources
Methods of resourcing
Allocating resources
The impact of task types
Task priorities
Resource levelling

Setting a Baseline
When to set a baseline
Set a baseline
Clear a baseline

Tracking
Why track?
Methods of tracking
Working with the tracking toolbar
Tracking in different views

Views and Tables
What are views and table
Changing tables
Viewing the project in different ways
Advantages of particular views

Filters
Why filter
Autofilter
Normal filtering
Highlighting filters

Reports
Types of reports
How tables and filters impact on reports
Printing reports and views

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Further Details

Getting Started
Why do you need to use Microsoft Project?
What information do you want to extract?
What data do you need to provide?

The Basics
Create a project plan
Save a plan
Open a plan

Terminology
What is the critical path?
Why do you need to know the critical path?
What is the baseline?
The advantages of using a baseline?

Build a plan
Set the project start date
Set the calendars
Outline the plan (work breakdown structure)
Enter the tasks
Task notes
Link tasks
Enter durations
Setting milestones

Costing a project
Differences between task and resource costs
Entering cost rates

Constraining Tasks
Difference between deadlines and constraints
Set a deadline
Discuss types of constraints
Set a constraint


Resourcing the project
Creating resources
Methods of resourcing
Allocating resources
The impact of task types
Task priorities
Resource levelling

Setting a Baseline
When to set a baseline
Set a baseline
Clear a baseline

Tracking
Why track?
Methods of tracking
Working with the tracking toolbar
Tracking in different views

Views and Tables
What are views and table
Changing tables
Viewing the project in different ways
Advantages of particular views

Filters
Why filter
Autofilter
Normal filtering
Highlighting filters

Reports
Types of reports
How tables and filters impact on reports
Printing reports and views

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