Microsoft Project, the world's most popular project management software, is a powerful application that you can use to efficiently plan, manage, and communicate project information.
If you need software to handle dynamic scheduling, manage resources, and support better communication, Microsoft Project is the tool for you. It is designed for anyone who oversees a team, plans a budget, juggles schedules, or has deadlines to meet - in short, anyone who manages a project as part of their job in today's busy working world.
Prerequisites
No previous experience of MS Project is required. |
General
- Start Project
- Summary Information – Project, Stats, & Document
- Link Projects & Insert Projects Into An Existing Project
- Consolidate Project Files (Link Files & Set The Update Links Option)
- Resource Pool (Create & Use To Share Resources; Set Precedence)
Gantt Chart
- Interpretation Of
- Change The Timescale
- Customise Screen & Chart to display task information (float, start/ finish dates, cost, Id, etc)
Additional Views
- Use & Customise Calendar
- What Are Resource Usage/ Resource Graph Views
- Swith Between Views From Within Split View
Task Relationships
- The 4 Relationship Types
- Establish Links
- How To Use Slack
- Lag & Lead Time
- Outline The Schedule (ie Create Subtasks)
Task Properties
- Task Duration Types
- Fixed Duration Scheduling & Resource Driven Scheduling
- Milestones
- Assign Fixed Costs & Time Restrictions
- Assign Priorities (For Leveling)
- Create & Assign WBS Codes
- Split Tasks
- Sort Tasks
- Set Time Constraints & Deadlines
- Work With Extensions Of Time
Filters
- Use Standard
- Create Custom
- Autofilters
Critical Path
- GanttChart Wizard
- Display With Filter/Group
- Display Slack on the Critical Path
- Activity Float
- Terminal Float
- Total Float
- Contractor Time Risk Allowance
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Calendars
- Base, Project & Resource Calendar
- Create Custom Calendars & Assign To Project & Resources
- Edit Existing Calendar - Change Working Times, etc
- Copy Between Project Files And To Templates
Resources
- Create Using
- Resource Sheet
- Resource Assignment Button
- Task Information Dialogue Box
- Assign To Tasks
- Task Usage
- Associate With Calendars
- Specify Project Availability
- Create Schedule Of Rates
Resource Overallocation
- Identify Affected Tasks
- Resolve Overallocation - Manually & By Automatic Leveling
- Leveling By Task Priority
Reduce Project Duration
- Lag & Lead Time
- Add Resources To Appropriate Tasks (Resource Driven)
Baseline Plan
- Use Of
- Set Baseline/ Save Interim Plan For Entire Project Or Selected Tasks
- Update Baseline to Reflect Practical Changes
Track Project Progress
- Change Current Date Of Active Project
- Enter Actual Data For Current/ Completed Tasks
- Track In-Progress Tasks
- Update Task & Project Progress
- Use Reports & Statistics To View Project Progress
- Compare Actual Progress with baseline plan - using alternative display formats
Reports & Views
- View Existing Reports
- Customose Existing Reports (Apply Date Filters, Change Time Grouping Period, etc)
- Customise Views
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