Asta Powerproject for Beginners

Name: Asta Powerproject for Beginners
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Learn the essentials of Asta Powerproject with this hands-on training, easy to follow steps and exercise files.

Created byDuygu Bolikowski

Last updated 9/2017

English

What you'll learn

Create projects using appropriate templates
Navigate with interface
Customize interface and add key shortcuts
Create tasks, move on the bar chart and edit their duration
Link tasks with various methods
Build project hierarchy with sub charts, expanded tasks and summary tasks
Work with hammock tasks
Set up a Work Breakdown Structure
Change project hierarchy appearance
Create codes and assign them onto the tasks
Filter tasks with defined criteria
Sort and group tasks with defined criteria
Add task notes
Enrich your project with OLE objects, pictures and text
Customize spreadsheet appearance
Display task data on the bar chart
Format task appearances on bar chart and control display switches

Course content

6 sections • 51 lectures • 1h 53m total length

Creating a new project3:27
Interface demostration5:38
Customize the ribbon4:47

Creating Tasks2:39
Learn to create tasks in Asta Powerproject using bar chart or typed names, assign durations, start dates, and milestones, and copy from Excel to batch-create tasks.
Editing the duration of tasks2:16
Learn to edit task durations in Asta Powerproject for beginners by dragging the bar chart, typing days, weeks, or months, and using task properties to set start, finish, and duration.
Moving tasks on the bar chart2:12
Move tasks along the bar chart timeline by dragging, speaking, or editing in properties view; adjust the start or finish date while preserving duration, using calendar prompts and right-click properties.
Multiple tasks on the same bar1:56
Adding new activities into schedule1:11
Add new activities into your existing schedule by inserting between existing activities using the insert bar or keyboard shortcut, then link them to existing tasks to reschedule the project.
Marking project milestones1:20
Learn how to mark milestones in Asta Powerproject by turning activities into zero-day milestones with a diamond symbol, using right-click or linking.
Rolling up tasks onto a single bar1:21
Marking tasks for hiding1:15
Setting up WBN task IDs1:48
Undo/Redo1:03
Learn to undo and redo actions in your project, even after saving, by viewing the activity list and selecting a point to revert to.
Creating relationships between tasks3:36
Block linking0:58
Linking tasks using from/to option2:42
Moving links0:35
Linking tasks using spreadsheet2:30
Curved link0:40
Selecting links0:42
Link category2:12
Selecting links using link category1:26
Maintain task offset1:21
Linking multiple tasks on the bar1:37

Project hierarchy using subcharts / expanded tasks3:34
Turning sub charts into projects1:09
Working with summary tasks4:48
Summary tasks indicator in the spreadsheet0:45
Nesting summary tasks1:44
Learn to nest summary tasks under existing tasks, copy them with their activities, and indent to form a hierarchical structure, then collapse levels in the project view.
Project hierarchy appearance3:10
Configure a multi-level project hierarchy in Asta Powerproject by setting up levels, assigning background colors to each level, and selecting whether colors appear on the bar chart or the spreadsheet.
Setting up a Work Breakdown Structure3:32
Working with hammocks1:41
Create and manage hammocks to group selected activities, then view their total duration, start and finish days, and cost or allocation information as a summary of the included activities.
Showing the project hierarchy at different levels1:02
Explore how to expand and collapse a project hierarchy across three levels in site planning, so you can selectively display levels and manage activities.
Counting the number of items in summary groups and charts0:43

Creating code libraries2:45
Assigning codes to tasks2:43
Filtering tasks using activity codes3:48
Learn to filter tasks by activity codes using custom risk-level filters, configure display options, modify properties, and apply targeted filters for task types, allocations, and quarters.
Reverse selection while filtering0:49
Using multiple criteria for filtering1:43
Learn to filter activities in Asta Powerproject using multiple criteria, combining conditions with all criteria or any criteria to display high risk levels and specific companies.
Sorting and grouping tasks2:04
Explore sorting and grouping tasks in Asta Powerproject by creating new groupings, naming them by subcontractors, applying filters, and customizing line types and colors to visualize grouped tasks.
Adding sub-heading while sorting tasks2:37
Using multiple criteria for sorting/grouping1:47
Sorting/grouping tasks with retaining hierarchy2:13

Requirements

No prior Asta Powerproject knowledge required. This course is designed for beginners

Description

This course is the first and only Asta Powerproject online training.

Asta Powerproject is easy-to-use and extremely powerful project management software and preferred by thousands of construction professionals throughout the world.

During this introductory course, we discover the basics of Asta Powerproject. We start with navigating interface and learn how to customize interface adding new commands and key shortcuts. You will learn how to create a project, understand the concept of using templates, build up a portfolio of projects, set up project hierarchy with WBS, sub charts, summary and expanded tasks, enter data into a project plan, creating tasks and learn how to categorize tasks with codes, filtering, sorting and grouping options, enrich project schedule with adding text annotations, OLE objects and images, add task notes and formatting bar chart, display switches and customizing spreadsheet.

This course contains a quiz and plenty of exercises that help you fully understand all the concepts.

Who this course is for:

Project managers
Construction managers
Schedulers
Site managers
As well as project managers from other industries
Anyone who wants to use a powerful project management software

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Getting started with Asta Powerproject3 lectures • 14min

Building your project21 lectures • 35min

Creating hierarchy10 lectures • 22min

Categorizing your tasks9 lectures • 20min

Annotating your project and display settings7 lectures • 22min

Conclusion and Exercises1 lecture • 1min

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