Elecosoft (Asta) Powerproject V17 for Unresourced Projects

Master the PowerProject navigation and setting options by exploring toolbars, the project view, the time scale, bar chart, properties and object edit tools, and how to assign resources and calendars.

Import the Eastward Harris quick access toolbar, customize the quick access and ribbon. Navigate the project screen, adjust the time scale, and inspect task properties.

Learn how Powerproject calendars define work patterns and exceptions, including holidays and non-working time, and how to create, copy, and assign calendars to tasks.

Copy and customize calendars to create a five-day and a six-day week, add holidays for 2027 and 2028, and set the five-day calendar as the default for new activities.

Create and edit tasks and milestones in Powerproject by drawing bars or entering names and durations, inserting bars above or below, and managing natural order and start or finish milestones.

Add and structure project tasks and milestones in Powerproject, assign calendars and a six-day week, convert tasks to milestones, and review the critical path and floats to guide scheduling.

Create and manage summary tasks in Powerproject to group detailed tasks, roll up and roll down, indent or delete tasks, and navigate and view levels in the project view.

Create summary tasks at level one for facility extension and levels two and three for technical specification, delivery plan, and bid document, using indent and summarize tasks to outline project.

Learn to link tasks to create a critical path in Power Project, manage predecessors and successors, and apply leads and lags, including multiple relationships, for accurate rescheduling.

Learn to add predecessor and successor links in Powerproject, work with route charts, and reschedule with F9, using live data, calendars, and the Gantt chart.

Learn how to add and remove constraints in powerproject to model external events, set start or finish constraints, and manage reschedule effects and the partial critical path display.

Apply constraints and manage total and free floats in Powerproject to enforce deadlines, handle negative float, and adjust start on or after and finish on dates on the critical path.

Explore other task types in Powerproject, including tasks per line mode, expanded tasks, hammocks, subtasks and buffer tasks, and learn how these features affect links, calendars, and the critical path.

Explore creating tasks in powerproject v17, including tasks per line mode, expanded tasks, hammock tasks, and subheadings.

Format the display in Power Project by adjusting date zones, time scales, grids, and shading; customize views, tables, bars, notes, and timeline annotations for clear presentation.

Format the Powerproject display by adding date lines and three time zones, folding non-working time, and tailoring grid lines, calendars, and columns to show baselines and dates clearly.

Learn to create and manage code libraries, assign single or multiple codes to tasks, control which codes display on bars, and filter tasks by code across project views.

Learn to create and manage code libraries in Elecosoft Powerproject V17 to assign task responsibilities, color-code activities, and filter by person for clear management reports.