Learn Microsoft Project For Software Development

Learn to structure a software development project in microsoft project by creating four phase headings—initiation, planning, execution, and close—and indent subsections to build a collapsible gantt plan.

Add and structure tasks within the initiation and design phases, indent subtasks, and set durations to drive the Gantt chart. Explore task import as a next step.

Edit, move, and delete tasks in Microsoft Project for software development, adjust durations and time patterns, manage task information and priority, and use undo for safe changes.

Learn to add notes and attachments to tasks in the task information box, format notes, hover to view text, and link or embed external documents with icons.

Learn to use the timeline view in Microsoft Project to hand-pick tasks from a large project, creating a filtered timeline that shows only selected tasks.

Take a snapshot of the current plan as the baseline to measure progress, then compare current progress and costs against it using tracking Gantt and statistics.

Change the current date in project information and customize the today line through grid lines to highlight today on both the Gantt and tracking Gantt.

Track project progress by comparing baseline and actuals in a gantt chart, monitor start and finish dates, and manage budget with regular cost tracking and contingency planning.

Learn how to save your software development plan as a reusable project template in Microsoft Project, set the default personal templates location, and reuse it via file new, personal templates.