Project Planning and Control by Microsoft Project

Introduce a sample project for implementing an ERP system, outlining the scope statement, background, and key steps from procurement to testing and integration, with dates, budget, and resources.

Define the project in Microsoft Project by entering basic information, setting the project start date, and filling the title, subject, and ERP project details in the project information window.

Learn to manage a project calendar by defining holidays and nonworking days, entering religious and national holidays, and adjusting working time in Microsoft Project.

Define the project scope and build a work breakdown structure that decomposes deliverables into work packages, activities, and tasks. Establish milestones to mark key deliverables and guide planning and scheduling.

Learn to define work packages, build an activity list, and establish milestones in MS Project using simple and sample cases, including scope acceptance and zero-duration milestones.

Copy and paste tasks from an existing project into a new microsoft project file using templates, preserving hierarchical levels and adjusting summary tasks for a clean work breakdown structure.

attach notes and files to tasks or resources. insert existing documents into a task using the insert object feature and reference the project scope statement milestone to support project planning.

Explore how to build a network diagram for a sample project by linking tasks with finish-to-start predecessors and estimating duration across simple cases 14–17.

Learn to link tasks in a sample project by setting predecessors and successors, applying lag time, and using start and finish dependencies to coordinate the schedule.

Link tasks in the sample project by establishing predecessors and successors within the network diagram. Walk through detailing connections and refine links to complete the project plan.

Learn how to link tasks in a sample project, chaining tasks with finish-to-start dependencies, selecting tasks with the control key, and creating direct links in the network diagram.

Learn to link tasks in the sample project by selecting multiple items with the control key, setting predecessors, and verifying an 18-day duration with start and finish dates.

Learn to add a work type resource in MS Project using the resource sheet, define resource types, units, rates, calendars, and cost accrual options.

Change the resource type from work to material, add cable as a material resource, set unit to meter with price 15 Turkish lira, and apply pro-rated charging when used.

Learn how to define a cost type resource in MS Project and switch its type from work to cost to model outsourcing and training costs.

Learn to assign resources and estimates in a project plan by entering details, selecting resource types, setting work hours and units, and calculating duration, total work, and cost.

Change the resource calendar in MS Project and enter a three-day leave in April 2025. Compare calendar days with work days to understand delays and overallocation on tasks.

Discover tips and tricks in MS Project for navigating Gantt charts, task and resource views, assignments, using default, cost, and work tables to read duration, start, finish, and totals.

Analyze plan details in Microsoft Project to determine duration and start and finish dates. Explore costs, project total work, resources, and timescale views to understand task assignments and non-working time.

Learn to identify critical path method (CPM) activities in a project using filters, grouping, and highlight views, and interpret early/late start and finish differences to mark critical tasks.

Learn to customize the detail Gantt view by highlighting critical tasks in red and setting their start and finish dates using the format tools in Microsoft Project.

Identify critical activities in the sample project plan, compare their duration to the project duration, and analyze how a 10 percent bonus on critical resources affects cost versus non-critical work.

Identify and analyze resource over allocation in Microsoft Project by using the resource sheet and resource allocation view, reading indicators and red bars to pinpoint dates and tasks.

Learn how to handle overallocation in a sample project by applying resource leveling strategies, including resource level linking, adding resources, and adjusting task sequences to meet deadlines.

Demonstrate replacing an overallocated resource with an unengaged or new resource in Microsoft Project, and explain why this approach may fail when the original resource remains overallocated.

Extend Martin's calendar to seven days and adjust hours to study impacts on over allocation. The video warns this may not solve the problem and emphasizes careful resource allocation.

Resolve the over allocation problem by introducing a new resource and using total slack to reassign work without extending duration, noting cost increases due to rate differences.

Assign overtime to resources to shorten durations on critical activities in Microsoft Project, while increasing cost and updating task usage and project statistics.

Track overtime in a project, calculate overtime cost, identify who performs overtime, and examine resource usage and pay per person from the project summary.

Learn to plan recursive activities and set up recurring project meetings in Microsoft Project, specifying two-hour sessions every two weeks to streamline scheduling.

Learn how to customize fields in MS Project, including text, number, and cost fields, apply formulas for overheads, and use lookup tables for location in tasks and resources.

Create a new risk table in the project file, name it meaningfully, and add customizable fields for activity name, duration, risk definition, probability, impact, and threat index.

Rename the risk fields to probability and impact, then build a lookup table mapping values to negligible, low, medium, high, and very high.

Create a threat index by multiplying probability and impact in the risk table, then use graphical indicators to show green, yellow, or red based on thresholds of 10 and 16.

Learn how to set a project baseline in Microsoft Project, compare actual progress with the baseline, and track duration, work, and cost across views.

Set the current date, enter actual start and finish, and update work, cost, and percent complete against the baseline in ms project.

Learn to enter actual work and remaining effort, set start dates, and update Gantt chart and cost table in Microsoft Project, then see how delays and constraints affect project duration.

The project update feature in Microsoft Project demonstrates entering actuals, setting the current date, and updating the Gantt chart to reflect percent complete and completed activities.

Stop and restart an activity by rescheduling uncompleted work in Microsoft Project, updating the project and entering the new start date for activity 16, observing duration and cost effects.

Create and apply custom filters and groups in Microsoft Project to track activities by location, such as London, Istanbul, and Amsterdam, and visualize totals with cross table and grouped views.

Explore how to generate and interpret project reports in Microsoft Project, including dashboard and visual reports, cost overview, cash-flow, actuals vs remaining work, and milestone and task summaries.

Coordinate scarce resources across multiple projects by using a shared resource pool in Microsoft Project, assign resources to tasks, and receive over-allocation alerts to prevent conflicts.

Create a master plan by consolidating two projects, linking cross-project activities, and assigning predecessors and successors. See changes propagate to subprojects via a resource pool and external tasks.

Explore the organizer feature in Microsoft Project to manage customized fields, groups, calendars, and filters, and copy settings to the global template for reuse in future projects.

Explore how to compare baselines with current project progress, revise plans after scope changes, and set new baselines using baseline memory area and multiple baselines for effective control.

Learn how to reflect a scope change in a Microsoft Project file, add new tasks and adjust durations, save a new version, and compare projects to view differences between versions.

Explore timeline display, adding tasks and reviewing details, and utilize the team planner to manage manually scheduled tasks for human resource on the calendar.