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Planning & Control Using Microsoft Project 2013, 2016 & 2019

Name: Planning & Control Using Microsoft Project 2013, 2016 & 2019
Rating: 4.6 (57 reviews)

Plan and control projects with and without resources using Microsoft Project 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365.

Created byRoy Dunlop

Last updated 2/2023

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What you'll learn

This course aims to teaching students how to plan and control projects with and without resources so your schedule will be accepted for litagation purposes.
Takes you up to an intermediate level.
Suitable for Microsoft Project 2013, 2016 and 2019.
Teaches you to update projects properly so the schedule will be accepted for the substantalion of delay claims.

Course content

20 sections • 39 lectures • 7h 53m total length

Introduction, Course Agenda and Understanding the Studen4:37
Learn planning and control with Microsoft Project 2013, 2016, and 2019 by creating templates, setting baselines, updating resources and costs, and applying filters, grouping, and reports through hands-on workshops.
Module 1 – Introduction9:38
Module 1 – Introduction

Module 3 - Navigation and Setting the Options20:01
Topics:
- Starting Microsoft Project Professional and Standard
- Identify the Parts of the Project Screen
- Customizing the Screen
- Microsoft Project Windows
- Status Bar
- Forms Available from the Ribbon Groups
- Right-clicking with the Mouse
- Finding the Task Bars in the Gantt Chart
- Setting up the Options
- Mouse Pointers
- Select All button
- Short Cut Keys
- Help – Tell me what to do
Workshop 1 – Navigation and Setting Your Project Options22:26
Navigate the Microsoft Project interface and set durations to days, manage the quick access toolbar and ribbon, and configure calendars and templates for predictable schedules.

Module 4 - Creating Projects and Templates10:28
Topics:
- Starting Microsoft Project
- Creating a Blank Project
- Opening an Existing Project
- Re-opening a Project
- Creating a Project Template
- Creating a New Project from a Template
- Saving Additional Project Information
- Using the Alt Key and Keystrokes to Access Commands
- Saving a Project
- Closing Microsoft Project
- Workshop 2 - Creating a Project.
Workshop 2 - Creating Project and Templates8:06
Learn to set up a Microsoft Project template, configure file options, download and customize templates, define start dates, enter project information, and preview prints across views.

Module 6 – Adding Tasks23:22
Topics:
- Understanding Tasks
- Adding New Tasks
- Understanding Change Highlight
- Copying and Pasting Tasks
- Copying Tasks from Other Programs
- Milestones
- Reordering Tasks by Dragging
- Sorting Tasks
- Task Information Form
- Elapsed Durations
- Indicators Column
- Assigning Calendars to Tasks
- Workshop 4 - Adding Tasks.
Workshop 4 - Adding Tasks2:14
Add tasks and durations to build the project schedule with auto scheduled activities, a six-day week calendar, and a Gantt chart showing total negative float and milestones.

Module 8 – Formatting the Display26:58
Topics:
- Formatting the Columns
- Formatting Time Units
- Formatting the Bars
- Row Height
- Format Fonts
- Format Timescale
- Format Gridlines
- Format Colors
- Format Links, Dependencies, Relationships, or Logic Lines
- Workshop 6 - Formatting the Bar Chart.
Workshop 6 - Formatting the Bar Chart4:38
Format and customize the bar chart in Microsoft Project, applying Gantt chart views with names on bars, total float, and negative float, adjust headers, footers, and print options.

Module 10 – Network Diagram View12:46
Topics:
- Understanding the Network Diagram View
- Adding and Deleting Tasks in the Network Diagram View
- Adding, Editing and Deleting Dependencies
- Formatting the Task Boxes
- Formatting Individual Boxes
- Formatting the Display and Relationship Lines
- Early Date, Late Date and Float/Slack Calculations
- Workshop 8 – Schedule Calculations.
Workshop 8 – Network Diagram and Schedule Calculations3:46
Learn to read and edit a network diagram in Microsoft Project, identify critical and non-critical tasks, adjust layouts, and perform early and late pass schedule calculations.

Requirements

Students should be working in a project environment and understand how projects are planned and controlled.
Students should have knowledge of the following subjects project management processes, how to plan a project including the development of a Work Breakdown Structure and experience in the use of PCs and an understanding of the operating system.

Description

This course aims to teaching students how to plan and control projects with and without resources up to an intermediate level using Microsoft Project 2013, 2016 and 2019.

This course aim to teach participants:

- The user interface and how to create projects,

- Scheduling projects without resources,

- Filters layouts, printing, baselines,

- Updating an un-resourced project,

- Creating and assigning roles and resources,

- Controlling projects with resources and costs,

- Tools and utilities.

Who this course is for:

Project managers and schedulers who wish to learn how to use the software to schedule and control projects.
Programme Managers, Project Managers and Project Control staff evaluating the software against their organizational requirements.

Planning & Control Using Microsoft Project 2013, 2016 & 2019

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Introduction2 lectures • 14min

Creating a Project Schedule1 lecture • 20min

Navigation and Setting the Options2 lectures • 42min

Creating Projects and Templates2 lectures • 19min

Defining Calendars2 lectures • 26min

Adding Tasks2 lectures • 26min

Organizing Tasks Using Outlining2 lectures • 10min

Formatting the Display2 lectures • 32min

Adding Task Dependencies2 lectures • 18min

Network Diagram View2 lectures • 17min

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