PROJECT ESSENTIALS - TIMELINE AND TASKS

Course Overview

This course is created for students who have either little of no working knowledge of Microsoft Project with little or no project management skills and experience. The course will teach you how to setup a new Project, create, schedule and link tasks, utilise the base, resource and customised calendars, work with different tables and views, resources and costs, generate reports and finalise a project. This course is essential for people looking to attain a solid foundation and working knowledge of Microsoft Project. Our highly experienced Project trainers and consultants will share their insider "tips and tricks" when setting up and managing a project.

Who Should Attend

This course is perfect for students who may be self-taught or a complete newbie and want to attain a solid understanding of how to confidently and effectively manage a project. Typically, students who attend this course are looking to familiarise themselves with the essential fundamentals and concepts of working with Microsoft Project. Unlike other Project courses on the market, this course will focus on managing tasks and timelines including the Ghantt chart.

In summary, this course is targeted toward students who have little or no experience with Microsoft Project and are looking to fast track their project management and reporting skills. Raising the Bar has public courses available for individuals as well as closed group training sessions for companies and organisations in Sydney, Brisbance, Melbourne and Canberra.

Course Prerequisites

Students require little or no knowledge of Microsoft Project however basic keyboard and computer skills would be advantageous.

Raising the Bar

1300 937 782

www.rtb.com.au

Exploring Microsoft Project

Why use MS Project?
Starting Microsoft Project
Navigation - Tabs and Ribbons
The Backstage View
Customise the Ribbon
The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)
Navigate Within a Project
Close a File

Setting Up A Project

Initial Planning And Considerations
Setting Up The Calendars
Update the Calendar for Task Scheduling
Set the Working Time for Resources
Add Public Holidays To The Calendar
Working With A Resources Calendar
Set the Project Start Date

Adding Tasks and Durations

Tasks and the Gantt Chart
Enter Working Time Task Durations
Enter Elapsed Time Task Durations
Set Milestones
Adding Summary Tasks
Enter a Second Phase
Expand and Collapse Summary Tasks
Show WBS Codes
Sorting And Reordering Tasks

Relationships Between Tasks

Working With Task Mode
Inactive Tasks
Understanding Relationships
Relate Tasks
The Link Tasks Tool
Modify An Existing Relationship
Autolinking Tasks
Link Manually Scheduled Tasks
Apply Task Leads and Lags
Display The Critical Path
Trace Task Paths
Setting Task Constraints
Redisplay the Critical Path
Split the Flow of Control
Setting Task Deadlines
Set Recurring Tasks
Activate the Timeline
Pan and Zoom with the Timeline
Copy the Timeline

Costs, Baselines and Tracking

View the Progress of Your Project
View Project Statistics
Set Fixed Costs for Tasks
View the Baseline
The Tracking Gantt View
Tracking Tasks and Constraints
Update the Task Percentage Complete
Set Actual Start and Finish Times
Update Actual and Remaining Task Duration
Update the Project

Project Reporting

Print the Gantt Chart
The Bar Styles Dialogue Box
Page Setup for Printing
Printing Tables
Filtering Project Tasks
Create a Custom Filter
Create a Custom Table
View Progress Lines
View Built-In Reports
View Burndown Reports
Modify an Existing Report

Sharing Project Data with Other Office Applications

Export Data Using Copy and Paste
Import Data Using Copy and Paste
The Copy Picture button
Use Visual Reports
Save A Project To A OneDrive Account
Open The Project From OneDrive