Course Overview
• Create project plans at the level of detail that’s right for your project. Work with summary data initially or shift to a more detailed approach when it’s convenient. Control what tasks Project can schedule automatically or that you’ll schedule manually.
• Manage tasks, costs, work, and resources at whatever level of detail is appropriate for your project’s needs.
• See your project plan data in a variety of views. Apply grouping, highlighting, sorting, and filtering to see your data the way that you want.
• Track and manage your project plan throughout project execution.
• Collaborate and share data with others in your organization using a variety of productivity applications.
• Use resource pools, consolidated projects, and cross-project links to extend your project management focus across multiple projects
Your all-in-one learning experience includes:
• Files for building skills and practicing the book’s lessons
• Fully searchable online eBook with practice files
• Bonus guide to the Ribbon, the new Microsoft Office interface
• Quick course on project management in the Appendix
Target Audience - Beginner / Intermediate
Course Outline
Part 1: Simple Scheduling
Chapter 1. A Guided Tour of Project
Section 1.1. Introducing Project
Section 1.2. The Backstage: Managing Files and Setting Options
Section 1.3. The Ribbon and Tabs: Finding the Features You Want
Section 1.4. Views: Working with Schedule Details the Way You Want
Section 1.5. Key Points
Chapter 2. Creating a Task List
Section 2.1. Creating a New Project Plan
Section 2.2. Entering Task Names
Section 2.3. Entering Durations
Section 2.4. Entering a Milestone
Section 2.5. Organizing Tasks into Phases
Section 2.6. Linking Tasks
Section 2.7. Switching Task Scheduling from Manual to Automatic
Section 2.8. Setting Nonworking Days
Section 2.9. Checking the Plan’s Duration
Section 2.10. Documenting Tasks and the Project Plan
Section 2.11. Key Points
Chapter 3. Setting Up Resources
Section 3.1. Setting Up Work Resources
Section 3.2. Entering Resource Capacity
Section 3.3. Entering Resource Pay Rates
Section 3.4. Adjusting Working Time for Individual Resources
Section 3.5. Setting Up Cost Resources
Section 3.6. Documenting Resources
Section 3.7. Key Points
Chapter 4. Assigning Resources to Tasks
Section 4.1. Assigning Work Resources to Tasks
Section 4.2. Controlling Work When Adding or Removing Resource
Assignments
Section 4.3. Assigning Cost Resources to Tasks
Section 4.4. Key Points
Chapter 5. Formatting and Sharing Your Plan
Section 5.1. Customizing the Gantt Chart View
Section 5.2. Customizing the Timeline View
Section 5.3. Drawing on a Gantt Chart
Section 5.4. Copying Views
Section 5.5. Printing Views
Section 5.6. Customizing and Printing Reports
Section 5.7. Key Points
Chapter 6. Tracking Progress on Tasks
Section 6.1. Saving a Project Baseline
Section 6.2. Tracking a Project as Scheduled
Section 6.3. Entering a Task’s Completion Percentage
Section 6.4. Entering Actual Values for Tasks
Section 6.5. Key Points
Part 2: Advanced Scheduling
Chapter 7. Fine-Tuning Task Details
Section 7.1. Adjusting Task Relationships
Section 7.2. Setting Task Constraints
Section 7.3. Interrupting Work on a Task
Section 7.4. Adjusting Working Time for Individual Tasks
Section 7.5. Changing Task Types
Section 7.6. Entering Deadline Dates
Section 7.7. Entering Fixed Costs
Section 7.8. Setting Up a Recurring Task
Section 7.9. Viewing the Project’s Critical Path
Section 7.10. Scheduling Summary Tasks Manually
Section 7.11. Inactivating Tasks
Section 7.12. Key Points
Chapter 8. Fine-Tuning Resource Details
Section 8.1. Setting Up Resource Availability to Apply at
Different Times
Section 8.2. Entering Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource
Section 8.3. Setting Up Pay Rates to Apply at Different Times
Section 8.4. Setting Up Material Resources
Section 8.5. Key Points
Chapter 9. Fine-Tuning Assignment Details
Section 9.1. Delaying the Start of Assignments
Section 9.2. Applying Contours to Assignments
Section 9.3. Applying Different Cost Rates to Assignments
Section 9.4. Assigning Material Resources to Tasks
Section 9.5. Viewing Resource Capacity
Section 9.6. Adjusting Assignments in the Team Planner View
Section 9.7. Key Points
Chapter 10. Fine-Tuning the Project Plan
Section 10.1. Examining Resource Allocations over Time
Section 10.2. Resolving Resource Overallocations Manually
Section 10.3. Leveling Overallocated Resources
Section 10.4. Checking the Project’s Cost and Finish Date
Section 10.5. Key Points
Chapter 11. Organizing Project Details
Section 11.1. Sorting Project Details
Section 11.2. Grouping Project Details
Section 11.3. Filtering Project Details
Section 11.4. Customizing Tables
Section 11.5. Customizing Views
Section 11.6. Key Points
Chapter 12. Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments
Section 12.1. Updating a Baseline
Section 12.2. Tracking Actual and Remaining Values for Tasks and
Assignments
Section 12.3. Tracking Timephased Actual Work for Tasks and
Assignments
Section 12.4. Rescheduling Incomplete Work
Section 12.5. Key Points
Chapter 13. Viewing and Reporting Project Status
Section 13.1. Identifying Tasks that Have Slipped
Section 13.2. Examining Task Costs
Section 13.3. Examining Resource Costs
Section 13.4. Reporting Project Cost Variance with a Stoplight View
Section 13.5. Key Points
Chapter 14. Getting Your Project Back on Track
Section 14.1. Troubleshooting Time and Schedule Problems
Section 14.2. Troubleshooting Cost and Resource Problems
Section 14.3. Troubleshooting Scope-of-Work Problems
Section 14.4. Key Points
Part 3: Special Subjects
Chapter 15. Applying Advanced Formatting and Printing
Section 15.1. Formatting a Gantt Chart View
Section 15.2. Formatting a Timeline View
Section 15.3. Formatting a Network Diagram View
Section 15.4. Formatting a Calendar View
Section 15.5. Printing Views: Advanced Options
Section 15.6. Printing Reports: Advanced Options
Section 15.7. Key Points
Chapter 16. Customizing Project
Section 16.1. Sharing Custom Elements between Project Plans
Section 16.2. Recording Macros
Section 16.3. Editing Macros
Section 16.4. Customizing the Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
Section 16.5. Key Points
Chapter 17. Sharing Project Information with Other Programs
Section 17.1. Copying Project Data to Other Programs
Section 17.2. Opening Other File Formats in Project
Section 17.3. Saving to Other File Formats from Project
Section 17.4. Generating Visual Reports with Excel and Visio
Section 17.5. Guided Tour: Synchronizing Task Lists Between Project
and SharePoint (Project Professional only)
Section 17.6. Key Points
Chapter 18. Consolidating Projects and Resources
Section 18.1. Creating a Resource Pool
Section 18.2. Viewing Assignment Details in a Resource Pool
Section 18.3. Updating Assignments in a Sharer Plan
Section 18.4. Updating a Resource’s Information in a Resource Pool
Section 18.5. Updating All Plans’ Working Times in a Resource Pool
Section 18.6. Linking New Project Plans to a Resource Pool
Section 18.7. Opening a Sharer Plan and Updating a Resource Pool
Section 18.8. Consolidating Project Plans
Section 18.9. Creating Dependencies Between Projects
Section 18.10. Key Points
Part 4: Appendices (Optional)
Appendix A. A Short Course in Project Management
Section A.1. Understanding What Defines a Project
Section A.2. The Project Triangle: Viewing Projects in Terms of
Time, Cost, and Scope
Section A.3. Time, Cost, and Scope: Managing Project Constraints
Section A.4. Managing Your Projects with Project
Appendix B. Roadmap for Developing Your Project and Project
Management Skills
Section B.1. Joining a Project Learning Community
Section B.2. Joining a Project Management Learning Community
Section B.3. Final Words