Learning Microsoft Project 2016

Learning Microsoft Project 2016

by Guy Vaccaro
Released September 2016
Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
ISBN: 9781491962534

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Video description

This course provides a detailed look at how to use Microsoft Project 2016 software to build, resource, cost out, monitor, and report on project plans for any size or type of project. You'll begin with the basic building blocks of creating project files, task entries, dependencies, and constraints to build and display Gantt charts and timelines.

Then you'll move into more advanced topics like resource allocation tools, project tracking, WBS codes, progress reporting, and how to customize global templates and Gantt charts. Complete this course and you'll possess the skills needed to use all the powerful features of Microsoft Project 2016.

  • Learn to build, resource, cost, and monitor a project plan for projects of any type or size
  • Review core project management concepts as you create a project plan from start to finish
  • Master the ability to set up and manage project tasks, dependencies, constraints, and timelines
  • Discover MS Project's expanded capabilities for handling resource allocation issues
  • Learn to use a completed project plan as a platform for tracking project progress
  • Explore the toolsets used for reporting and exporting project results
  • Discover the Master Project and how it's used to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Learn to customize Gantt charts and global project templates to meet your specific needs
Known for his friendly demeanor, and easy to understand teaching style, Guy Vaccaro has trained thousands of people on Microsoft software over the past fifteen years. Expert on a range of Microsoft products from Office Suite and MS Access to MS Project and more, Guy is the author of thirty seven O'Reilly titles, including Learning Microsoft Excel 2016, Microsoft Project For Software Developers, and Learning SQL.

Table of contents

  1. Getting Started
    1. What Is Project And Do I Need It
    2. About The Author
    3. The Project Professional 2016 Interface
    4. Exploring A Sample Project File
    5. Using The Working Files Included
    6. Using The Tell Me Feature
  2. Creating Your Own Project
    1. Starting A New Project File
    2. Using A Project Template
  3. Project Tasks
    1. Adding Tasks
    2. Editing Moving And Deleting Inactive Tasks
    3. Organizing Tasks Into Groups
    4. Project Summary Estimated And Milestone Tasks
    5. Task Priority Notes And Attachments
    6. How To Make Tasks Dependent On Others
    7. Exploring Different Task Dependencies
    8. Adding A Lag And Exploring Elapsed Time
    9. Spellcheck Find Replace And Formatting
  4. Working With Projects
    1. Gantt Chart Navigation
    2. Sorting And Filtering Tasks
    3. Autofiltering And Custom Filters
    4. Highlighting Tasks Instead Of Filtering
    5. Task Date Constraints And Deadlines
    6. Calendar And Other Available Views
    7. The Task Inspector
    8. What Is The Critical Path
  5. Resourcing Your Project
    1. Resource Types Available
    2. Adding A Resource
    3. Assigning Resources To Tasks
    4. Issues Raised When Assigning Resources
    5. Adding Fixed Costs To A Project
    6. Dealing With Resource Overallocations
    7. Solving Overallocation Through Overtime
    8. Solving Overallocation Through Levelling
  6. Calendar And Working Time
    1. Working Time And The Default Assumptions
    2. Amending The Standard Calendar
    3. Amending Work Resource Calendars
    4. Creating A Recurring Absence Pattern
    5. Create And Assign A Custom Calendar
    6. Assigning A Calendar To A Task
  7. The Timeline
    1. Introducing The Timeline View
    2. Zoom Pan And The Callout Feature
    3. Date Formatting And Date Filtering
    4. Adding Multiple Timelines
    5. Customizing The Timelines
    6. Printing And Exporting The Timeline
  8. Project Tracking
    1. Setting The Start Date And Saving The Baseline
    2. Setting And Customizing Date Lines On The Gantt Chart
    3. How To Update Task Progression
    4. Tracking Progress
    5. Manually Splitting Tasks
  9. Recurring Tasks
    1. Add Edit And Removal Of Recurring Tasks
    2. Assigning And Managing Resources On Recurring Tasks
  10. WBS Codes
    1. What Is WBS
    2. Create And Use Your Own WBS Code
  11. The Master Project
    1. What Is A Master Project
    2. Creating And Using The Master Project
    3. Managing Links Between Sub Projects
    4. Creating And Using A Resource Pool
  12. Reporting Progress
    1. Printing Gantt Charts
    2. Adding Headers And Footers And Exporting To PDF
    3. Using Projects Built In Reports
    4. Creating A New Report From Scratch
    5. Exporting Data To Excel
  13. Global Template And Global Settings
    1. The Global Template Explained
    2. Create And Customize Your Own Gantt Chart View
    3. Creating A Custom Table
  14. Gantt Chart Customization
    1. Altering The Text Displayed On The Gantt Chart
    2. Create Your Own Bar Style
    3. Custom Fields Lookup List
    4. Custom Fields Formulas
    5. Custom Fields Graphical Indicators
    6. Bar Styles And Custom Fields Working Together
    7. Sharing Custom Fields With Other Files
  15. The End
    1. Project 2016 Summary

Product information

  • Title: Learning Microsoft Project 2016
  • Author(s): Guy Vaccaro
  • Release date: September 2016
  • Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
  • ISBN: 9781491962534