MS Project: Getting Started with Project - Overview & Basic Planning
Course Duration: 90 Minutes
Target Audience:
All employees of organisations who engage in projects and who would benefit from having a detailed understanding of how projects are best planned, executed, monitored and controlled to ensure a successful outcome.
Course Objectives:
This topic will cover the best practice in setting up a project and entering tasks and milestones in your plan. It also covers linking tasks and linkage types to create a dynamic project.
Course Outline:
Course Introduction
Introduction to Microsoft Project
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Start-up Tasks for Project Plans
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Entering and Editing Tasks
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Moving and Deleting Tasks
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Entering Milestones
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Setting Task Duration
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Promoting and Demoting Tasks (Plan Structure)
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Linking Tasks (Task Dependencies)
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Lead and Lag Times (Scheduling Task)
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Showing Project Summary Tasks