Microsoft^® Project 2013 (Beginner & Intermediate)

Microsoft® Office Project Professional 2013 has an extensive range of nifty shortcuts, tips and tricks, that will enable you to use it as a tool to manage your projects effectively and efficiently.

In this Microsoft Project 2013 training course, you will learn to create and modify project plan, and how to manage variances in a project in order to bring it to success.

By the end of this Microsoft Project course, participants should be able to:

• Identify the basic features and components of the Microsoft Project environment
• Create a new project plan file and enter project information
• Manage tasks by organizing tasks and setting task relationship
• Manage resources for a project
• Finalize a project plan
• Exchange project plan data with other applications
• Update a project plan
• Manage project costs
• Report project data visually
• Reuse project plan information

• A general introductory-level understanding of project management concepts. Courses that help fulfill this requirement include: Project Management Fundamentals (Second Edition).
• Basic end-user skills with any current Windows operating system.

1. Getting Started with Microsoft Project

• Explore the Microsoft Project 2013 Environment
• Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views

2. Creating a Project Plan

• Create a Project Plan
• Assign a Project Calendar
• Add Tasks to a Project Plan
• Enter the Task Duration Estimates
• Add Resources to a Project Plan

3. Managing Tasks in a Project Plan

• Outline Tasks
• Link Dependent Tasks
• Set Task Constraints and Deadlines
• Add Notes to a Task
• Add a Recurring Task

4. Managing Resources in a Project Plan

• Create a Resource Calendar
• Assign Resources to Tasks
• Enter Costs for Resources
• Resolve Resource Conflicts

5. Finalizing a Project Plan

• Shorten a Project Using the Critical Path
• Set a Baseline
• Print a Project Summary Report

1. Exchange Project Plan Data with Other Applications

• Import Project Information
• Export Project Plan Cost Data to an Excel Workbook
• Copy a Picture of the Project Plan Information

2. Updating a Project Plan

• Enter Task Progress
• Enter Overtime Work
• Edit Tasks
• Reschedule a Task
• Filter Tasks
• Set an Interim Plan
• Create a Custom Table
• Create a Custom Field

3. Managing Project Costs

• Update Cost Rate Tables
• Group Costs
• Link Documents to a Project Plan

4. Reporting Project Data Visually

• Create a Visual Report
• Customize a Visual Report
• Create a Visual Report Template

5. Reusing Project Plan Information

• Create a Project Plan Template
• Create a Custom View
• Make Custom Views Available to Other Project Plans
• Share Resources
• Create a Master Project

• Microsoft® Project 2013 Fundamentals
• Project Auditing for Risk Assurance
• Project Management: Accelerating Project Success through Hybrid Agile-Waterfall
• Risk-Based Auditing
• Microsoft® Excel for Intermediate/Advance User
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