Microsoft Project 2016 - Level 2 LoanNew
The skills and knowledge acquired in this course are sufficient for the learner to be able to use Microsoft Project 2016 to create a new project, enter and work with tasks and resources, create a schedule, and print effective project information.
- Microsoft Project 2016 - Level 2 is designed for existing users of Microsoft Project who wish to extend their skills and knowledge beyond the creation of simple projects.
- Microsoft Project 2016 - Level 2 assumes that the learner can create basic and simple projects using Microsoft Project. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment. Some knowledge of working with files and folders on a computer are necessary.
Resource Levelling
- Understanding Resource Levelling
- Creating Resource Problems
- Tracking Down Over Allocations
- Checking Resource Usage
- Creating An Over Allocation Report
- Changing Work Effort
- Understanding Overtime
- Assigning Overtime
- Hiring Contract Labour
- Switching Work Assignments
- Rescheduling Tasks
Assigning Materials
- Assigning Fixed Material Consumption
- Contouring Materials Usage
- Adding More Material Assignments
- Assigning Variable Usage Material
- Adding To A Material Assignment
- Checking Work For Materials
Costs
- Understanding Project Costs
- Reviewing Current Costs
- Entering Variable Costs
- Case Study Variable Costs
- Assigning Daily Costs
- Assigning Per Usage Costs
- Assigning Fixed Costs
- Assigning Material Costs
- Using Another Cost Table
- Applying A Different Cost Table
- Changing Rates During A Project
- Assigning Cost Resources
- Viewing Project Costs
Constraints And Deadlines
- Understanding Constraints And Deadlines
- Reviewing Our Project
- Adding A Constraint
- Using Elapsed Time
- Rescheduling Tasks
- Creating A Deadline
- Moving A Project’s Start Date
Project Tracking
- Creating A Baseline
- Automatically Updating Tasks
- Manually Updating Tasks
- Entering Delayed Tasks
- Tracking Actuals On A Gantt Chart
- Using The Tracking Box
- Viewing Task Slippage
Project Views
- Understanding Project Views
- Working With The Standard Views
- Creating Split Views
- Creating A Custom View
- Creating A Custom Combination View
- Using Custom Views
- Customising The View Menus
- Saving An Existing View
- Deleting Unwanted Views
- Keeping New Views Local
- Working With Multiple Files
- Hiding Open Files
Tables
- Exploring Tables
- Creating A New Table
- Adding Fields Using Add New Column
- Adding Fields Using Insert Column
- Adding Simple Custom Fields
- Formatting Table Fields
- Creating A Simple Lookup Table
- Using A Custom Table
- Using A Hyperlink Field
Controlling Project Data
- Understanding The Data Tools
- Basic Data Highlighting
- Highlighting Date Ranges
- Highlighting A Range Of Tasks
- Highlighting Tasks With Specific Resources
- More Highlight Filters
- Applying Filters
- Creating A Custom Filter
- Using A Custom Filter
- Editing Existing Filters
- Deleting An Unwanted Filter
- Grouping Tasks
- Using AutoFilters
Formatting Projects
- Understanding The Timescale
- Changing Time Periods
- Showing Tiers
- Modifying Specific Tiers
- Formatting For Non-Working Time
- Changing Text Styles
- Working With Gridlines
- Displaying Progress Lines
- Working With Progress Lines
- Changing The Layout
- Understanding Gantt Chart Bars
- Changing Gantt Chart Styles
- Changing Bar Text
- Formatting Selected Bars
- Changing Bar Styles
Advanced Printing
- Placing Printing Commands On The Ribbon
- Using Print Preview
- Setting Page Breaks
- Printing Specific Dates And Pages
- Printing Headers
- Printing Footers
- Working With The Legend
- Getting The Right Report Fit
- Exporting To PDF
At the completion of this course you should be able to:
- Use various techniques for levelling over allocation of resources
- Assign material resources in a project
- Assign and track costs within a project
- Apply constraints and deadlines to tasks in a project
- Track the progress of a project
- Work more productively with project views
- Work with tables in Project
- Work with some of the features that allow you to control your data
- Format projects to make them more appealing and relevant
- Print data from Gantt Charts in a variety of ways and presentations
Watsonia workbook with 114 topics. Files for the exercises are provided on a CD or can be downloaded here
Approximately 10 hours
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