Microsoft Project Level 2

This hands-on Project class is suitable for Project 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 users.

You will learn the more advanced features of Project such as working with advanced tasks and resource pools, baselines and resolving conflicts, working on multiple projects, using project data, and closing out a project.

Course Outline

• The Quick Access Toolbar and Advanced Calendar Topics
  • Configuring the Quick Access Toolbar
  • About advanced calendars
  • 24-hour calendars
  • Creating a global template from a custom calendar
  • Assigning a task calendar
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• Working with Tasks
  • Adding notes to tasks
  • Setting a task deadline
  • Setting task priority
  • Grouping tasks
  • Sorting tasks
  • Filtering tasks
  • Highlighting tasks
  • Adding a fixed cost to a task
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• Working with Resources
  • Grouping resources
  • Sorting resources
  • Filtering resources
  • Highlighting resources
  • Resource working time and resource pools
  • About resource non-working time
  • Setting working time for specific resources
  • Resource pools for sharing resources
  • Creating a resource pool
  • Sharing a resource pool
  • About resource budget costs
  • Step 1: Creating a Budget Cost Resource
  • Step 2: Creating a Budget Work Resource
  • Step 3: Creating a Budget Material Resource
  • Displaying Budget Cost Resources
  • Setting up Task Usage view
  • Assigning a budget resource to the Project Summary Task
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• Managing the Project Schedule
• Multiple baselines and interim plans
• Setting multiple baselines
• Setting and using a status date
• Resolving resource conflicts and scheduling issues
• About resource leveling
• Using the Tracking Gantt View
• Leveling resources to resolve conflicts and scheduling issues
• Delaying a task

• Other Views and Shortcuts
  • About task forms
  • Using task forms
  • About resource forms
  • Using resource forms
  • Compound views and the Relationship Diagram
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Implementing the Relationship Diagram in a compound view
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• Working with Multiple Projects and Project Integrations
  • Consolidation of multiple projects
  • Advantages and disadvantages of consolidation
  • Creating a project schedule consolidation
  • Creating project snapshots
  • About Project Server, Project Online, and SharePoint
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• Working with Project data and Closing out a Project
  • Working with Project data
  • Capturing and using Project data in Word and PowerPoint
  • Capturing and using Project data in Word and PowerPoint
  • Annotating a project schedule view
  • Copying the timeline to a PowerPoint presentation
  • Closing out a project
  • Final reports
  • Creating a cost overruns report with headers and footers
  • Saving a project as a template and using it to create a new project

Prerequisites:

Students should have completed Project Level 1 or have previous Microsoft Project experience prior to attending this class.