Microsoft Project (2013)

This two-day instructor-led course is intended for IT professionals, and Project Managers who want an overall walk-through of Microsoft Project 2013 and what it has to offer.

This course begins with project management basics and follows with a complete examination of project creation, management, troubleshooting and closure. Finally, we’ll discuss sharing project progress and the options available.

Audience Profile:

This course is intended for Project Managers and IT Professionals that manage projects for the organization.

At Course Completion:

• After completing this course, students will be able to:
• Understand the terminology.
• Understand project management basics.
• Understand and utilize the Microsoft Project 2013 Interface.
• Create and configure calendars.
• Configure scheduling.
• Utilize and navigate views.
• Create tasks.
• Modify tasks.
• Delete tasks.
• Create resources.
• Assign tasks to resources.
• Monitor resources and their tasks.
• Delete resources.
• Track project progress.
• Create and configure reports.
• Accurately troubleshoot a project.
• Close a project.
• Share the project using OneDrive.
• Share the project using Project Server 2013 or Project Online.
• Share and sync the project using SharePoint 2013.

Modules:

• Module 1: Course Overview
• Introduction
• Course Materials
• Facilities
• Prerequisites
• What We'll Be Discussing
• Lab: Course Overview
• Successfully log into their virtual machine.
• Have a full understanding of what the course intends to cover.
• Module 2: Understanding Project Management
• Project Management Basics
• Terminology
• Microsoft Project 2013 Interface
• Lab: Understanding Project Management
• Understand project management basics.
• Understand the terminology.
• Understand and utilize the Microsoft Project 2013 Interface.
• Module 3: Planning the Project
• Configuring Calendars and Scheduling
• Utilizing Views
• Lab: Planning the Project
• Configure calendars.
• Configure scheduling.
• Utilize and navigate views.
• Module 4: Tackling Tasks
• Creating Tasks
• Modifying Tasks
• Deleting Tasks
• Lab: Tackling Tasks
• Create tasks.
• Modify tasks.
• Delete tasks.
• Module 5: Managing Resources
• Creating Resources
• Assigning Tasks to Resources
• Monitoring Resources and Their Tasks
• Deleting Resources
• Lab: Managing Resources
• Create resources.
• Assign tasks to resources.
• Monitor resources and their tasks.
• Delete resources.
• Module 6: Project Tracking, Troubleshooting, and Closure
• Tracking Project Progress
• Reporting
• Troubleshooting
• Closing the Project
• Lab: Project Tracking, Troubleshooting, and Closure
• Track project progress.
• Create and configure reports.
• Accurately troubleshoot a project.
• Close a project.
• Module 7: Sharing Project Performance
• Sharing the Project Using OneDrive
• Sharing the Project Using Project Server 2013 or Project Online
• Sharing and Syncing the Project with SharePoint 2013
• Lab: Sharing Project Performance
• Share the project using OneDrive.
• Share the project using Project Server 2013 or Project Online.
• Share and sync the project using SharePoint 2013.