This Project Management course builds on the concepts
and skills taught in MS Project 2013: Intermediate.
Students will learn how to work
with templates, create baseline plans, monitor and
update projects, analyse project statistics, handle
delays and conflicts, create reports, consolidate
project files, share resources, and customise Project.
Students will also learn how to work with Macros and VBA.
UNIT 1 ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS
Custom time period tracking
Task Usage and Resource
Usage views
Work Contours
Changing contours
Creating a Budget
Creating a budget by
using a bottom-up method
Charting Data
Import XML Files
To import the file as a new file.
Import Tasks from
Outlook
Save a Project as an Excel workbook
UNIT 2 MULTIPLE PROJECTS AND RESOURCE SHARING
The Resource Pool
Updating the Resource Pool
Update resource availability or cost information
Stop
sharing resources (temporarily)
Stop sharing
resources from a Resource Pool (permanently)
Consolidating projects
When to use a master project
and subprojects
Compare
Project Versions
UNIT 3 TEMPLATES
Templates shared with other
Project users.
Use a Sample Template and Save
as a new Template
Global Template
Sharing
Custom Elements Between Project Plans
UNIT 4 CUSTOMISING MS PROJECT
Custom Reports
Custom Views
Combination views
Create a
combination view
Custom Tables
Custom Filters
Custom Filter Values
Interactive Filters
Customising the Ribbon
UNIT 5 MACROS AND VBA
MACROS
Macro
Recording
Running Macros
Using
Shortcuts to Run Macros
Creating VBA
Code
The VB Editor
The Editor Components
Working with Modules
Editing
Macros
The above outlines the range of
topics covered in this course. Courses can be tailored
to suit client needs and the instructor will adapt the
course and range of topics covered to ensure trainees
receive the maximum benefit possible from their training
day.
Contact us for details.
The first thing you’ll see when you open
Project 2013 is a sharp new look. But don’t stop there.
Look closer and you’ll see that Project 2013 can help
you:
• Show off project data with a whole new set of
customizable graphical reports.
• Talk to your team
without leaving Project by using built-in Lync features.
• Trace task paths to untangle a messy Gantt Chart.
And there’s more…
Get started quickly
Instead of dropping you in a
blank file, Project 2013 takes you to a one-stop center
for starting your project. Browse the premade templates,
import info from Excel or a SharePoint site, or just
click Blank Project to get a clean Gantt Chart. You can
open previous projects from your computer or SkyDrive
from there, too.
Show off project data
Graphical reports
With Project 2013, you can create
crisp, colorful, professional reports without having to
export your data to another program. Add pictures,
charts, animation, links, and more — everything you need
to clearly and effectively share project status info
with your stakeholders and team members.
To learn how
to use the new reporting features, see Create a project
report.
A whole new set of reports
An entirely new
set of pre-installed reports takes full advantage of the
new graphics and formatting capabilities. The walls of
data are gone, replaced by vivid charts and images that
better tell your project’s story at a glance. You can
add or remove whatever elements you want to these
reports. You can even change the colors!
Burndown
reports
Burndown reports show planned work, completed
work, and remaining work as lines on a graph. They give
you and your stakeholders an at-a-glance status, letting
you know if your project is behind schedule. Or ahead of
it.
Now you can create vibrant burndown reports in
Project — no need to export your data!
To learn how,
see Create a burndown report.
Talk to your team
Project 2013 helps you stay in touch with your team
members. Get progress updates, ask quick questions, or
even have long-term strategy discussions, all without
leaving Project. Just hover over a name and start an IM
session, a video chat, an email, or even a phone call.
You need to have Lync 2010 or later installed to take
advantage of this feature.
For more info about these
new communication features, see IM chat with a team
member.
Trace task paths
With a complex
project, your Gantt Chart can start to look like a
tangled knot of bars and link lines. To help sort this
out, you can highlight the link chain — or task path —
for any task. When you click a task, all of its
predecessor tasks show up in one color and all of its
successor tasks show up in another color.
To find out
how to turn on task paths, see Trace task links.
Take projects into the far future
With Project 2013,
you can set task and project dates up to 12/31/2149.
That’s a whole century longer than before!
Explore other new features
Share meetings
If you
export Project reports, timelines, or data to other
Office programs, you can take advantage of this new
sharing feature. Join online meetings and share your
PowerPoint slides, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets,
and OneNote notes from any supported device, even if
Office isn’t installed.
Save and share files in the
cloud
The cloud is like file storage in the sky. You
can get to it anytime you’re online. Now it’s easy to
save your Office files to your own SkyDrive or to your
organization’s site. From there you can access and share
your Project schedules, Excel spreadsheets, and other
Office files.
Work from almost anywhere
If you
have Project Online, you can access a full version of
Project from almost anywhere, even on PCs that don’t
have Project 2013 installed. All you need is an internet
connection and a PC running Windows 7 (or later). You’ll
always have the latest version because updates are
automatic.
