Microsoft Project 2016 (advanced)
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The ultimate next step for taking your project management skills to the next level
Become a Microsoft Project 2016 expert with this easy to follow course featuring 53 professionally produced videos.
Got a lot of things going on at work, in your small business, or with personal projects? This is the ultimate software for getting your team organized and highly productive. MS Project was originally used to help Microsoft manage a huge number of software development projects in the 1980s when they were leading the tech world.
The application has steadily progressed to become the mammoth of project management it is today. A high level of expertise in the latest edition of MS Project is very valuable in the workplace or to run your own business.
The is the logical and very beneficial next step for anyone who has already completed Microsoft Project Beginner. Now you tackle the advanced aspects of Project 2016 with this easy to follow 9-hour course. The 53 videos were produced by a top team with years of experience making software training easy and interesting to follow.
This course starts with more basic advanced features and actions, then logically progresses to much more advanced features. Become a valuable MS Project 2016 expert.
Contents and Overview
Even difficult features and activities are made easy. This course keeps things understandable and logical to follow. It starts with an overview of the course structure and how to get the most out of the training.
Chapter 2 launches into Consolidation and Resource Sharing giving you advanced insight in how to create efficiency with staff and materials. This is often where major savings begin for a business or organization using Project.
Chapter 3 shows you how to set up reoccurring tasks to save lots of time and effort. Chapter 4 instructs how to set up custom fields, an advanced activity that lets you customize Project for your company or project.
Chapter 5 delves into Outline Codes and WBS codes. It's important to note each chapter is concluded with an exercise. This gives the student practice at applying concepts and actions in real life type situations.
Chapter 6 lets you master all advanced aspects of the Costs section of Project 2016. There you can control cost across multiple projects to bring them all in under budget.
Subsequent chapters show you how to customize a number of aspects of Project, create a variety of helpful reports, and how to use macros the speed up use.
This course is eligible for 9 PDUs.
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Introduction to Project 2016 Advanced Course
Course Structure
Introduction to Consolidation and Resource Sharing
Resource Sharing
Project Consolidation
Exercise 1
Practical Sharing and Consolidation - Part 1
Practical Sharing and Consolidation - Part 2
Setting Up Recurring Tasks
Creating a Custom Field
Calculated Custom Field - Part 1
Calculated Custom Field - Part 2
Exercise 2
What are Outline Numbering and WBS Codes
Problems in Outline Numbering and WBS Codes
Outline Codes
Exercise 3
Fixed Task Costs
Cost Accrual
Budget Costs
Cost Rates and Rate
Overtime
Variable Material Costs
Exercise 04
Customization of Tables
Management of Custom Table Definitions
Use of Custom Views
Sorting
Filtering
Grouping
Exercise 05
Reporting Overview
Creating and Customizing Reports - Part 1
Creating and Customizing Reports - Part 2
Creating and Customizing Reports - Part 3
Creating and Customizing Reports - Part 4
Targeted Reporting - Part 1
Targeted Reporting - Part 2
Exercise 06
Comparing Projects
Visual Reporting using Excel
Visual Reporting using Visio
Earned Value Analysis Basic Terminology
Example of Earned Value Analysis
Exercise 07
Importing Data to Project
Exporting Data from Project
Exercise 08
Recording a Macro
Writing a Macro
Macro Security
Exercise 09
Closing
Exercise Files