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Planning and Control Using Microsoft Project 365 and 2021 [Video]

By : Paul E. Harris
Book Image

Planning and Control Using Microsoft Project 365 and 2021 [Video]

By: Paul E. Harris

Overview of this book

This course equips participants with the essential skills to effectively plan, schedule, and control projects, covering resource-constrained and un-resourced project management; the course explores the features of Microsoft Project 365 and its 2021 version. You will create projects, allocate resources, track progress, analyze critical paths, generate reports, and gain proficiency in project planning and control to enhance project success. The course covers project planning and control using Microsoft Project (versions 365, 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013). It includes creating projects, scheduling without resources, updating schedules, managing roles and resources, controlling projects with resources and costs, and utilizing various tools and utilities. You will learn to manage projects, demonstrate delays and accelerations, and apply filters, layouts, and baselines. Upon completion, you will have acquired intermediate-level skills in planning and controlling projects using Microsoft Project and creating and managing projects, scheduling tasks with/without resources, assigning roles and resources, and controlling project progress with costs and resources. You will have learned to utilize filters, layouts, and baselines, update project schedules with completed/incomplete work, and demonstrate schedule delay and acceleration.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
2
Module 2 - Creating a Project Schedule
15
Module 15 - Printing and Reports
17
Module 17 - Creating Resources and Costs
Chapter 19
Module 19 - Resource Optimization
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Section 2
Workshop 17 – Resource Graphs and Tables
In workshop 17, we will work on resource graphs and tables. We will create a copy of the current project file for the workshop, use resource usage views and graphs to isolate over-allocated resources, and level the schedule using the leveling function.