Learning Outcomes

Tasks, Options and Customised Ribbon

Work Breakdown Structure, Recurring Tasks and Calendars

More Project Tools and Contextual Menu

Project Development

Lesson Summary

Microsoft Project 2013 is a handy project management software and in this module, you will be introduced to certain key functionalities of tasks, predecessors, options and calendars. The step by step practical explanation for each tool and function associated with the development of a project will help you to get started.

Task Functions and SharePoint

Templates, Timeline and Resources

Baseline, Project Cost and Earned Value Analysis

Update Tasks, Cost and Resource Analysis

Project management entails recognising the constraints and managing the timeline, cost and resources. In this module, you will learn about the important features of task, view and project menus to add constraints, link/unlink and update tasks, synchronise how your team members can collaborate on a project and analyse the project cost and resources.

Resource Leveling, Task Inspector and Slippage

Filtering, Grouping and Tables

View Options in Microsoft Project

Report Options in Microsoft Project

Project management entails achieving all the project goals despite the constraints. This requires managing the available resources, tracking the progress of each task and reporting. In this module, you will learn about the tools and functions of MS Project that enable resource-levelling, task inspector, filtering and grouping, tables and reports.

Course assessment

A free online course to learn about Microsoft Project 2013, which is designed to assist a project manager.

Microsoft Project 2013

You will get a practical demonstration of how Microsoft Project 2013 works in this free online course. In this tutorial, the step-by-step explanation will demonstrate the tools and functionalities through which MS Project enables a project manager to develop schedules. You'll also learn how to assign resources to tasks, track progress, manage budgets and analyse workloads. This is a valuable tool to master for management roles.

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