Microsoft Project 2013
by Brian Culp
Start the free chapterMicrosoft Project is the standard-bearing tool to help project managers track all the vitals of their projects: tasks, resources, schedule, and cost. With the 2013 version of Project, Microsoft introduces several new features and improves existing ones. In this VTC course, author Brian Culp will guide users through techniques that allow project managers to quickly get up to speed on this powerful toolkit. Users will learn how to start projects, create and edit tasks, assign resources to tasks, share project information, and much more. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.
Course content
Introduction5 lessons
Getting Started6 lessons
Scheduling a Project7 lessons
Assigning Resources to Tasks12 lessons
- Set Up People Resources5:281 credit or ad
- Resource Capacity and Type5:211 credit or ad
- Resource Pay5:101 credit or ad
- Resource Cost3:271 credit or ad
- Resource Notes3:421 credit or ad
- Duration / Units / Work4:471 credit or ad
- Assign a Resource to a Task4:301 credit or ad
- Add or Remove Resources3:481 credit or ad
- The Task Form and Work3:281 credit or ad
- Set Working Time Exceptions2:541 credit or ad
- Set Up a Part-Time Worker4:021 credit or ad
- Delete a Resource4:111 credit or ad
Task Relationships12 lessons
- Switch to Automatic Scheduling4:131 credit or ad
- Summary Tasks5:141 credit or ad
- Finish to Start Relationships5:101 credit or ad
- Modify a Task Dependency2:461 credit or ad
- Lag and Lead Tasks3:561 credit or ad
- Placeholder Task Options3:591 credit or ad
- Cut / Copy / Paste5:101 credit or ad
- Task Constraints3:121 credit or ad
- Add and Change Constraints6:021 credit or ad
- Prevent Unwanted Date Constraints2:301 credit or ad
- Set Project Deadlines3:301 credit or ad
- Change the Default Task Type1:501 credit or ad
Viewing the Plan and Tracking Progress15 lessons
- Effort Driven Tasks3:451 credit or ad
- Configure Effort Driven Tasks4:291 credit or ad
- Assign a Cost Resource2:111 credit or ad
- Assign a Material Resource2:491 credit or ad
- View Project Duration and Cost4:571 credit or ad
- Create a Recurring Task4:171 credit or ad
- Save a Baseline3:481 credit or ad
- Enter Task Completion3:531 credit or ad
- Enter Actual Work Values4:131 credit or ad
- Gantt Chart Formatting pt. 14:391 credit or ad
- Gantt Chart Formatting pt. 23:471 credit or ad
- Customize the Timeline3:441 credit or ad
- Timeline Pan and Zoom3:011 credit or ad
- Annotate the Gantt Chart4:181 credit or ad
- Configure Gantt Timescale4:431 credit or ad
Making Project Adjustments15 lessons
- Use the Task Inspector4:191 credit or ad
- Adjust Work Time for Specific Tasks4:231 credit or ad
- Change Task Types5:581 credit or ad
- Task Types and Views4:591 credit or ad
- View the Critical Path4:571 credit or ad
- Manually Configure a Summary Task3:511 credit or ad
- Inactivate a Task3:121 credit or ad
- Interrupt Work on a Task3:221 credit or ad
- Multiple Resource Availability5:481 credit or ad
- Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource4:081 credit or ad
- Multiple Resource Cost Tables3:151 credit or ad
- Apply an Assignment Contour4:551 credit or ad
- Delay Work on a Task4:581 credit or ad
- View Resource Capacity6:001 credit or ad
- The Team Planner3:541 credit or ad
Refining Your Project9 lessons
- Update the Project Baseline2:311 credit or ad
- Use an Interim Plan4:211 credit or ad
- Track Remaining Work4:171 credit or ad
- Track Remaining Cost2:171 credit or ad
- Enter Costs Manually3:571 credit or ad
- Identify Project Slack3:461 credit or ad
- Reschedule Incomplete Work4:461 credit or ad
- Identify Task Slippage4:561 credit or ad
- Use Additional Baselines2:281 credit or ad
Communicating Project Details10 lessons
- Run a Report4:031 credit or ad
- Print Views and Reports3:491 credit or ad
- Adjust Report Printing4:141 credit or ad
- Copy and Paste Views3:431 credit or ad
- Highlight Task Relationships3:191 credit or ad
- Format a Calendar View3:461 credit or ad
- Format a Network Diagram4:401 credit or ad
- Advanced Printing Options3:031 credit or ad
- Custom Reports7:111 credit or ad
- Manage a Custom Report4:231 credit or ad
Project Collaboration9 lessons
- Use a Template2:231 credit or ad
- Create a Resource Pool2:501 credit or ad
- Open a Sharer Project3:371 credit or ad
- Connect to a Resource Pool4:231 credit or ad
- Tasks with a Resource Pool5:001 credit or ad
- Troubleshoot Overallocations7:061 credit or ad
- Use a Master Project4:491 credit or ad
- Dependencies Between Projects5:051 credit or ad
- Link Tasks in Master Projects4:281 credit or ad