MS Project 2013 Skills Training Program

Chapters :

1. Consolidating Resources and Projects
   • Creating Resource Pool
   • Using Resource Pool
   • Updating Resource Pool
   • Including More Sharer Files
   • Consolidating Projects
   • Inter-project Dependencies
   • Self Study Multiple Choice Questions
2. Detailed Progress Tracking
   • Daily Progress at Task Level
   • Daily Progress at Resource Level
   • Rescheduling Project Work
   • Conclusion and Summary
   • Key Terms
   • Self Study Descriptive Questions
   • Self Study Multiple Choice Questions
3. Finalizing the Plan
   • Viewing Resource Assignments
   • Manually Resolving Overallocations
   • Automatically Resolving Overallocations
   • Checking Project Duration and Cost
   • Key Terms
   • Self Study Descriptive Questions
   • Self Study Multiple Choice Questions
4. Fine-Tuning Resources
   • Setup
   • Varying Resource Availability
   • Multiple Pay Rates for Resource
   • Changing Pay Rates Over Time
   • Setting Up Material Resources
   • Self Study Descriptive Questions
   • Self Study Multiple Choice Questions
5. Fine-Tuning Tasks
   • Setup
   • Task Path
   • Lead and Lag
   • Lead and Lag (continued)
   • Types of Task Dependencies
   • Critical Path
   • Types of Constraints
   • Types of Constraints (continued)
   • Deadlines
   • Interrupting Work
   • Task Working Time
   • Recurring Tasks and Fixed Costs
   • Inactivating Tasks (only Professional Edition)
6. Formatting and Printing
   • Customizing Gantt Chart View
   • Customizing Timeline View
   • Zoom Using Timeline View
   • Drawing on Gantt Chart
   • Copying Gantt Chart and Timeline View
   • Printing Gantt Chart and Timeline
   • Using Macros
7. Getting Project Back on Track
   • Schedule Compression
   • Re-estimating Tasks and Crashing
   • Fast Tracking and Scope Reduction
   • Conclusion and Summary
   • Key Terms
   • Self Study Descriptive Questions
   • Self Study Multiple Choice Questions
8. Introduction to Project 2013
   • Walkthrough of Project 2013
   • Backstage
   • Setup
   • Tabs and Ribbon
   • Commands
   • Types of Views
   • Types of Views (continued)
   • Reports
9. Introduction to Project 2016
   • Project 2016 - Look and Feel
   • New Feature - Resource Agreements
   • New Feature - Resource Capacity Heat Maps
   • New Feature - Multiple Timelines
   • New Feature - Tell me what you want
   • New Feature - Read/Write Office Add-ins
   • Self Study Multiple Choice Questions
10. MS Project 2013 Skills Training Program
    • MS Project 2013 Skills Training Program
    • About the Author
    • The Final Certification Test
11. Multiple-Choice Questions and Best Practices
    • Self-Study Multiple-Choice Questions
    • Best Practices
    • Introduction
    • Conclusion and Summary
    • Key Terms
    • Self Study Descriptive Questions
    • Self Study Multiple Choice Questions
12. Organizing Project Details
    • Sorting Resources
    • Grouping Resources
    • Sorting and Grouping Tasks
    • Applying Filters
    • Key Terms
    • Self Study Descriptive Questions
    • Self Study Multiple Choice Questions
13. Resource Basics
    • Types of Resources
    • Setting Up Work Resources
    • Resource Capacity
    • Resource Rates
    • Resource Calendars
    • Setting Up Cost Resources
    • Resource Notes
14. Sharing Information
    • Copy Paste as a Table
    • Save as Other File Formats
    • Importing Data from Other File Formats
    • Export to Other File Formats
    • Key Terms
    • Self Study Descriptive Questions
    • Self Study Multiple Choice Questions
    • Copy Paste as Text
15. Task Basics
    • Creating a New Project Plan
    • Basic Plan Settings - Start Date
    • Basic Plan Settings - Project Calendar
    • Types of Scheduling
    • Entering Tasks
    • Copying Tasks
    • Task Durations
    • Milestones
    • Task Dependencies/Linking
    • Task Notes and Adding Hyperlinks
    • Plan Duration
16. Task Resource Assignments
    • Project Statistics
    • Assigning Work Resources
    • Scheduling Formula
    • Adding Work Resources
    • Removing Work Resources
    • Effort-Driven Scheduling
    • Task Types
    • Task Types (continued)
    • Assigning Cost Resources
17. Tracking Progress
    • Project Baseline
    • Record Progress at Project Level
    • Record Progress at Task Level
    • Record Detailed Progress at Task Level
    • Record Detailed Progress at Task Level (continued)
    • Self Study Descriptive Questions
    • Self Study Multiple Choice Questions
18. Viewing and Reporting Progress
    • Viewing Progress
    • Viewing Progress (continued)
    • Dashboard and Resource Reports
    • Progress Indicators
    • Visual Progress Indicators
    • In Progress and Visual Reports
    • Self Study Multiple Choice Questions