Duration: 1 day | Book this course
Cost: $290.00 + GST
Course Description
This course will help students learn to sort and find tasks or resources in a project; use views, tables, details, groups, and filters to view project information; create and edit views, tables, and filters; shorten the critical path of your project and manage your project's resources; manage and view cost information; and track the completion of tasks in your project.
Prerequisites
Participants should have completed the Project Introduction level or have equivalent experience. If you are unsure, you may phone our Bookings Administrator on (07) 857.0770 or (09) 630.1220 to request for a Training Needs Assessment form.
Who Should Take This Course
Professionals using Project to manage tasks and projects
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, you will have learned how to:
- Sort and find tasks or resources in a project.
- Use views, tables, details, groups, and filters to view project information.
- Create and edit views, tables, and filters.
- Shorten the critical path of your project and manage your project's resources.
- Manage and view cost information.
- Track the completion of tasks in your project.
Course Outline
Sorting and Finding Tasks and Resources
Sorting Tasks or Resources
Performing a Predefined Sort
Permanently Renumbering Tasks
Performing a Customized Sort
Resetting the Sort Options
Finding Tasks or Resources
Introducing Views, Tables, Details, Groups,
and Filters
Working with Views
Using Task Views
Using Resource Views
Working with Tables
Using Task Tables
Using Resource Tables
Applying a Table
Working with Details
Applying a Detail
Working with Groups
Using Task Groups
Using Resource Groups
Working with Filters
Using Task Filters
Using Resource Filters
Customizing Views, Tables, and Filters
Customizing Views
Defining a New Single View
Defining a Combination View
Editing a View
Creating a View Based on Another View
Customizing Tables
Defining a New Table
Editing a Table
Using Custom Fields
Creating a Table Based on Another Table
Customizing Filters
Defining a New Filter
Editing a Filter
Creating a Filter Based on Another Filter
Working with Your Schedule and Resources
Understanding Resource Scheduling
Displaying the Resource Management
Toolbar
Shortening the Schedule
Changing the Schedule by Changing
Resources
Determining the Driving Resource
Changing the Scheduling Method
Understanding Effort-Driven Scheduling
Understanding Task Types
Changing the Task Type
Finding Overallocated Resources
Using the Resource Allocation View
Using the Task Usage View
Using the Resource Usage View
Resolving Resource Conflicts
Assigning a Resource Part-Time
Decreasing the Work Assigned
Delaying a Resource Assignment
Setting Resource Availability
Scheduling Overtime
Splitting Tasks
Assigning a Resource Contour
Leveling Resources
Changing the Priority of Tasks
Leveling Resources
Managing Costs
Assigning Rates and Costs
Creating a Rate Table
Applying a Rate Table to a Task Assignment
Assigning Fixed Costs
Saving the Baseline Plan
Saving the Baseline
Checking the Status of the Project
Making Changes to the Schedule
Adding Tasks to the Baseline Plan
Clearing the Baseline
Managing Cost Information
Viewing Cost Information
Viewing Overbudget Tasks
Reducing Costs
Tracking Progress
Updating Tasks
Updating Tasks as Scheduled
Updating Tasks Manually
View Task Progress with Progress Lines
Tracking Actual Work and Actual Cost
Tracking Actual Work
Tracking Actual Cost
Displaying the Baseline in the Gantt Chart