The Ultimate Microsoft Project 2013 Training Bundle 19 Hours

The Most Convenient Way to Boost Your Confidence And Learn MS Project 2013 Inside And Out—Quickly, No Travel or Classes.

What you'll learn

Calendars and timelines

Learn critical paths

Setting up tasks and tracing their paths

Project costs

Resource allocation

Interim plans and baselines

Safeguards and restrictions

Consolidating multiple projects

Learn to effectively split projects into sub-projects

Effective use of budgets

Manage cost rate changes

Import and exporting of project data

Requirements

Microsoft Project 2013

Description

Learn Project 2013 Inside and Out with This Training Bundle.
Deepen Your Knowledge and Master More Advanced SkillsLearn to Create and Trace Critical PathsEffectively Split Work Into Sub-ProjectsConsolidate Multiple Projects
Keep Track of Projects from Start to Finish With Microsoft's Comprehensive Program
Microsoft Project is the Microsoft corporation's project management software. It is part of Microsoft Office but is not automatically included in the Microsoft Office Suite, which includes Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Project is available in a standard version as well as a professional version, which includes more advanced features and capabilities.
Over the years since its initial development, Project has become one of the most widely used project management software in existence. It provides assistance to project managers and overseers by organizing plans, resources, tasks, budgets, workloads, and much more, while keeping track of a project's overall progress from start to finish. Knowledge of Microsoft Project can be an invaluable tool for anyone whose work requires the orchestration of long-term projects and plans.
Contents and Overview
This course is perfect for those who are familiar with Microsoft Project 2013 or previous versions, with access to the software, who would like to expand their understanding by mastering more advanced and useful skills within the program. Students of this Simon Sez IT software training course will learn all they need to know about Microsoft Project in order to organize and complete long-term projects and achieve career goals.
Over the course of 104 lectures and more than nineteen hours of video lectures, you will learn to use this management tool to plan, organize, and keep track of projects in a timely and comprehensive manner.
Content Covered:
Designing Custom Projects and TemplatesIntegrating Data into Compelling ReportsTracing Task PathsCommunicating within the Project interfaceExporting Work to Other Microsoft ProgramsSharing Information in the CloudKeeping Track of Cost ManagementCreating Project ReportsUsing Earned Value AnalysisCustomizing Your Workspace
You will have mastered both basic and advanced Project features, and you will possess the skills you need to use Microsoft Project 2013 to its full potential, saving you time and money and contributing to your professional success.** Updated July 2017. English close captions added
** Updated June 2017. Course transcripts now available.

Overview

Section 1: Project 2013 Beginners: Introduction

Lecture 1 Acquiring Project 2013; Exercise Files

Lecture 2 WATCH ME: Essential Information for a Successful Training Experience

Lecture 3 Project 2013 Exercise Files

Lecture 4 Downloadable Course Transcripts

Lecture 5 What's New in Project 2013

Section 2: Project 2013 Beginners: Help

Lecture 6 Online, Offline, and Contextual Help

Section 3: Project 2013 Beginners: The Workspace

Lecture 7 Start Screen, Project Workspace and Backstage View

Section 4: Project 2013 Beginners: Using Touch

Lecture 8 Overview of Principles and Touch Gestures

Section 5: Project 2013 Beginners: The Ribbon and Toolbars

Lecture 9 The Ribbon

Lecture 10 Quick Access Toolbar

Lecture 11 Mini Toolbar

Lecture 12 Contextual Menu

Lecture 13 Status Bar

Section 6: Project 2013 Beginners: Keyboard Shortcuts

Lecture 14 Keyboard Shortcuts and Key Tips

Section 7: Project 2013 Beginners: Options

Lecture 15 Customize Settings and the Use of Project 2013

Section 8: Project 2013 Beginners: Tasks Basics

Lecture 16 Setting Up Tasks

Lecture 17 Project Information

Lecture 18 Project Options, Entry Bar, Timeline, Properties

Section 9: Project 2013 Beginners: Dependency Basics

Lecture 19 Link/Unlink Tasks; Setting Up Dependencies between Tasks

Section 10: Project 2013 Beginners: Resource Basics

Lecture 20 Resource Sheet View

Lecture 21 Resource Assignment

Section 11: Project 2013 Beginners: Opening, Closing and Saving

Lecture 22 Opening and Closing Projects; Switching Windows; Pinning to Recent List

Lecture 23 Saving Projects; File Formats; AutoSave

Section 12: Project 2013 Beginners: Calendars

Lecture 24 Creating New Calendar; Setting Up Working Time; Recurrence

Lecture 25 Standard Calendar; Schedule Public Holidays; Adding Exceptions

Section 13: Project 2013 Beginners: Views and Tables

Lecture 26 Task Views; Zoom; Timescale

Lecture 27 Resource View and Split View

Lecture 28 Tables, Columns and Fields

Lecture 29 Timeline View

Section 14: Project 2013 Beginners: Summary Tasks

Lecture 30 Inserting Tasks; Subtasks

Section 15: Project 2013 Beginners: Scheduling

Lecture 31 Scheduling

Section 16: Project 2013 Beginners: Leveling

Lecture 32 Basics of Leveling

Lecture 33 Leveling Order; Resolving Resource Overallocations

Section 17: Project 2013 Beginners: Critical Path and Milestones

Lecture 34 Critical Tasks; Slack; Critical Filter

Lecture 35 Milestones; Milestone Filter

Section 18: Project 2013 Beginners: Notes

Lecture 36 Adding Notes to a Task and Resource

Section 19: Project 2013 Beginners: Tasks Types and Effort Driven

Lecture 37 Fixed Task, Duration and Units

Section 20: Project 2013 Beginners: More about Resources

Lecture 38 Resource Types

Lecture 39 More About Resource Assignments

Section 21: Project 2013 Beginners: Constrains and Deadlines

Lecture 40 Constraints and Deadlines

Section 22: Project 2013 Beginners: More about Dependencies

Lecture 41 Types of Dependencies; Lag and Lead

Section 23: Project 2013 Beginners: Resolving Scheduling Issues

Lecture 42 Respect Links; Task Inspector; Resource Overallocations

Section 24: Project 2013 Beginners: Costs

Lecture 43 Assigning Costs to Resources

Lecture 44 Project Costs

Section 25: Project 2013 Beginners: Project Outline

Lecture 45 Showing, Hiding and Moving Subtasks

Section 26: Project 2013 Beginners: Baselines and Interim Plans

Lecture 46 Purpose of Interim Plan; Setting, Saving and Clearing a Baseline

Section 27: Project 2013 Beginners: Tracking

Lecture 47 Progress Update

Lecture 48 Tools for Tracking Progress

Lecture 49 Project Options that Affect Progress Tracking

Lecture 50 Tracing Task Paths

Section 28: Project 2013 Beginners: Reporting

Lecture 51 Customizing Reports

Lecture 52 Types of Report; Creating a New Report

Lecture 53 Earned Value Reporting

Section 29: Project 2013 Beginners: Printing

Lecture 54 Print Properties and Settings; Header and Footer

Section 30: Project 2013 Beginnes: Gantt Chart

Lecture 55 Gantt Chart Wizard; Formatting a Gantt Chart

Section 31: Project 2013 Beginners: Import and Export, Organizer, and Skydrive

Lecture 56 Import/Export to/from an Excel Workbook

Lecture 57 Organize Global Template

Lecture 58 Storing Project Files on Skydrive

Section 32: Project 2013 Beginners: Security

Lecture 59 Password Protect; Read-only; Trust Center

Section 33: Project 2013 Beginners: Conclusion

Lecture 60 Recent Development of Project; Close

Section 34: Learn Microsoft Project 2013 Advanced Training Course

Lecture 61 Course Review

Section 35: Project 2013 Advanced: Introduction

Lecture 62 Prerequisites and Example Files

Lecture 63 WATCH ME: Essential Information for a Successful Training Experience

Lecture 64 Project 2013 Advanced Excercise Files

Lecture 65 Downloadable Course Transcripts

Section 36: Project 2013 Advanced: Consolidation

Lecture 66 Creating a Project containing Summary Task Requirements

Lecture 67 Splitting a Project into Subprojects

Lecture 68 Creating More Subprojects

Section 37: Project 2013 Advanced: Sharing Resources

Lecture 69 Using and Sharing a Resource Pool

Lecture 70 Practicalities in Sharing Resources; How to Access a Project File

Lecture 71 Making Changes on the Resource Pool

Section 38: Project 2013 Advanced: Case Study

Lecture 72 Introduction; Exercise 1

Section 39: Project 2013 Advanced: Project Priority

Lecture 73 Setting Priorities between Projects

Section 40: Project 2013 Advanced: WBS Codes

Lecture 74 Outline Numbering, Defining WBS Codes, and Renumbering

Section 41: Project 2013 Advanced: Costs

Lecture 75 Costs

Lecture 76 Budget Costs

Lecture 77 Cost Rates

Lecture 78 Cost Rate Changes

Lecture 79 Variable Material Costs

Section 42: Project 2013 Advanced: Reports

Lecture 80 Report Content and Formatting

Lecture 81 Reports and Customization - Part 1

Lecture 82 Reports and Customization - Part 2

Lecture 83 Filter, Group, Outline and Sort

Lecture 84 Report Creation

Section 43: Project 2013 Advanced: Type of Reports

Lecture 85 Burndown Reports

Section 44: Project 2013 Advanced: Cost Reporting

Lecture 86 Standard Cost Reports

Section 45: Project 2013 Advanced: Earned Value Analysis

Lecture 87 Basic Requirements; Percent Complete; 3 Key Values

Lecture 88 Applying Earned Value Analysis to a Project

Lecture 89 Earned Value Analysis and Reporting

Section 46: Project 2013 Advanced: Resourcing

Lecture 90 Overtime

Lecture 91 Task Calendars

Section 47: Project 2013 Advanced: The Ribbon

Lecture 92 Customizing the Ribbon

Section 48: Project 2013 Advanced: Custom Fields

Lecture 93 How to Setup a Custom Field

Lecture 94 Adding Data into the Custom Field; Formulae in Custom Fields

Lecture 95 Alternative of Setting AutoRag Status; Calculations in Formulae for Custom Field

Section 49: Project 2013: Custom Tables

Lecture 96 Customization of Table

Section 50: Project 2013 Advanced: Custom Views

Lecture 97 Creating a Custom View

Section 51: Project 2013 Advanced: Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping

Lecture 98 More Aspects of Sorting

Lecture 99 Custom Filters

Lecture 100 Grouping

Section 52: Project 2013 Advanced: WBS Codes and Outline Codes

Lecture 101 Custom Outline Codes

Section 53: Project 2013 Advanced: Macros

Lecture 102 Recording Macros

Lecture 103 Understanding How Macros Work and Modifying What it Does

Lecture 104 Macros Security

Section 54: Project 2013 Advanced: Visual Reporting

Lecture 105 Traditional Approach: Exporting Data from Project to Excel

Lecture 106 Alternative Approach: Exporting Selected Data from Project to Excel

Lecture 107 Data Analysis and Visual Reporting

Section 55: Project 2013 Advanced: Conclusion

Lecture 108 Project Portfolio Management, Project Server 2013, and Project Online; Closing

Project Managers and other business professionals who are familiar with Microsoft Project 2013 (or previous versions) and are looking to deepen their knowledge with more advanced skills.