Lynda.COM Project 2010 Essential Training

Author:
Bonnie Biafore

Duration:
04h 41m

Released on:
9/15/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only


In Project 2010 Essential Training, project management expert Bonnie Biafore shows how individuals and teams can use Microsoft Project to manage any level of project. The course demonstrates setting up projects, adding tasks, assigning resources, fixing scheduling issues, dealing with resource conflicts, and tracking project progress. It also covers the new Project interface, featuring the new Ribbon and Backstage view, and explains how to use new features like user-controlled scheduling, the Timeline, and Team Planner. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    Setting up projects and calendars
    Creating tasks and milestones
    Linking tasks
    Setting start and finish dates using manual and automatic scheduling
    Setting up and assigning resources
    Understanding duration, work, and units
    Filtering and grouping items
    Modifying project views
    Using the Task Inspector
    Splitting and delaying items
    Making tasks inactive
    Updating progress and costs
    Viewing project status
    Running reports



Introduction
Welcome           01m 23s
Choosing the right Project edition           01m 23s
Using the exercise files           00m 39s

1. Setting Up Project Files
Using the Ribbon           08m 04s
Navigating the Backstage view           03m 37s
Creating a project           09m 42s
Saving a project           08m 50s
Defining project information           03m 39s
Setting up the project calendar           12m 41s

2. Creating Tasks
Creating a new task           07m 12s
Creating a milestone           01m 21s
Creating a summary task           03m 20s
Creating a recurring task           03m 26s
Copying and organizing tasks           05m 11s
Displaying summary tasks and WBS codes           06m 21s
Linking tasks           04m 14s
Setting task dates           04m 01s
Switching between manual and automatic scheduling           02m 10s

3. Creating Resources
Understanding resources           03m 51s
Creating a work resource           05m 14s
Creating a material resource           03m 23s
Setting up resource costs           05m 13s
Creating a cost resource           03m 09s

4. Assigning Tasks to Resources
Understanding duration, work, and units           04m 47s
Assigning resources to tasks           06m 21s
Viewing resource assignments and finding over-allocations           06m 49s
Modifying resource assignments           05m 49s
Using Team Planner to assign resources           04m 14s

5. Working with Views
Choosing a different view           07m 00s
Choosing a different table in a view           02m 53s
Inserting and rearranging columns in a table           05m 39s
Sorting tasks, assignments, and resources           05m 14s
Grouping tasks, assignments, and resources           06m 32s
Filtering tasks, assignments, and resources           06m 53s
Modifying task bar styles, text, and layout           06m 44s
Modifying text styles and text formatting           03m 55s
Using the Timeline view to summarize a project           04m 48s

6. Fine-Tuning the Project Schedule
Using the Task Inspector to handle scheduling issues           06m 06s
Splitting and delaying tasks and assignments           04m 49s
Adjusting a work contour           04m 54s
Leveling resources           06m 51s
Inactivating tasks           03m 54s

7. Tracking and Managing Projects
Understanding baseline, scheduled, and actual values           04m 58s
Saving and clearing a baseline           03m 20s
Editing tasks and adding them to a baseline           02m 26s
Updating the schedule           04m 51s
Using overtime           05m 25s
Updating costs           02m 45s
Making global progress updates to a project           04m 21s
Using earned value           05m 58s

8. Viewing and Sharing Project Information
Viewing project status           04m 40s
Looking for schedule and cost problems           03m 57s
Running a text-based report           04m 37s
Generating a visual report           06m 34s
Working with the Global Template           04m 15s
Importing and exporting information           05m 38s
Sharing project information in other ways           05m 15s

Conclusion
Goodbye           00m 39s