Microsoft Project Beginners 2019

Description

An expert-approved MS Project 2019 course aimed at complete beginners, replete with project exercises for a better learning experience

This course starts with the basics, which will help you explore Microsoft Project easily, especially if you're a beginner. The first video lesson introduces you to the software. You'll learn how to get your own copy of Project 2019 and see what's new in version 2019. The second part covers the basics you need to be familiar with to begin using Project 2019. You'll understand how to create a workspace and use toolbars, the ribbon, and the Status Bar. Later, you'll learn how to use task basics and project options. The project will then delve into various aspects of managing a project including setting up your timeline and Gantt chart. As you build on your skills, you'll focus on tracking costs, tracking the project, budgeting, and reporting. All along, each topic is explained with its own video that demonstrates how to correctly use the function. By the end of this course, you'll have learned how to effectively use MS Project 2019 for organizing and managing your projects. All code files are placed at-https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Microsoft-Project-Beginners-2019

Discover the MS Project workspace, the ribbon, and project options
Understand how to navigate project calendars, timelines and critical paths
Learn to set up tasks and dependencies between them, including lag and lead times
Understand how to resolve resource over-allocation
Get to grips with project security, including saving and protecting project files
Discover useful techniques for tracing task paths to simplify unruly Gantt charts

This course is for experienced project managers or anyone who is familiar with MS Project 2016 or 2013.

This course is designed in a way that each section covers a new scenario. It also follows a step-by-step approach to help you learn and understand the concepts easily.

Discover how to work with costs and deadlines, and overcome scheduling issues * Learn about resource allocation and leveling * Understand how to measure a project against a baseline project * Become well-versed with using safeguards and restrictions * Get up to speed with setting up interim plans and baselines * Learn how to save your project as a template for future projects

https://github.com/packtpublishing/microsoft-project-beginners-2019

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1. Course Introduction

2. Workspace, The Ribbon and Help

3. Project Options

4. Task Basics

5. Subtasks

6. Dependencies, Deadlines and Milestones

7. Resources

8. Views and Timelines

9. Costs

10. Baselines and Critical Paths

11. Tables

12. Gantt Chart

13. Notes

14. Printing and Spellchecking

15. Tracking Progress

16. Reporting

17. Tracking Costs

18. The Organizer

19. Saving Projects

20. Project Security

21. Project Templates

22. Calendars

23. Conclusion