Microsoft Project 2013 (74-343)

• Why Do People Think Project Is Hard to Use?
• When to Use Project
• Strategic Importance of Project 2013
• Improving Results with a Proven, Effective Approach
• Summary
• Key Terms

Lesson 2: Mapping the Project-Management Process Groups to Microsoft Project 2013

• Mapping Project to Your Methodology Will Increase Effectiveness
• An Overview of the PM Process Groups
• Summary
• Key Terms

Lesson 3: Overview of Enterprise Project Management

• What Is EPM?
• EPM as a Central Repository for Resources and Projects
• Understanding Roles within EPM
• Summary

Lesson 4: Getting Started and Setting Up the Microsoft Project Environment

• Getting Started, and Moving Around Project
• Key Options and Settings You Need to Know About
• Working with Calendars
• Summary

Lesson 5: Creating and Entering the Work Breakdown Structure and Task Arrangement

• What Is a WBS, and Why Is It Important?
• Entering Your WBS: Phases, Tasks, and Milestones
• Managing Your WBS
• Summary

Lesson 6: Estimating and Entering Duration or Work

• Estimating Duration vs. Estimating Work What's the Difference?
• Program Evaluation and Review Technique
• Summary

Lesson 7: Setting Dependencies and the Critical Path

• Understanding Dependencies
• Using Constraints and Deadlines
• Understanding and Viewing the Critical Path
• Summary

Lesson 8: Assigning Resources and Costs

• Setting Up Your Resource Pool
• Assigning Resources and Costs
• Analyzing Resource Usage and Resource Leveling
• Summary

Lesson 9: Understanding the Calculation Engine for Automatic Scheduling

• Six Factors that Drive the Calculation of Time (Dates and Duration) for Automatic Scheduling
• Four Factors that Affect the Calculation of Cost
• Switching from Manual Scheduling to Automatic Scheduling
• Summary

Lesson 10: Understanding Views

• Understanding Major View Components
• Task Views
• Resource Views
• Summary

Lesson 11: Using Tables and Custom Fields

• Creating Custom Fields
• Using Tables and Creating Custom Tables
• Summary

Lesson 12: Using Filters, Groups, and Sorts

• Using Filters and Highlights
• Using Groups
• Using Sorts and Auto-filters
• Summary

Lesson 13: Creating Custom Views, Formatting, and Reporting

• Setting Dependencies
• Creating Custom Views
• Formatting Text and Bar Styles
• Sharing and Sending Project Information and Reports
• Summary

Lesson 14: Creating Master Schedules with Inserted Projects

• Creating Master Schedules
• Critical Path Across Projects
• Reporting and Analyzing Across Projects
• Summary

Lesson 15: Setting and Maintaining Baselines

• Understanding and Setting Baselines
• Viewing Baselines
• Maintaining Baselines
• Summary

Lesson 16: Updating and Tracking Status

• Understanding and Entering Percent Complete
• Understanding and Entering Actuals
• Summary

Lesson 17: Variance Analysis and Taking Corrective Action

• Understanding Variance
• Analyzing Variance and Taking Corrective Action
• Earned-Value Analysis
• Summary

Lesson 18: What's new in Project 2013