Tracking Projects in Project 2016 for Windows

Project 2016 (Windows)    |    Intermediate
  • 10 videos | 41m 29s
  • Includes Assessment
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Project managers need to be able to track projects. Explore the timeline, adding baselines, tracking project progress and critical tasks, adding milestones, using task indicators, rescheduling, and modifying calendars.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Using the timeline
    Adding a baseline to your project
    Tracking your project progress
    Tracking critical tasks
    Analyzing & configuring critical tasks
  • Adding a milestone
    Using the task indicators
    Rescheduling your project
    Changing your scheduling settings
    Modifying your calendars

IN THIS COURSE

  • 5m 20s
    The timeline offers a clear and concise overview of your project. You can also adjust the level of detail that appears in the timeline, including adding and removing task information. See how to change your timeline's display settings. FREE ACCESS
  • 3m 28s
    Before you start your project, it's a good idea to add a baseline. This allows you to compare the actual progression of the project to what you had originally planned. See how to set one or more baselines, how to update your project, and where to display the slippage. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Tracking your project progress in Project 2016 for Windows
    4m 14s
    Using Project 2016, you can keep up on how your projects are progressing. See how to edit this information within your chart or table, and look at how to inactivate a task that has been removed from your project for the time being. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Tracking critical tasks in Project 2016 for Windows
    4m 35s
    Once you've verified the progression of your project, it's easier to identify the most critical tasks. See how to highlight late tasks as well as critical tasks within your chart in Project 2016. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Analyzing & configuring critical tasks in Project 2016 for Windows
    3m 27s
    Critical tasks are essential steps within your project. See how to analyze your critical tasks so that you can plan your project more precisely. Also see how to change the critical task calculations from your settings menu. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Adding a milestone in Project 2016 for Windows
    3m 55s
    If you'd like to highlight the objectives of your project, you can add milestones. See how to add these milestones in Project 2016 and how to change the dates and the duration, if necessary. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Using the task indicators in Project 2016 for Windows
    4m 6s
    Your task indicators will help you manage and anticipate potential problems. See how to view and replace existing fields with indicators in Project 2016. FREE ACCESS
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    8.  Rescheduling your project in Project 2016 for Windows
    4m 2s
    With automatic recalculations in Project 2016, it's easy to reschedule your project or an individual task and to see the effect of these changes on the entire project. See how to change individual dates, manually recalculate your project as needed, or change your status date to monitor your current progress. FREE ACCESS
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    9.  Changing your scheduling settings in Project 2016 for Windows
    3m 19s
    The default settings in Project 2016 can be modified to make project planning as intuitive as possible for you. For example, you can change the default start date for a project, automatically incorporate scheduling changes, or modify the display options. FREE ACCESS
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    10.  Modifying your calendars in Project 2016 for Windows
    5m 4s
    With Project 2016 you can manage multiple calendars. For example, you can change the working hours in the standard calendar, or you can add company vacation to help you better estimate the dates of your projects. You can also create a new calendar with specific parameters. FREE ACCESS

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