Duration
1 day
Introduction
This course presents the continuation skills that participants will need to get the most out of Microsoft Project 2016. The course covers topics such as customizing the display of Microsoft Project, view project status, working with Visual Reports, Linking between multiple projects and also sharing resources between multiple projects.
Pre-requisites
Attended the Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2016 – Basic & Intermediate level.
Module 1: Project Views
- Understanding Project Views
- Working with Standard Views
- Creating a Custom View
- Create a Custom Combination View
- Saving an Existing View
- Deleting Unwanted Views
- Keeping New Views local
Module 2: Tables
- Exploring Tables
- Creating a New Table
- Adding Fields using Add New Column
- Adding Fields using Insert Column
- Adding Custom Fields
- Keeping track of task status using Custom Fields
- Formatting Table Fields
- Create a simple lookup table
- Using Custom Table
Module 3: Graphical Reports
- Understanding Graphical Reports
- Viewing Reports
- Creating a New Report
- Formatting Chart Objects
- Manipulating Report Data
- Filtering Report Data
- Enhancing Report Appearance
- Removing Unwanted Reports
Module 4: Visual Reports
- Understanding Visual Reports
- Understanding Excel Visual Reports
- Create Visual Reports from a Template
- Choosing Fields to display in a Visual Report
- Filtering a Visual Report
- Formatting a Visual Report
- Saving Visual Report as a Template
- Using Custom Visual Report Template
Module 5: Linking & Combining Projects
- Understanding Linked Projects
- Viewing multiple projects in a single Gantt Chart
- Working with Subprojects
- Create Master project file
- Insert subproject files
- Linking subprojects
- Opening Master project file
Module 6: Shared Resources
- Understanding Resource Sharing
- Create a Common Resource Pool
- Linking to an External Pool
- Linking a new profile to the Pool
- Working with Shared Resources
- Managing Shared Resources
- Opening Shared Resources projects
- Opening the Resources Pool only
- Assembling & Working with Resource Master
Module 7: Import & Export Data
- Export
- Copying Table Data to Excel
- Export to Excel using a Map
- Import
- Importing data from Excel
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.