Microsoft® Project 2013: Part 2

Course Description

Overview:

Welcome to Microsoft® Project 2013: Part 2. This course is designed to familiarize you with the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional 2013 so that you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment.

Course Objectives:

Target Student:

Students taking this course are responsible for managing projects in a work environment. This includes creating and maintaining project plans.

This course is also for students seeking to become a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in Microsoft Office Project 2013 certification.

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success in this course, you should be able to create a new project plan, manage time in a project plan, manage tasks in a project plan, manage resources in a project plan, and share a project plan. This can be accomplished by taking the following Logical Operations course: Microsoft® Project 2013: Part 1.

Course-specific Technical Requirements

Hardware

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:

1 GHz or greater x86/x64 processor with SSE2 instruction set
1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
Hard disk with 2.0 GB available disk space
Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX10 graphics card and 1024 x 576 minimum resolution
Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
Network cards and cabling for local network access (optional)
Internet access (optional)
Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen

Software

For this course, you will need the following software:

Windows® 7, Windows 8, Windows Server® 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012 with .Net 3.5 or greater
Internet Explorer® 8, 9, or 10; Firefox® 10.x+; Safari® 5 (Mac); or Chrome™ 17.x
Microsoft® Project Professional 2013 (32-bit version recommended to ensure compatibility with other software)
Microsoft® Excel® 2007 or higher
Microsoft® Word 2007 or higher
Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2007 or higher

Course Content

Lesson 1: Managing the Project Environment

Topic A: Link Projects

Topic B: Baseline a Project

Topic C: Work with Custom Fields

Lesson 2: Managing Task Structures

Topic A: Change a Task List

Topic B: Create a Network Diagram

Topic C: Manage the Critical Path

Topic D: Use Lag and Lead

Topic E: Analyze Earned Value

Lesson 3: Generating Project Views

Topic A: Use View Commands

Topic B: Use Existing Views

Topic C: Create Custom Views

Topic D: Format and Share the Timeline View

Lesson 4: Producing Project Reports

Topic A: Use Existing Reports

Topic B: Create Custom Reports

Topic C: Export Visual Reports