Microsoft® Project 2013: Part 2
Course Specifications
Course Number: 
091111
Course Length: 
1 day
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