Microsoft Project Analysing and Reporting

Detailed Course Content

Project Settings

• Add resource costs
• Add task costs
• Add planned fixed costs
• Add actual costs

Highlight Data

• Highlight using a predefined filter
• Highlight tasks within a date range
• Highlight tasks by resource

Custom Filters

• Create a custom filter
• Apply a custom filter
• Edit a custom filter

Organising Tasks

• Group tasks
• Sort tasks
• AutoFilter tasks

Using the Timescale

• Change time periods
• Modifying tiers
• Format non-working time

Format the Gantt Chart

• Change text styles
• Add gridlines and progress lines
• Work with progress lines
• Format Gantt bars
• Add bar text

Custom Fields

• Create custom fields
• Insert custom fields
• Create a formula field
• Modify a formula
• Create a graphical indicator field
• Create a lookup field

WBS Codes

• View WBS Codes
• Create WBS Codes
• Renumber WBS Codes
• Edit custom WBS codes

Custom Tables

• Create a new table
• Add fields to a table
• Format a table field
• Use a custom table

Custom Views

• Create a single custom view
• Create a combination custom view
• Save current view
• Use custom view

Visual Reports

• Create an Excel visual report
• Create a Visio visual report
• Save a visual report as a template

Built-in project reports

• View dashboard reports
• View resource reports
• View cost reports
• View In Progress reports

Custom Reports

• Create a custom report
• Report page layout
• Insert a table
• Insert a chart
• Save a custom report

Working with the Organiser

• View the organiser
• Copy customisations to other projects
• Delete customisation from the global template

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Pre-requisites

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Project and/or project management concepts
• Alternatively, completion of Project Essentials training course