Master Microsoft Project 2016 - 6 PDUs from a PMI REP

• Explore Microsoft Project 2016
• Build a new project from scratch
• Open new Microsoft Project templates
• Manage and control project resources
• Create Gantt charts, project network diagrams, views, reports, and much, much more

In this lecture we’ll walk through the Microsoft Project 2016 interface. We’ll navigate the software Tabs, the Ribbon, Groups, and Commands. We’ll examine how a project manager will move to different components in Microsoft Project 2016 depending on what the project manager wants to accomplish. In this lecture you’ll learn how to:

• Start a new project
• Access templates for new projects
• Access the program tabs
• Switch views in Microsoft Project 2016

In Microsoft Project 2016 there's a special area of the program called "the backstage." It's where the gears and options of Microsoft Project 2016 can be fine-tuned for making Project operate the way you want. This is also where you can:

• Find information about your Project file
• Access the Microsoft Project Organizer
• Create new Project files
• Open existing Project files
• Save the Project file
• Print the Project file
• Share the Project file

This is also where you can "hook" your Microsoft Project file into a web-service. You'll also access the program options through this Backstage view.

Project information is part of the Backstage of Microsoft Project 2016. You’ll need to access this information to see the project’s start date, projected finish date, the project calendar being applied, and other basic information. You can also access Advanced Properties about your project to see a summation of your project’s costs, statistics, and a history of project changes.

Project information will also allow you to build a custom tab of information, such as work completed, costs, variances, and a host of other factors about your project.

Great job completing this first section on Microsoft Project 2016! You've started a course that will help you become a more effective project manager using Microsoft Project 2016. This video will quickly review what you've accomplished so far - and encourage you to keep going through the material.

Microsoft Project 2016 provides templates that come pre-populated with activities, links, and general direction for a project. In this lecture we’ll examine how to start a new project using a Microsoft Project 2016 template. You can follow along with this lecture, or come back to the lecture post-course.

In this lecture we'll dig into a project plan that's been created in Microsoft Project 2016. We'll examine the existing tasks and how we can edit these tasks. In this lecture you will learn:

• How to navigate through a task list
• Identify a task's predecessor
• Examine activities in a Gantt chart
• Inspect Indicators in a Microsoft Project 2016 plan
• Quickly identify notes, calendars, and overallocated resources