Initializing Project 2010 - Create a new project.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a template from a completed project, creating a project from an existing template, an existing project, a Microsoft SharePoint task list, or a Microsoft Office Excel workbook
- Create and maintain calendars.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: setting working or non-working hours and days (exceptions and work weeks) for calendars, setting base calendar, resource calendar, hours per day, applying calendars at the project, task, and resource levels
- Create custom fields.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: creating basic formulas, graphical indicator criteria, lookup table, task and resource custom fields
- Customize option settings.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: default task types, manual vs. auto-scheduling, project options, calendar options (for example, working hours per day and hours per week), customized ribbon and quick access toolbar (for example, settings to share with others)
Creating a Task-Based Schedule - Set up project information.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: defining project start date, applying calendars and current date, entering project properties, displaying the project summary task on a new project
- Create and modify a project task structure.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: creating and modifying summary tasks and subtasks, rearranging tasks, creating milestones, manually scheduled tasks, outlining
- Build a logical schedule model.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: date constraints, deadlines, setting or changing the task mode (manual or auto), dependencies (links)
- Create a user-controlled schedule.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: entering duration, estimated durations, user-controlled summary tasks
- Manage multiple projects.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: shared resource pool, links between projects, inserting sub-projects
Managing Resources and Assignments - Enter and edit resource information.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: max units, resource types, cost rate table, cost per use, availability, resource group, generic
- Apply task types and scheduling calculations.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: effort-driven tasks, formula (work = duration x units), choosing a task type
- Assign resources.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: assigning multiple resources, assigning resources to tasks, using units that represent part-time work
- Edit assignments.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: task usage, resource usage, task forms, editing assignments by setting the task type in preparation for assignment editing
- Manage resource allocation.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: viewing availability across multiple projects, changing assignment information, leveling, replacing resources (for example, resolve overallocation, replace generics with specifics)
- Manage resource allocations by using Team Planner.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: displaying current resource allocations and assignments, managing unassigned tasks, resolving resource conflicts, level resource overallocations, substituting resources (moving task assignments from one resource to another)
- Model project costs.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: resource-based costs (work, material, cost), cost per use, fixed costs, accrual method
Tracking and Analyzing a Project - Set and maintain baselines.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: baselining an entire project, baselining selected tasks, multiple baselines, updating a baseline (for example, rolling up to summary tasks, resetting the baseline)
- Update actual progress.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: percentage completion, actual or remaining duration, actual work, remaining work, status date, current date, rescheduling uncompleted work, actual start and actual finish, actual work and usage views, cancelling an unneeded task (for example, inactivate a task, set active flag or zero out remaining work)
- Compare progress against a baseline.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: date variance, work variance, cost variance, showing variance of the current plan against baseline (tracking Gantt), task slippage, selecting a view to display variance
- Resolve potential schedule problems by using the Task Inspector.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: Task Inspector warnings and suggestions, identifying resource overallocations
- Display Critical Path information.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: single or master projects, viewing total slack, displaying progress against baseline or deadlines
Communicating Project Information - Apply views.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: applying views, grouping, filtering and highlighting, auto-filter, sorting, tables
- Customize views.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: customizing views, grouping, filtering and highlighting, sorting, tables, sharing a view (Organizer)
- Format views.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: gridlines, bar styles, Gantt chart styles, text styles, timeline, cell formatting
- Share data with external sources.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: visual reports, enhanced copy and paste, copy picture, sync to SharePoint (for example, upload schedule, sync with SharePoint list, e-mail timeline), attaching documents or linking hyperlinks to supporting information, exporting data to Excel
- Print schedules and reports.
- This objective may include but is not limited to: reporting progress status, saving to PDF or XPS, printing Gantt information, schedule, or timeline, printing based on date range
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