Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2016
Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2016
ISBN : 9781616917456
Includes:
110+ Test Prepkits
15+ Labs
Gain hands-on expertise in Microsoft 74-343 exam with the Managing Projects with Microsoft Project course and performance-based labs. Performance-based labs simulate real-world, hardware, software & command line interface environments and can be mapped to any text-book, course & training. The course and performance-based labs focus on the objectives of the 74-343 exam and familiarize you with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional 2016 so that you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment. The course and lab also cover the critical knowledge and skills a project manager needs to create a project plan with MS Project 2016 during the planning phase of a project.
Here's what you will get
Managing Projects with Microsoft Project exam is intended for students who are new to Microsoft Project. The exam measures the candidate's skills to initialize a project, create a task-based schedule, manage resources and assignments, track and analyze a project, and communicate project information.
Lessons
18+
Exercises
40+
Quizzes
110+
Flashcards
254+
Glossary of terms
254+
Pre-assessment Questions
60+
Full Length Tests
2+
Post-Assessment Questions
65+
Performance based lab
15+
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Exam FAQs
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| What is the exam registration fee? | USD 165 |
| What is the format of the exam? | |
| How many questions are asked in the exam? | The exam contains 40-60 questions. |
| Where can I find more information about this exam? | To know more about the MS-Project-2016, click here. |
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Here's what you will learn
- Why Do People Think Project Is Hard to Use?
- When to Use Project
- Strategic Importance of Project 2016
- Improving Results with a Proven, Effective Approach
- Summary
- Mapping Project to Your Methodology Will Increase Effectiveness
- An Overview of the PM Process Groups
- Summary
- What Is EPM?
- EPM as a Central Repository for Resources and Projects
- Understanding Roles within EPM
- Summary
- Getting Started, and Moving Around Project
- Key Options and Settings You Need to Know About
- Working with Calendars
- Summary
- What Is a WBS, and Why Is It Important?
- Entering Your WBS: Phases, Tasks, and Milestones
- Managing Your WBS
- Summary
- Estimating Duration vs. Estimating Work—What's the Difference?
- Program Evaluation and Review Technique
- Summary
- Understanding Dependencies
- Using Constraints and Deadlines
- Understanding and Viewing the Critical Path
- Summary
- Setting Up Your Resource Pool
- Assigning Resources and Costs
- Analyzing Resource Usage and Resource Leveling
- Summary
- Six Factors that Drive the Calculation of Time (Dates and Duration) for Automatic Scheduling
- Four Factors that Affect the Calculation of Cost
- Switching from Manual Scheduling to Automatic Scheduling
- Summary
- Understanding Major View Components
- Task Views
- Resource Views
- Summary
- Creating Custom Fields
- Using Tables and Creating Custom Tables
- Summary
- Using Filters and Highlights
- Using Groups
- Using Sorts and Auto-filters
- Summary
- Setting Dependencies
- Creating Custom Views
- Formatting Text and Bar Styles
- Sharing and Sending Project Information and Reports
- Summary
- Creating Master Schedules
- Critical Path Across Projects
- Reporting and Analyzing Across Projects
- Summary
- Understanding and Setting Baselines
- Viewing Baselines
- Maintaining Baselines
- Summary
- Understanding and Entering Percent Complete
- Understanding and Entering Actuals
- Summary
- Understanding Variance
- Analyzing Variance and Taking Corrective Action
- Earned-Value Analysis
- Summary
Hands on Activities (Labs)
- Changing Timeline text styles
- Entering a WBS element
- Turning off the estimated duration feature
- Opening a split-screen view with details
- Setting a priority for a task
- Defining the project start date
- Activating the Calendar view
- Allowing for text wrapping
- Applying the Milestones filter
- Turning off the auto-filter
- Formatting one line item at a time
- Creating a new master project file
- Applying the Tracking Gantt view
- Changing the format of the current date
- Applying the cost table with a split view
