1 / 19

CSE 441: Systems Analysis & Design

Learn the ins and outs of MS-Project with this comprehensive guide. Includes project outlining, resource management, cost tracking, and more. Discover the MS-Project process, user interface, creating new projects, adding tasks, and scheduling with ease.

keishak
Download Presentation

CSE 441: Systems Analysis & Design

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. CSE 441: Systems Analysis & Design MS Project & Project Management LAB 5 Yusuf Altunel

  2. MS-Project • Mid-market leader • Has approx. • 50% overall market share • 70-80% MS-Project users • never used automated project tracking prior • Not a mid/high-end tool for EPM • EPMEnterprise Project Mgmt.

  3. Project Pros • Easy outlining of tasks • Resource management • Accuracy: baseline vs. actual; various calculations • Easy charting and graphics • Cost management • Capture historical data

  4. Project Cons • Illusion of control • Workgroup features ok, still in-progress • Scaling • No estimation features • Remember: • Being a MS-Project expert • does not make you an expert project manager! • No more so than knowing MS-Word makes you a good writer.

  5. The MS-Project Process • Create Project outline • in Task Sheet • Add resources • team members or roles • Add costs for resources • Assign resources to tasks • Establish dependencies • Refine and optimize • Create baseline • Track progress

  6. Project User Interface • Views • Default is Gant Chart View • 2 panes • Task Sheet on left • a table • Gantt Chart on right • View Bar on far left

  7. Project User Interface

  8. Creating a New Project • File/New • Setup start date • Setup calendar • Menu: Project/Project Information • Often left with default settings • Hours, holidays

  9. Give your Project a Name

  10. Add Tasks using the Tasks Menu

  11. Adding Tasks • Outlining • Sub-tasks and summary tasks • Do not enter start/end dates for each • Just start with • Task Name and Duration for each • Use Indent/Outdent buttons • to define summary tasks and subtasks • You can enter specific Start/End dates • but don’t most of the time

  12. 1. Define the Project

  13. 2. Add Tasks(Gantt Chart)

  14. 3. Schedule Tasks

  15. Establish Durations • Know the abbreviations • h/d/w/m • D is default • Can use partial • .5d is a half-day task • Elapsed durations • Estimated durations • Put a ‘?’ after duration

  16. Milestones • Zero duration tasks • Insert task ‘normally’ • but put 0 in duration

  17. Add Resources • Work Resources • People • Material Resources • Things • Can be used to track costs • Ex: amount of equipment purchased • Not used as often in typical software project

  18. Note Predecessors Column

  19. Link Tasks • On toolbar: Link & Unlink buttons • Good for many at once • Or via Gantt chart • Drag from one task to another

More Related