MS Project Tutorials
These tutorials were developed by Erik Larson and
cannot be used without his permission
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To start a tutorial click on the link in the Tutorial Number
column:
Tutorial #1 How create to a WBS
Tutorial #2 How to code a WBS
Tutorial #3 How to enter estimated durations
Tutorial #4 Yellow Sticky Approach for developing a network
Tutorial #5 How to create a project schedule
a) How to enter predecessor information
b) How to view a Gantt chart
Tutorial #6 How to assess slack in the network
a) How to use the Gantt chart wizard
Tutorial #7 How to display a schedule as a network diagram
a) How to manually rearrange network nodes
Tutorial #8 How to introduce lags into a schedule
Tutorial #9 How to create a resource pool
a) How to designate part-time resources
Tutorial #10 How to assign resources to specific tasks
Tutorial #11 How to designate a start date for a project
Tutorial #12 How to designate a task as a milestone
Tutorial #13 How to alter work calendar
a) How to introduce vacations/holidays
b) How to alter work times
Tutorial #14 A Tour of Different Views
Tutorial #15 Printing I
a) How to reduce the number of pages by scaling
b) How to fit figures to a specific number of
pages
Tutorial #16 Printing II
a) How to use Print Preview
b) How to print only one window
Tutorial #17 Assessing resource over allocation
Tutorial #18 Leveling Resources
a) Within Slack (Time constrained)
b) Outside of Slack (Resource constrained)
Tutorial #19 Costs - How to enter pay rates for resources
Tutorial #20 Costs - Finding out the total cost of a project by task and by
resource