Basic guide to Ms Project 2016 for the

project management
This is a tutorial that we are [Link] group
of Ms Projectopenly for anyone who is interested in
project management.

We initially cover basic topics to then move on to

study through various manuals available on the Internet topics
more advanced. We include numerous references to blogs, forums and
third-party bibliography.

Course content index:

INTRODUCTION.

Basic objectives for mastering Ms Project 2016.

[Link] contents to review to master Ms Project.
[Link] Ms Project 2016.
[Link] to assisted project management
computer.
5. Brief introduction to the phases of a project.
[Link] does a Project consist of?.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS.

[Link] phases.
[Link] a project.
[Link] activities.

FOLLOW-UP AND ADAPTATIONS.

[Link] and adaptation.

11. Administration and management of resources.
[Link].

BUDGET CONTROL.

[Link] costs.
[Link] costs.
[Link] in Ms Project.
METHODOLOGIES.

[Link].
[Link].
[Link].

EXAMPLES AND OTHER RESOURCES.

[Link] studies.
[Link] to online courses and tutorials.
[Link] of blogs.
[Link] of Internet video tutorials.
[Link] software downloads and updates.
[Link] to Project.

GLOSSARY.
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1.- Basic objectives to master Ms

Project 2016:
Know and be able to plan a project simply
and effective.
Approach to the most widely used project management software
of the market.
Open source alternatives to MS Project.
2.- Consider the minimum contents
to review in order to master Ms Project are:
Project cycle and planning.
Limitations and resource allocation. Cost management.
Timing and validation of the plan.

Ms Project 2016it is a project manager integrated within a

office environment what is it likeMs Office 2013, although it canto acquire oneself
separately. Ms Office Professional Plus 2016includesMs Project
Professional 2016dedicated to theProject Portfolio Management PPM.

It is usually used in corporate and professional environments.

less in the domestic sphere. For companies and professionals it facilitates
enormously the scheduling of tasks, the management of resources and the
cost control. With Ms Project 2016 we can communicate and
coordinate projects with the rest of the team without leaving the application
video conference / call ofSkype, Lync, chat, email or join
online meetings ).

Exercise: Try opening one of the example projects that

are included with the installation of Ms Project 2016 and perform the
basic tasks of opening, modifying, and saving projects. Try
modify the end dates in the calendar and in the others
project views, both for individual tasks and for the
project set. We can visualize the data in a way
grouped or with filters.
3.- News Ms Project 2016.
Like the rest of the applications that make up Office 2013, the
the workspace appears much clearer and more organized
regarding earlier versions. Functionally, we highlight:

Now adjusting the time scales is more intuitive and simple.

The control of resource scheduling improves.

In theGantt chartsmore clarity is provided in the lines

of tasks through the use of colors. We clearly see towards
where our project evolves. We can act on the
baseline values, programming and actual.

Applications that work together with Project areLync

2016; that allows connecting all team members without
exit the application. I work in the cloud withOnedrive(before
Skydrive), which allows us to have shared files on
any device connected to the network. Along with the services
onlineMs Office 365ySharepoint, that greatly facilitate
share the work for groups.

New topics and new templates: Excel workbook, list of

Sharepoint tasks, agile project management, create a
budget
business, annual report, campaign planning of
marketing, merger or acquisition evaluationcycle
DMAIC(Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) for the
incremental improvement, methodologySix Sigma, technology
ySOX compliance(Sarbanes-Oxley Act), service of
customer service and the launch of a new product.

A new set of reports with unprecedented graphic options

that allow for clearer reports for their
[Link] progress reports: Work
planned, completed, and remaining appear as lines of a
chart.

It is compatible with previous versions: Timelines,

access routes to tasks, costs, resources and allocations, etc.
Connection of Ms Project to Visio and from Ms Project to Excel with
pivot tables.
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4.- Introduction to project management

computer-assisted.
Task assignment to resources: Each project consists of a
series of interrelated tasks, with a start date and a
duration, which we will determine based on experience or on
estimation techniques. To carry out these tasks they
we will assign resources (people, materials, facilities, etc.) that
they will have an availability and a [Link] reading ...).

5.- Brief introduction to the phases of

a project.
Ms Projectit is a very advanced tool. Its inclusion as
Office software can lead us to misunderstanding as it adapts.
both personal work and SMEs as well as large projects of
companies. So you have a great tool at hand, take advantage of it to
to plan and monitor projects effectively
optimal!

The prior phases in project management are:

1. Definition of the project objectives.

2. Study of the project's feasibility.
3. Estimation of the time, cost, and effort required.
4. Temporal Planning.
5. Monitoring and adapting to changes.
6. (Continue reading ...).

6.- What does a Project consist of?

A project is a planned activity in advance aimed at the
achieving specific objectives efficiently.
To reach our goal, we will need to have resources that
they can be tangible like economic resources or resources
humans and intangibles like time, experience, prestige of the
company, knowledge, [Link] reading ...

7.- Management phases.

The key phases in project management are: (Continue reading
…).

8.- Structure of a project.

Through an initial coordination meeting with those responsible
We will set the guidelines of the project. We will define the
purpose, the objectives of the project and the management principles
(intentions) that will serve as our guide.

Once the scope of the project has been defined, it should be studied.
feasibility of the project. Consider the different alternatives and
identify the possible technical and management restrictions, in order to
choose the best solution.

We will have to estimate before we start, how much time

we have, the human effort required and what its cost will be.

A project needs 1 Team + 1 Leader who

assign tasks and serve as a guide.
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The project will allow us at all times to inform about the status of the
project and working in a team with other members.
9.- Planning activities
(planning).
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10.- Monitoring and adaptation of

projects.
Once the programming has been created, the implementation begins.
of the project. The more complex and long a project is...
There are possibilities that variations in the programming may occur.
In the monitoring phase, what was planned is compared with the
real work, aiming to adjust the incomplete part of
project to avoid deviating from the budget or failing to meet deadlines.
( Keep reading ...).

11.- Administration and management of resources.

Once tasks are assigned and we have delegated to our team
we will carry out the support, monitoring, and control function of the process.
We will need to measure and obtain ratios in order to get statistics.
As project manager, we must be clear about what the values are
the ratios we must achieve to reach our goals.
It is possible that the assigned team may not achieve certain goals,
we must take into account small margins of action in
our calculations of time, money, people, etc.

12.- Limitations.
Projects face limitations that can jeopardize
the viability of them. These limitations can be internal
like time, economic-financial resources, human or
external factors such as the legal framework, competition, [Link] reading ...).

13.- Fixed costs.

Fixed costs are those that occur periodically.
and in fixed relationships, for example, the payment of rent for the
installations, or a software license.
Some examples of fixed cost savings are ...(Continue reading
… ).

14.- Variable costs.

Variable costs are those that occur proportionally.
at the activity level, such as the supply costs of
paper, discs or other consumable materials.(Continue reading ...).

15.- Cost control in Ms Project.

In Project, it is possible to control the financial aspect of the project,
a way for us to foresee what its cost will be, or to review how
we can safely reduce them. Assigning a cost to the
work resources and materials we will be able to obtain knowledge
useful information such as:

The expected total cost of the project.

The cost of a specific task or phase of the project.
The cost of resources.
Compare the actual project costs with the estimated ones.
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16.- Timing.
We will determine the sequence and the timing or moment in which it happens.
we will address each task. We will study the duration of
each one and their interrelationship to establish a certain margin of
maneuver.

Milestones serve to mark small goals and establish a timeline.

limit to obtain them. In this way we ensure that
We will arrive on time in the end.

17.- Validation process of a project.

This last step involves identifying and analyzing threats according to their
impact on the plan. It is advisable to gather the involved agents
to carry out this analysis, as well as to propose possible plans for
prevention and contingencycontinue reading ...).

18.- Methodologies.
The methodologyKanbanbased on task organization
through visual cards. It is related to the processes of
just-in-time productione (Just In Time).
Scrumagile development model characterized by not being based on
process sequences.

19.- Case studies.

Successes, failed projects, market, competition, courts,
R&D&i, ..., in short, the evolution of a company's life
for 30 years on the [Link]( caseApple Computer).
20.- Links to courses and tutorials on
Internet:
Below we have compiledMOOCsand tutorials of MS Project
on the Internetcontinue reading ...).

20.1 Books and eBooks.

You can expand your training with the selected texts in the
next link (many of these books and ebooks allow the
example chapter inquiry):

Books and eBooks on Ms Project 2016 ...

21.- Blogs and related entries.

Macros:Work automation with Project.

First steps with [Link].

[Link] offers amanual in English.

Official [Link]/project/
22.- Selection of video tutorials from
Internet.
They are a good way to become familiar with the work environment and
terminology of the program for basic levels:
Microsoft Project MasterClassin Spanish Part 1 of the channel
Mauricio Duque
Excellent YouTube channel about Ms Projecty
VisiodeVicente Rubio Peinado.
Various video tutorials of Microsoft Project 2010. Easy to
Learn on the CityIngenieria channel.

Create a schedule quicklywith Microsoft Project 2010

from the PMSseminars channel.

23.- Free software downloads and

updates.
Link to the latest version of Ms Project
[Link]/en-us/project/ydownload version
from the trial version.

Updates:Download Service Pack for Microsoft

Projecton [Link].
 Ms Project 2016 in desktop application version can
obtain individually [Link] through the
Office Professional Plus 2016 package.

24.- Alternative software to Ms Project.

To the traditional desktop applications typeMs Projectnow
also available in the cloud) or their open source alternatives
howOpenproj, Redbooth(Teambox)Gantter, Rally Community
EditionoFreedCampoProjectLibreforLinux, they are added
web solutions like ...continue reading.

25.- Purchase options.

The product can be purchased from different Microsoft websites;
for [Link] Store. They can
test before acquiring online any of the different versions
from Ms Project. Approximately ...keep reading.