Microsoft Project is a project management software that helps project managers plan projects by assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing budgets, and analyzing workloads. It allows team members to manage tasks and time sheets, project managers to analyze resources, budgets, and timelines, and executives to define business drivers and view project status across organizations. Microsoft Project comes in various versions and can be obtained either through an offline installation or a web-based subscription. It helps users start their first project, set up timelines and allocate resources and costs to tasks, and view reports on dashboards, resources, costs, and project progress.

1. Group Presentation
on Microsoft Project
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
MCS 3102

2. CONTENTS
01 • Introduction
02 • How can I obtain a copy
03 • Starting your first project
04 • Setting up you time line
05 • Allocating resources
06 • Setting up the cost
07 • Reports
08 • Why Microsoft project is special
09 • Conclusion

3. INTRODUCTION
Microsoft
Project is
for?
Different
Versions

4. INTRODUCTION
 Microsoft Project is a project management software program
developed and sold by Microsoft, which is designed to assist a
project manager in developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks,
tracking progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads.
 Microsoft Project was the company's third Microsoft Windows-based
application, and within a couple of years of its introduction it
became the dominant PC-based project management software.
Reference : Wikipedia

5. MICROSOFT PROJECT IS FOR
 Team Members
 Enables Project Team Members to manage tasks, collaborate, submit
time sheets, and flag issues and risks.
 Project Managers
 Enable them to analyze resources, budgets and timelines. Also, Project
managers can easily measure progress and anticipate resource needs
with detailed and easily customizable out-of-the box reports.
 For Executives
 Enable Executives to define business drivers, measure strategic impact
of competing ideas, make right funding decisions and view project and
resource status across the enterprise.

6. DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF
MICROSOFT PROJECT
 Project Lite.
 Project Pro Office.
 Project Standard.
 Project Online.
 Project Server.

7. HOW CAN I OBTAIN A COPY
Offline
Version
Web or
Online
Version

8. HOW CAN I OBTAIN A COPY –
OFFLINE VERSION
 You can obtain a trial version of
Microsoft project from the
following web page upon
registering or you can purchase it
through app store
 https://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/evalcenter/evaluate-project-
professional-2013

9. HOW CAN I OBTAIN A COPY – WEB
VERSION
 You can register for web version after
paying the subscription fees.
 Visit following link for more details.
 https://products.office.com/en-
us/project/project-online-portfolio-
management

10. STARTING YOUR FIRST PROJECT
Installing
Lets Start
Your First
Project
Identify the
Environment
Note: All screenshots and explanations
are given with respect Project 2013 offline
version

11. Installing
 If you have a copy Installing Microsoft Project is easy. The
requirements are very minimal.
 Double click the setup file and proceed with on screen instructions.
 A reboot may be necessary to complete your installation.
 We found a good guide about installing Microsoft Project from the
below mentioned link
 http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article
&sid=69

12. STARTING YOUR FIRST PROJECT
 After installing Microsoft Project, You can access
it through
Start Menu  All Programs  Microsoft Office 2013
 Microsoft Project 2013

13. IDENTIFY THE ENVIRONMENT

14. SETTING UP YOU TIME LINE
Project
Information
Adding
Tasks
Adding
Milestones
Summery
Tasks
Change
Working
Time
Tables

15. ALLOCATING RESOURCES
Human
Resources
Non-
Human
Resources
Different
Rates
Allocating
Resources
to Task
Allocating
Materials
to a Task

16. SETTING UP COST
Allocating
Cost to a
Human
Resource
Allocating
Cost to a
Non-Human
Resource

17. REPORTS
Dashboards Resources Costs In Progress Custom
Visual
Reports

18. WHY MICROSOFT PROJECT IS
SPECIAL
 Ease of Integration.
 Sharepoint task sync.
 Share documents.
 Project server and project online sync.
 Version upgrades.
 Integration with skype enabling real time communication.

19. CONCLUSION
 Microsoft is a PM tool which is used to
 Stay organized.
 Easily plan and manage your projects using the latest Project templates from
Office.com.
 Create a project site in Office 365 or SharePoint with a few simple clicks to quickly
share project details with your team, keeping everyone connected and
organized.
 Deliver projects successfully.
 Anticipate change using enhanced tools like Team Planner to help you see and
amend potential problems before they can impact your schedule.
 Improve everyday collaboration.
 Quickly deliver project information to your team and easily receive their changes
from virtually anywhere with improved task list synchronization between Project
and Office 365 or SharePoint.
 Project's new integration with Skype for Business and Skype for Business Online.

20. Thank You!!