These are 8 slides that I’ve repeatedly used to train consultants, clients or consulting teams when I want to quickly get them onboard the idea of using Microsoft Project. The slides do not make you an expert but if you know how to get through these 8 steps, you’ll feel comfortable with using Microsoft project for basic project planning and scheduling.

1. Quick Guide to Planning &
Scheduling with Microsoft
Project
Deepak Alse
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepakalse

2. Why
 These are 8 slides that I’ve repeatedly used to
train consultants, clients or consulting teams when
I want to quickly get them onboard the idea of
using Microsoft Project.
 The slides do not make you an expert but if you
know how to get through these 8 steps, you’ll feel
comfortable with using Microsoft project for basic
project planning and scheduling

3. Create Task/Activity List

4. Indent as per work structure
and control needed

5. Identify Milestones
Enter the Start Date for the First Task on
Calendar

6. Set Deadline (NOT End Date)
The benefit of
doing this is that
the MPP will
automatically
highlight with a ‘!’
sign when the
planned or actual
date goes
beyond the
deadline

7. Set the
Predecessor/Successors &
then add duration to tasks
Do not leave ‘hangar’s – Highlighted in red above!

8. Set baseline-Add resource
1
2
3

9. Update % Completed in terms
of work
Notice highlighted sections
1> A Task/Activity that is bound to exceed deadlines
2>A Task that has been completed
3> The % Completion overall
4> The Percentage completion within Gantt

10. You are now ready to use
Microsoft Project Effectively!

11. Thank You