MicroNugget: How to Use Microsoft Project 2013

In this video, Anthony Sequeira covers Microsoft Project 2013. When it comes to organizing and streamlining nearly every part of his career, nothing has helped Anthony like MS Project has. This basic primer merely hints at the versatility and power of MS Project.

Imagine this hypothetical situation: your boss emails you out of the blue and asks for help with a project he lost track of. He emails you the top-level details of two projects, each of which have three subtasks.

Watch Anthony open up Microsoft Project 2013 to see just how easy it is to drop the projects in and format the tasks. At the click of a button, projects and tasks become arranged hierarchically.

It's also easy to manipulate the time you have available to work and create exceptions to your work week.

Each task receives a time estimate, which allows you to sketch out its scope. You can also link tasks and see a Gantt chart get created before your eyes.

Changing each task to receive auto scheduling means MS Project 2013 adjusts time estimates for you. And milestones allow you to predict and monitor your progress.

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[dlburkhart]

Great overview... way too enthusiastic.

[hermitally]

Your video gave an excellent short "to-the-point" answer with an example. It was the video review I was looking for but unable to find. Thank you.

[cbtnuggets]

Need help managing your projects? Anthony Sequeira explains the benefits of Microsoft Project 2013 and why you should use it:

[cwyorkiex]

Anthony,
 You are awesome and kept me interested long enough to actually understand what I'm suppose to be learning in college. In school they try, however some of us older home computer users that are going to school for the first time, in a long time are completely lost in class. The instructors are great it's just they have to fly threw material and for us who need a little more help there's really none. I would like to thank you for making these topics that interest me but are very technical in cisco curriculum I just don't get from the book you have cleared up for me Thanks

[mlmiles]

Are you still bullish on Project vs. all of the newer and shinier alternatives?