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Microsoft® Project 2013

Lesson 0 Overview of Microsoft® Project 2013

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Table of Contents

● Course Objectives

● Course Overview

● Value of Microsoft® Project 2013 for Professionals

● Value of Microsoft® Project 2013 for Organizations

● Lessons Covered

● Exam Pattern

● Sources of Information

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Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

● Manage projects using Microsoft® Project 2013 application

● Manage resources and assignments within the project

● Track the project progress using various features

● Create a task-based schedule for the project

● Share project information

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This training course provides:

● An introduction to the basics of Microsoft® Project 2013 application

● An overview of the project plan, tasks, and resources

● Information on tracking project progress and advanced task scheduling

● An outline on reporting, troubleshooting, and customizing views

● Information on sharing project information as well as resource pooling and consolidation

● An update on new features in Microsoft® Project 2013 application

● Demos to show how to work with Microsoft® Project 2013 application

Course Overview

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Course Overview (contd.)

Target audience

● This exam is designed for candidates who use Project Standard 2013, Project Professional 2013, and Project Pro for

Office 365 desktop features (excluding Project Server features). Candidates should have experience effectively

modeling, scheduling, resourcing, communicating, collaborating on, and delivering projects using Project Standard

2013, Project Professional 2013, and Project Pro for Office 365, SharePoint, and SharePoint Online. Candidates should

also have a solid understanding of key project management concepts and terminologies.

Course prerequisites

● Basic knowledge of Microsoft® Project application and experience of working in any Project for an year that has

followed a Project Management Framework.

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Value of Microsoft® Project 2013 for Professionals

Benefits of Microsoft® Project 2013:

● Plan and manage projects effortlessly

● Successful delivery of projects using impressive looking reports

● Collaborate with others to efficiently track status and manage changes

● Identify the tasks that are critical to the project

● Extend the functionality of Microsoft® Project 2013 with other applications

● Integrate Microsoft® Office suite well with Microsoft® Project 2013 application

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Value of Microsoft® Project 2013 for Organizations

Benefits of Microsoft® Project 2013:

● Create budgets for the project and calculate resource costs

● Share resources among various projects based on their availability

● Use the advanced features of Microsoft® Project 2013 to stay organized and deliver projects successfully

● Enhanced integration between Microsoft® Project 2013 and other applications enables sharing of the real-time

project information

● Collaborative project management system provides seamless connectivity between teams across

multiple geographies

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Lessons Covered

Lesson No. Lesson Name

Lesson 1 Basics of Microsoft® Project 2013

Lesson 2 Creating a Project Plan

Lesson 3 Project Tasks

Lesson 4 Project Resources

Lesson 5 Tracking Project Progress

Lesson 6 Advanced Task Scheduling

Lesson 7 Reporting and Troubleshooting

Lesson 8 Customizing Views

Lesson 9 Sharing Project Information

Lesson 10 Resource Pooling and Consolidation

Lesson 11 New Features in Microsoft® Project 2013

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Exam Pattern

Possible Question Types Explanation

Multiple choice questions Multiple answer options will be given and the right answer must be

selected

Arrange in a sequence Place the options in the right order

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Microsoft® Project 2013 Certification

Microsoft® Project 2013 certification proves that certified professionals can easily work with Microsoft® Project

2013 application efficiently. Once they complete the certification, they will be credited as Microsoft Certified

Professional.

Software component Microsoft® Project Professional 2013

Exam title Managing Projects with Microsoft® Project 2013

MS Certification ID (booking code) Exam 74-343

Exam duration 2 hours 15 minutes

Focus area Project 2013 features

Prerequisite certificates None

Course for preparing for the Certification exam Microsoft® Project 2013 e-learning course provided by

Simplilearn

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Sources of Information

● Microsoft® Exam: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-74-343.aspx, required skills and preparation

materials for this exam

● Microsoft® Office Tutorials: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project-help/training-courses-for-project-2013-

HA104032117.aspx

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