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How to Use Microsoft Project Predecessors to Sequence Tasks in a Project

One of the principal purposes of Microsoft Project is to assist in the development of a project schedule. This is an essential part of project management which quite often defines its success. When you schedule tasks, you can see that some of them are connected and inherently conditioned to start one after the other. For…

How to Make a Gantt Chart in Microsoft Project

A Gantt chart is a well-known bar chart and an excellent project management tool used to work with tasks, develop project plans, schedule, and track progress. This chart gives you a clear visual image in a single document of all the tasks in the project, their sequence on a timeline, milestones, their start and end…

Microsoft Project Tutorial

Whether you are new to project management or have years of experience in the industry, you must have heard or even worked in MS Project. This popular project management software has been one of the early birds in the market with its first launch in 1984. Years after, Microsoft Project is still on the top…

Task Board in MS Project

In Microsoft Project, a task board is a tool that an individual, team, or organization uses to represent work and its completion path. This includes ongoing, completed, and upcoming tasks that may be in a to-do list. From this article, as a part of our Microsoft Project tutorial, you will learn more about a task…

How to Add Milestone Task in MS Project

Milestones are signs of tiny diamonds that mark important events in Microsoft Project. Milestones can be defined as approval, completion of key deliverables, an important event or the beginning or end of a project phase in MS Project. Milestones will also remind you and your team members to keep track of the project progress, which…

How to Create Timeline in MS Project

In Microsoft Project, the timeline is a graphical view of tasks. When managing large projects, providing an easy way to report overall progress to managers and stakeholders can save time and cost. At the same time, when you manage your project and need to delve into the details of tasks, it proves best to see…

Microsoft Project Resource Leveling

Previously, we covered Microsoft Project resource planning. Now, let's discover more about resource leveling in our Microsoft Project tutorial for beginners. How to level resources in MS Project. Resource leveling options. Microsoft Project computes Resource leveling to resolve resource overallocation in tasks. One can also name it “a technology that adjusts the start and finish…

Microsoft Project Resource Planning

Resources refer to the people involved in the project, the equipment and materials used, and the costs associated with the project. Resources are required to perform project tasks. They can be the people, equipment, facilities, funds or anything (except labor) needed to complete a project task. Optimal resource scheduling is the key to successful project…

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