MS Project 2010 Familiarisation

Tim PM Project Manager| NHS Yes, United Kingdom

Hi all, having been MS Project-less for the last year I now have received the 2010 edition. Previously I've used 2003 although not all its functionality at all, I think I'd put myself in the "intermediate" users group. Does anyone know of any good (and free...) training type resources that will help me convert my knowledge to 2010 and get the best out of it?

Thanks

Posted: Oct 10, 2012 6:25 AM

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Russell Geake Project Management Consultant| Deciduous Partners Ltd Lostwithiel, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Tim,
if you've been using 2003, 2010 will be a bit of a shock to start off with - best thing I found was to self-teach. Learn the functionality that relates to how you used to use 2003, if you are lucky enough to be able to access both versions simultaneously you'll be able to see the subtle changes.

Just as an aside. Recently I had it the opposite way round - I'd been using 2010 with a charity I was working for, then took an IT contract where they were still using 2003... that was a nightmare, because all the issues that were resolved and forgotten suddenly became major obstacles.... when I left 9 months later, they still hadn't got 2010 installed.

Posted: Oct 11, 2012 7:52 PM

Andrew Makar Program Manager| AMAKAR LLC Oakland Township, Mi, United States

Hi Tim -

Moving from 2003 to 2010 is definitely a change...but I think you'll find it to be a welcome one.

1. Ribbon View - Easier Navigation
2. Timeline View
3. Manual vs Automatic Tasks (I debated on this one)
4. Team Planner View
5. Inactive Tasks feature

I wrote a series of articles on these features...here are a few of the free articles:

Five Reasons to Migrate to MS Project

Using MS Project's Inactive Tasks Feature

Manual vs Auto Scheduled Tasks

Create the Timeline view in MS Project 2010

Ofcourse I'd be remiss if I didn't provide a few of my professional tutorials:
http://www.tacticalprojectmanagement.com/tactical-techniques/microsoft-project-tutorials.html

Hope those resources help!

Andy Makar

Posted: Oct 22, 2012 4:26 PM

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