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Creating a Task List using MS Project ( 7 Videos)

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The Project Plan is developed task by task. All tasks for a project are identified and entered in the task sheet in order. We can also insert tasks between existing tasks and delete any non-required task. Tasks are easiest to enter in Gantt view but can also be entered, inserted and deleted in other views like Network Diagram.

Chapter 3: Creating a Task List

3.1 Entering Tasks

This includes:
1-Create a new task
2-Insert task
3-Adding task in Network Diagram View

3.2 Estimating Durations

3.3 Entering a Milestone

this includes:
1-What is a milestone
2-Automatically marked milestones
3-Marking a new milestone

A milestone is a reference point based on which project progress can be monitored. MS Project defines milestones as tasks with zero duration. When we enter any task with zero duration, it automatically gets marked as a milestone. We can also manually mark the milestones. All milestones are denoted with a symbol in the chart view.

3.4 Organizing Tasks into Phases

This video includes:
1-Add Phases to Tasks
2-Add Tasks to Phases
3-Outline View

3.5 Linking Tasks

This includes:
1-Relationship between tasks
2-Setting Links

3.6 Documenting Tasks

This includes:
1-How to get the notes column
2-How to enter notes for a task

3.7 Checking the Plan’s Duration