Microsoft Project 2010 Tips and Techniques

What tips, techniques and templates have you leveraged in Microsoft Project 2010 to produce an manage a better Project Plan?  Here is a collection of research and best practices that we hope to expand on how to get the most out of Microsoft Project Planning.  

GETTING STARTED WITH MICROSOFT PROJECT 2010: Palaestra Training created a nice overview on how to use Microsoft Project Quickstart video and how to set up a project correctly to manage well.  Techtrax has created some nice PROJECT TUTORIALS as well for drill down instructions. 

BEST PRACTICES FOR GANTT CHART FORMATTING: 2010 has more GANTT Chart Presentation Options, here are highlights of some of the 8 views and 5 Tips for formatting your own view details. . 

BEST PRACTICES FOR PROJECT RISKS AND ISSUES:  What are the best practices to manage Project Risks and Issues? Its important to identify a project's top issue and risks, approach risk and issue definition and mitigation, including who is responsible for helping align the mitigation approach for each. 

1. How to use Microsoft Project to IDENTIFY AND WORK WITH ISSUES.   
2. How to use Microsoft Project to IDENTIFY AND MANAGE RISKS.  (Project Risk Management Template) 

WHAT ARE YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH PROJECT 2010?  

• HAVE YOU DEVELOPED GREAT TEMPLATES IDEAS OR BEST PRACTICES?  HAVE YOU CUSTOMIZED FOR SIX SIGMA, CAP, PMP OR PRINCE2?  
• ARE there any methods,  tools or checklists you have found useful to help you come up to speed on a new project that is already in flight? 

We will offer overviews of the concepts, and perhaps blog more on application, with your involvement, expand our possibilities. If you have ideas, let us know.

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