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Microsoft Project Fundamentals
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Microsoft Project Fundamentals

by Teresa S. Stover
April 2022
Beginner content levelBeginner
288 pages
6h 51m
English
Wiley
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Lesson 4Set Up the Project and Tasks

With your project charter, requirements, and scope established, you're now ready to lay out your project plan. This lesson sees you starting a new project plan in Microsoft Project, entering and sequencing the project tasks, and establishing the outline structure of your task list.

Start a New Project Plan

You can choose from one of three good ways to start a new project plan:

  • Create a new blank project. Starting from scratch gives you a clean slate and control for building the project to reflect your vision.
  • Copy an existing similar project. This can give you a head start in brainstorming the tasks needed and how they relate to one another, especially if the other project was done within your organization.
  • Use a template that reflects your project type. This can help you determine which tasks and task relationships apply to your project and also can highlight industry best practices.

Create a New Blank Project

To start a new project plan from ...

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