Video Training – Tutorials

 For users who need to get up to speed quickly with MS Project we have created a series of easy to follow, practical, hands-on video tutorials that break Project down into a series of easy to follow stages.
View the MS Project Tutorial Videos

How to open MS Project Files – for free

Did you know you can open Microsoft Project Files on your computer even if you don’t have the application installed, this MS Project tutorial will show you how,of course the functionality will be limited to just viewing the content.

Many companies purport to offer a free solution, unfortunately most of these are just demo versions and to obtain the full workable solution you have to pay, however there is one company who do offer a truly free, fully functional solution and it’s this Project plug-in we’re going to use.

Download the free MS Project viewer from http://www.kadonk.com/

Before downloading you will be asked to fill out a registration page, you may leave these details empty if you wish.

On the next screen select the hyperlink marked “Install LiveProject using MSI”, the download of the free Microsoft Project viewer will start.

That’s it, you can now view files created in MS Project, we have tested this application and it works with versions 2000,2002, 2003 and 2007

A little about Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project is packed with functions that allow you to plan, cost and manage projects down to the smallest detail, the built in collaborative workflow and the ability to automate many of the functions means other members of the project team can be informed of as the position of costs and resources in real time. Over the years Microsoft Project as evolved into a very powerful program aided in part by it’s integration with other Microsoft Office application and Microsoft SharePoint.

Benefits of MS Project:
the ability to document project tasks,
assign certain tasks to particular resources.
Set  expected task completion date and total budget cost.

Using MS Project, you can monitor and build reports on project expenses, equipment, time along with other project related variables.

Users can use many of the tools in Microsoft Project to make tracking and management of projects easier these include GANTT and PERT charts, detailed information appertaining the current project can be exported in various formats including HTML so other team members can track the progress remotely via the web or corporate intranet.

What MS Project is not.
Microsoft Project is not an effective solution for very small companies, the amount of time spent collating and inputting the data would make Project an unviable option, but when utilized in a mid to large organization the payback can be extremely beneficial.

For Microsoft Project to work correctly it’s of paramount importance that all team members should be fully conversant with the application, the initial learning curve of Microsoft Project is steep due to the power and functionality of the program, but once the initial baptism of fire is over it’s a very useful tool indeed.

For users who need to get up to speed quickly with MS Project we have created a series of easy to follow, practical, hands-on video tutorials that break Project down into a series of easy to follow stages.