These tutorials were developed and funded by the College of Business at Oregon State University for use in our project management courses. They may not be used without permission by other colleges, universities, organizations, institutions or individuals. Please contact Dr. Pauline Schilpzand (Pauline.schilpzand@oregonstate.edu) for any inquiries about use.

Tutorial 1

What you see when you open MS Project 2016

Tutorial 2

How to create a WBS

Tutorial 3

How to code a WBS

Tutorial 4

Manual scheduling vs. auto scheduling

Tutorial 5

How to enter estimated duration

Tutorial 6

How to use the yellow sticky approach to map out a network

Tutorial 7

How to enter predecessor information to create a project schedule

Tutorial 8

How to change a timescale

Tutorial 9

Formatting a Gantt chart

Tutorial 10

Sensitivity Part A

Tutorial 10b

The difference between free slack and total slack

Tutorial 11

Introducing lags

Tutorial 12

Network diagram

Tutorial 13

How to create a resource pool

Tutorial 13b

How to enter a pay rate

Tutorial 14

Assigning resources

Tutorial 15

How to designate a start date for a project

Tutorial 16

How to alter work calendar by recognizing holidays

Tutorial 17

Printing and saving as a PDF, part 1

Tutorial 18

Printing and saving as a PDF, part 2

Tutorial 19

How to insert titles and manage legends when printing or saving as a PDF

Tutorial 20

How to assess whether resources are overallocated

Tutorial 21

Resolving resource overallocation issues by leveling an overview

Tutorial 21b

Leveling within Slack

Tutorial 21c

Adding resources and leveling outside of Slack

Tutorial 22

How to find cost information

Tutorial 23

How to generate a cash flow chart

Tutorial 24

How to save a plan as a baseline

Tutorial 25

How to record actual progress on a project

Tutorial 26

How to Enter a Status Date
Tutorial 27 How to Obtain Earned Value Performance Information

Tutorial 28

How to Examine Schedule Variance in Real Time

Tutorial 29

How to Find CIP and SPI

Tutorial 30

Major Changes to MS Project 2016 from Earlier Versions