Research Methodology Workshop: Making Timescale in Research Proposal by Binam Ghimire www.banksandmarkets.wordpress.com
Learning Objectives Draw a project schedule using Microsoft Project
Timescale A number of programs can be used to prepare the Timescale (schedule with start and finish time) for different segments of a project Excel Microsoft word Smart Sheet (www.smartsheet.com) Microsoft Project ……
Bar Chart for Timescale The pictorial view with bar chart is preferred by many as this improves the quality of the presentation. Gantt Chart
Gantt Chart - What is it? Gantt Chart: a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule
Gantt Chart - What is it?
Microsoft Project
Where do I get it from M Project: Download from: http://www.microsoft.com/project/en-us/project-professional-2010.aspx Download and install full featured software for 60-day trial
Tutorial in Web Getting started with Project 2010: MSN provides : http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project-help/getting-started-with-project-2010-RZ101831071.aspx Several Tutorials are also available in Youtube Beyond the simple application: Project Team Blog Project Professional Forum
How to make it easy Start in Excel finish in Microsoft Project
Excel to M-Project Write the details for the following in Excel File : Task Name Start Date and Finish Date Copy and paste Task Name and Start Date in M-Project Copy and paste Finish Date in M-Project
M-Project: Indenting Indent all except dissertation Next indent Chapterwise (i.e. indent again for headings inside each chapter)
M-Project Enter the Predecessor Predecessor will enable you to start a task after completion of the previous task
M-Project Example: Going to college there are three tasks Task 1: going to bus stop Task 2: Paying for ticket Task 3: Getting off at the college So you can assign predecessor to task 2 and task 3. In M-Project, enter the row number of the task in Predecessor column. In the example above the predecessor for task 2 is 1 and 2 for task 3 (assuming Task 1-3 were in rows 1-3)
M-Project The Gantt Chart is now ready
Gantt Chart View If you would like to avoid the first two columns, you can hide the second column and you need to use the cursor to hide it for second.
TimeScale Timescale feature in M-project can be used to adjust the time setting, such as days, weeks, months. There are bottom, middle and top tiers
Exporting M-Project Gantt Chart in Word Task – copy – copy picture Enter the correct dates and paste in word Advised to have landscape mode in word Adjust the size as required
Thank you Practice as demonstrated in the video