1. PMSA PM Technology User Group
Rules of Engagement for Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel
Self improvement in using MSP requires: -
Not just reading …
Work through real scenarios that you need to apply
Look into functionality that you are not familiar with
Try out other commands
Internet has a wealth of information, blogs, webcasts, etc.
Practice – to become an expert - 10,000 hours

2. Speaker
Clifford Andrews is Absa Bank's Master Scheduler for the ABSA and Barclays PLC Separation Program. He is currently accountable for implementation of PPM Online, configuration, support and maintenance based on ABSA’s Separation Program requirements. During the last 15 years he has been involved with numerous successful implementations of Microsoft Project Systems. (Stand-alone, Enterprise Project Management and Project Portfolio Management Systems.) Certification consist of MS: Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2013; MCTS: Microsoft Project 2010, Managing Projects and Configuration of Project Server.

3. Understand the landscape
Operating System
Regional Settings
Formats: -
English (South Africa) …
Microsoft Excel
Back Stage (Key items)
Language
English (South Africa) <default>
Microsoft Project

4. Demo 1 Walk through of the setting required in OS, Excel and MSP
How to Export “Project related data” from MSP to Excel
Wizard - Use the “Project Excel Template”
Exports: –
Tasks_Table
Resource_Table
Assignment_Table
How to Import “Project related data” from Excel to MSP
Imports: –

5. Demo 2 How to Export “Project related data” from MSP to Excel
Wizard - Use the “Selected Data”
New Map
Tasks (Export Includes Headers) …
How to Import “Project related data” from Excel to MSP
New Map - (Or point to the newly created Map when you exported the data to Excel) ID
Unique ID
Task Mode
Name
Start
Finish
% Complete
Resource Names