Managing Actual Values in Microsoft Project

By recording actual values in Microsoft Project, you can evaluate project performance and correct course when necessary. Follow along with project management experts Bonnie Biafore and John Riopel as they share their tips for recording actual values in Microsoft Project. Bonnie walks you through how to set up a project for recording actual values, build custom views to make updates easy, manually update tasks and assignments, and import updates from Microsoft Excel.

Learning objectives
Explain how to set up a custom view that can be modified.
Recall the importance of setting a status state prior to reviewing or updating.
Calculate the percentage of remaining work.
Recognize the function of 4 keyboard shortcuts.
Determine the steps to take when identifying an individual responsible for providing updates on a specific task in a custom view.
Explain how to set up an Import Wizard for the first time.