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Live Webinar – July 9th, 2014 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU Mpug Member Free – member only event

The Task Type option in Microsoft Project 2010 is often a confusing topic for many users of the software.

In the final presentation of the four-part “Digging Deeper” series of MPUG webinars, the “Learning More about Task Types” presentation will help you to understand the purpose of the Task Type setting, and understand the behavior of this setting as Dale Howard shows you how to create and manage project schedules.

This presentation will include the following topics:

  • Understanding the Purpose of Task Type
  • Specifying a Task Type Value
  • Changing the Default Task Type Setting for New Tasks
  • Changing the Task Type Setting for Multiple Tasks
  • Recommendations for Using Each Task Type
  • Using Fixed Units Tasks
  • Using Fixed Work Tasks
  • Using Fixed Duration Tasks
  • Understanding the Behavior of Task Types
  • Understanding How Programming Biases Affect Task Types
  • How Task Types Interact with Remaining Work Adjustments
  • How Task Types Interact with Actual Finish Dates

Presenter:  Dale Howard (LinkedIn profile)  MVP, MCT, MCTS, CTT, MCITP, MVP, MCT, MCTS, CTT, MCITP Director of Education at Sensei Project Solutions.  Dale manages educational services and is an enterprise project management trainer/consultant with more than 15 years of training experience. Dale volunteers many hours each week answering user questions in the various Project news groups in the Microsoft Communities. Dale received the prestigious Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in 2004 for his expertise with the software and for his contributions to the user communities.

Dale is an author of many great MS Project books including:

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