As you enter this stage, your project is approved and you have already decided how to manage the project, or at least you have an outline approach. Hopefully, you have also set up a collaborative site. Now it is time to earn your stripes, and plan and set up your project.
Essentials
- In the Gantt tab of a Project Structured type project, create Stages using the same names as those found in the project's Business Process Flow. [Topic info]
- Create several indented child tasks under each of the Stages. [Topic info]
- Change the durations of the tasks. [Topic info]
- Create dependencies between all of the tasks. [Topic info]
- Assign yourself to each of the tasks. [Topic info]
- Create several risks in the project's Risks tab and assign them to yourself. [Topic info]
Advanced
- Enter project budget related values. [Topic info]
- Baseline the Gantt schedule. [Topic info]
- Create a Microsoft Teams Channel for a project. [Topic info]
- In the Status tab, change the field values. [Topic info]
- In the Status Reports tab, create a draft status report. [Topic info]