A baseline is a project plan that customers or stakeholders agree on. Baselines in the Microsoft Office program Microsoft Project help you track trends and project performance and record critical changes to the project. Learn how to approach saving and clearing a baseline in Microsoft Project 2013 when you watch this online tutorial.
When the customer or stakeholders approve your project plan, your next step is…to save the Baseline in Project.…You can also save additional baselines at later dates. For example, to record…significant changes to the plan or to track trends and project performance.…If you don't need a Baseline anymore, you can clear it to remove its values.…But before you save a baseline you want to make sure that your schedule has everything in it.…Basically it needs to be what the stakeholders approved, then to save the…baseline on the Project tab click Set Baseline, and choose Set Baseline on the dropdown menu.…
For the first baseline, the options in the Set Baseline dialog box are what…you want, because you're saving the initial baseline, it's called Baseline;…compared to the Baseline 1 through 10, which are the other 10 that you can set.…The other option is For the Entire project.…It's the first baseline so you do want to do that, save the entire project. So just click OK.…When you do that what happens is these fields that you see here, the scheduled…
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4/18/2013- Choosing the right Project edition
- Creating and saving projects
- Setting up calendars
- Creating individual and recurring tasks
- Linking and timing tasks
- Assigning tasks to resources
- Viewing your data differently with sorting, grouping, and filtering
- Fine-tuning the project schedule
- Understanding baseline, schedule, and actual values
- Reporting on the project status
- Sharing projects<br><br>
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Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome57s
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1. Working with Project
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Using the Ribbon4m 19s
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Finding commands3m 49s
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2. Setting Up Project Files
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Setting up calendars2m 45s
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Setting basic options5m 27s
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3. Creating Tasks
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Creating a manual task2m 31s
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Creating a milestone task1m 25s
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Creating a recurring task4m 18s
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Creating a summary task4m 8s
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Displaying summary tasks2m 30s
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4. Linking and Timing Tasks
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Linking tasks5m 51s
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Adding lag or lead time2m 46s
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Viewing tasks and task links4m 57s
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5. Creating Resources
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Understanding resources2m 16s
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Creating a work resource8m 45s
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Creating a cost resource3m 21s
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6. Assigning Tasks to Resources
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Finding overallocations3m 56s
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7. Working with Views
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Choosing a view4m 50s
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Working with a table3m 1s
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Using the Timeline view5m 17s
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Sorting tasks and resources4m 27s
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Grouping tasks and resources4m 45s
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Modifying task bar layout2m 48s
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Modifying text formatting2m 52s
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8. Fine-Tuning the Project Schedule
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Reviewing the critical path3m 53s
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Splitting a task2m 7s
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Adjusting a work contour2m 53s
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Leveling resources4m 54s
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Inactivating a task2m 41s
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9. Tracking and Managing a Project
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Adding tasks to a baseline5m 54s
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Updating the schedule8m 45s
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Assigning overtime4m 35s
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Updating costs2m 15s
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Rescheduling unfinished work3m 45s
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10. Viewing and Reporting Project Information
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Using earned value5m 12s
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Printing views and reports4m 22s
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11. Sharing Projects
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Saving to other formats5m 27s
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Importing and exporting5m 47s
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Conclusion
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Next steps56s
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