Microsoft Office System Webcast: Creating Custom Dashboard-Type Views for Powerful Communication (Level 200)  

It is no secret that one of the major roles you have as a project manager is to be an effective communicator. Each project has many different stakeholders from the project sponsor, internal or external customers, team members, and senior and functional management. It is no easy job keeping these stakeholders informed and aligned. Microsoft Office Project can help with incredibly useful communication and reporting tools that can be easily customized to suit the needs of each key stakeholder group. In this webcast, you learn how to optimize the utilization of the reporting tools in Project, from creating custom fields with graphical indicators for stoplight reporting to creating roll-up, dashboard-type views to quickly generate one-page summary reports for your project. Having this knowledge, combined with the power of Project, helps put you in control of your communications, saving you significant time and avoiding misunderstandings and missed expectations.

Presenter: Keith E. Wilson, B.Comm, MBA, Senior Consultant and Partner, Project Management Practice Inc.

Keith Wilson is an executive at Project Management Practice, Inc., where he has worked since 1986. Keith has more than 20 years of management and consulting experience that includes project management, training, marketing, strategic alliances, and business planning across many industries. He has managed complex, multimillion dollar projects and provided in-depth business analysis to industries ranging from high tech to retail. Keith holds a master's degree in business administration, a bachelor of commerce degree, and is a certified trainer in FranklinCovey Project Management.