MS Project The Course, How To Set a Baseline and Update Your Project. Video No. 7

In this video I review some key points from previous videos and go through how to set the baseline schedule in MS Project and then how to update your schedule. This is video No. 7 in the series.
You can download the start point file from the google drive link below so you can follow along more easily:
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MS Project The Course
Video 1 Intro and Task Entries • MS PROJECT THE COURSE,...
Video 2 WBS • MS PROJECT THE COURSE,...
Video 3 Calendars • MS PROJECT THE COURSE,...
Video 4 Tables, Sheets, and Screens • ACCESSING & MANEUVERIN...
Video 5 Resources Part 1 • MS PROJECT THE COURSE,...
Video 6 Resources Part 2 • MS Project The Course:...
Video 7 Updating Part 1 • MS Project The Course,...
Video 8 Updating Recovery Part 2 • MS Project The Course,...
Video 9 Updating, Recovery, File Naming Part 3 • MS Project The Course:...
Video 10 CCO Part 1 • MS PROJECT THE COURSE,...
Video 11 Direct Method • MS PROJECT THE COURSE,...
Video 12 Baselines Checks and Review • MS PROJECT THE COURSE,...
Video 13 CPM, Batching and Durations • MS Project The Course,...
Video 14 Update, Revise, Recovery 30,000’ View • MS Project The Course,...
Video 15 Short Term Schedules • HOW TO DEVELOP SHORT T...
Video 16 Calendar View • USE CALENDAR VIEW TO F...
Video 17 Checklist • HOW TO USE A CHECKLIST...
Other MS Project Videos (check my playlists for more)
MS Project Made Easy
• Tutorial 1 Introduction • MS Project Made Easy T...
• Tutorial 2 Introduction 2 • MS Project Made Easy T...
• Tutorial 3 Calendars • MS Project Made Easy T...
• Tutorial 4 Resources • 8 Things & More on How...
• Tutorial 5 Filter • MS Project Made Easy T...
• Tutorial 6 Updating • MS Project Made Easy T...
• Tutorial 7 Revisions • How to Update & Revise...
• Tutorial 8 Change Orders • Update and Insert Chan...
• Tutorial 9 Timeline scale • Make professional pres...
• Tutorial 10 Work, Duration, Units • Learn Work, Units, Dur...
• Tutorial 11 Resource Leveling • Learn the Basics How T...
• Tutorial 13 Baselines • How to set a BASELINE ...
• Tutorial 14 Mult baselines and Changes • How & Why to set Multi...
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[@TomStephensontraining]

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I appreciate that! I’m glad they are helping Jonathan. I love Calgary I used to do a lot of trips there for EllisDon and Bird. I hope things are busy

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[@TomStephensontraining]

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Great Texas! I’m happy to help

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[@TomStephensontraining]

Oh great Mark, make sure you download the files so you can follow along

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This Great tutorial to follow. Look forward to more video

[@TomStephensontraining]

Excellent Im glad they help you. Don’t forget to download the start point files for each video so you can also follow along.

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[@TomStephensontraining]

Yes it is a way of thinking about your projects that provides standard the you can apply and improve from. Thanks for watching!

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Great, thanks Mohamed for the kind words, keep learning!

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[@paulnielsen1636]

First off I love your videos. They have proven to be very helpful as I train my fairly young team about MS Project. I have a random question regarding baselines. If a project was never baselined and it is updated and saved weekly, what would be the best way to do a comparison of the original vs. current? Can I take the information from the original and manually input the baseline dates to achieve the same thing or is there a better way?

[@TomStephensontraining]

Hi Paul, sorry for the late reply. Yes you could try copying and pasting original dates into the baseline if the updated file. Be careful that the activities are in the same order and new ones have not been added if you are attempting to cooy and paste columns. Rename the file so you can experiment. Thanks so much for watching!!!!

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Thanks for the outstanding Vids Professor! Question. What's the best way to track a worldwide project? Should i duplicate the overall project main headings and tasks and farm out these subprojects to the different country leads? Or am i looking at tracking all on a 10,000+ project line item? Thanks for any advice and best practices. Best regards and Happy Holidays! Bea

[@TomStephensontraining]

In simple terms i would keep separate a master project that you track at a much higher level and if there is an individual issue you can drill down on that separate individual detailed project file. All the best!

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[@TomStephensontraining]

Hi Tony, Nice steel town, great football, do you work in residential low rise or commercial, institutional or high rise? PMI is good iwould suggest PMP or they have a micro credential in construction now i believe. I would check ACG associated gEneral contractors of America as they have a number of certifications. If your employer does Lean look at acgs also they have site super training. Hope that helps

[@huzaifacutleriwala7551]

Hello sir, very good content,and it was great of you to share the MS Project file, but dont know it is not available for downloading

[@TomStephensontraining]

Check the description below the video the link should be there

[@adiyagama]

Thank you very much professor. This is amazing, I learnt a lot. I have one question, how does baseline finish date changed to 2024 suddenly, I am following along with your file but it doesn't have a 2024 date?

[@TomStephensontraining]

Oh maybe something messed up. The baseline date should not change unless I or you changed it. The finish date will of course change if anything on the critical path takes longer. Try with a new download and see if it happens, if it is mine on the video then something must have happened in editing

[@user-df6dt4wl4n]

I watched this 2 times to understand why I could not see the status date...then I realized your vid was made in 2023 and I was inputting the status for 2024😵‍💫🤷‍♂🤣

[@TomStephensontraining]

I’ve done that myself so many times. Zoom out and it’s easier to see if it’s in the wrong spot. One thing for sure when you figure out the problem yourself you’re learning leapfrogs ahead.

[@mafiosoginger]

​@@TomStephensontraining i cant thank you enough. Today i updated the programme baseline vs actuals with the help of this great video

[@huzaifacutleriwala7551]

please help

[@laurencefarrugia431]

Thanks very helpful

[@TomStephensontraining]

Great don’t forget to download the files so you can follow along.