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{'title': 'Project Planning | Project Plan In Excel With Gantt Chart | Project Management In Excel |Simplilearn', 'heatmap': [{'end': 572.745, 'start': 546.724, 'weight': 0.987}], 'summary': 'Covers excel project management, highlighting its ease of use for beginners, analytical tools, creating gantt charts, and using templates. it also explains task schedules from 1st to 26th january, gantt chart creation steps, and excel templates for monitoring task status, project progress, and budget management.', 'chapters': [{'end': 312.577, 'segs': [{'end': 56.118, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 23.78, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 29.143, 'text': 'Then, we will check the process of project management in Microsoft Excel and why should one refer to Microsoft Excel.', 'start': 23.78, 'duration': 5.363}, {'end': 32.505, 'text': 'Apart from this, we will learn about how to make a Gantt chart in Excel.', 'start': 29.383, 'duration': 3.122}, {'end': 35.186, 'text': 'Towards the end, we will check some 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'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/Q7D_ub50WPg/pics/Q7D_ub50WPg23780.jpg'}, {'end': 114.14, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 75.875, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 79.038, 'text': 'Microsoft Excel is one of the most common application these days.', 'start': 75.875, 'duration': 3.163}, {'end': 81.361, 'text': 'It is used in both offices and at homes.', 'start': 79.299, 'duration': 2.062}, {'end': 87.969, 'text': 'Microsoft Excel is an easy project management tool that allows the team members to easily see the tasks in a project,', 'start': 81.662, 'duration': 6.307}, {'end': 90.011, 'text': 'develop a plan and track its progress.', 'start': 87.969, 'duration': 2.042}, {'end': 95.414, 'text': "Before we learn more about project management in Excel, let's first have a look why do we use Excel.", 'start': 90.532, 'duration': 4.882}, {'end': 102.116, 'text': 'Microsoft Excel is an easy tool to plan a project, so it can be used by people who are beginners in terms of project management.', 'start': 95.754, 'duration': 6.362}, {'end': 109.999, 'text': 'In Excel, one can find several analytical tools like concatenate, len and counter, so this makes data analysis easy and effective.', 'start': 102.356, 'duration': 7.643}, {'end': 114.14, 'text': 'As the entry of data is easy, same is tracking and controlling of project status.', 'start': 110.199, 'duration': 3.941}], 'summary': 'Microsoft excel is a common project management tool for beginners, offering easy data entry and tracking.', 'duration': 38.265, 'max_score': 75.875, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/Q7D_ub50WPg/pics/Q7D_ub50WPg75875.jpg'}, {'end': 157.854, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 131.345, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 135.066, 'text': 'A Gantt chart is like a horizontal bar chart that is used for project management.', 'start': 131.345, 'duration': 3.721}, {'end': 142.028, 'text': 'With the help of a Gantt chart, we can check the status of the task, the date they start, the date they end and their dependencies on each other.', 'start': 135.246, 'duration': 6.782}, {'end': 146.609, 'text': 'Gantt chart helps in coordinating and monitoring different tasks in a project.', 'start': 142.328, 'duration': 4.281}, {'end': 150.251, 'text': "Now, let's have a look at the steps that will help us in making a Gantt chart.", 'start': 146.849, 'duration': 3.402}, {'end': 152.732, 'text': 'First step we have is, make a project table.', 'start': 150.531, 'duration': 2.201}, {'end': 154.253, 'text': 'We have several rows and columns.', 'start': 152.932, 'duration': 1.321}, {'end': 155.953, 'text': 'Like here, we have three columns.', 'start': 154.473, 'duration': 1.48}, {'end': 157.854, 'text': 'In the first column, we have the tasks.', 'start': 156.214, 'duration': 1.64}], 'summary': 'A gantt chart aids project management by tracking task status, start/end dates, and dependencies.', 'duration': 26.509, 'max_score': 131.345, 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Excel facilitates easy project management, enabling team members to visualize tasks, create plans, and monitor progress.', 'Several analytical tools like concatenate, len and counter make data analysis easy and effective. Excel provides various analytical tools such as concatenate, len, and counter, simplifying data analysis.', 'A Gantt chart is like a horizontal bar chart that is used for project management, allowing the checking of task status, start and end dates, and dependencies. Gantt chart serves as a horizontal bar chart for project management, enabling the assessment of task status, start and end dates, and dependencies.', 'The process of making a Gantt chart involves steps like creating a project table, making a bar chart, adding duration, and adding descriptions and designs to the chart. 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dates, and dependencies.']}, {'end': 629.713, 'segs': [{'end': 401.325, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 371.889, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 378.853, 'text': 'Task 3 begins on 23rd January and the 3.2 section begins at 26th of January.', 'start': 371.889, 'duration': 6.964}, {'end': 381.894, 'text': "Now let's put the tenure or the duration of the task.", 'start': 379.293, 'duration': 2.601}, {'end': 384.276, 'text': 'We will begin with task 1.', 'start': 382.234, 'duration': 2.042}, {'end': 391.46, 'text': 'It takes 12 days then 1.1 takes 7 days, we say this takes 4 days and this takes 8 days.', 'start': 384.276, 'duration': 7.184}, {'end': 401.325, 'text': "Then for task 2, it again takes 12 days, it takes 5 days, 5 days and let's say this takes 6 days and this takes 4 days.", 'start': 391.86, 'duration': 9.465}], 'summary': 'Task 3.2 starts on 26th january. task 1 takes 12, 7, 4, and 8 days. task 2 takes 12, 5, 5, 6, and 4 days.', 'duration': 29.436, 'max_score': 371.889, 'thumbnail': 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next step we have is converting this bar graph into a Gantt chart.', 'start': 505.63, 'duration': 4.023}, {'end': 515.136, 'text': 'So we will click on the bars and select the format data series option from the menu that appears.', 'start': 510.093, 'duration': 5.043}, {'end': 518.078, 'text': 'Here we have this format data series option.', 'start': 515.616, 'duration': 2.462}, {'end': 520.541, 'text': 'Now we can see the dialog box on the screen.', 'start': 518.438, 'duration': 2.103}], 'summary': 'Tasks are aligned left on bar chart. bar chart to be converted to gantt chart.', 'duration': 29.063, 'max_score': 491.478, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/Q7D_ub50WPg/pics/Q7D_ub50WPg491478.jpg'}, {'end': 572.745, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 546.724, 'weight': 0.987, 'content': [{'end': 553.453, 'text': 'We can see our Gantt chart is now in order like we have our task 1 on the top and task 3 at the bottom.', 'start': 546.724, 'duration': 6.729}, {'end': 559.481, 'text': 'The dates are starting from 11th of December but the dates we have provided are from 1st of January.', 'start': 553.713, 'duration': 5.768}, {'end': 562.982, 'text': 'Now we will copy this cell, then go on the dates box.', 'start': 559.961, 'duration': 3.021}, {'end': 565.463, 'text': 'Here we will go to format axis.', 'start': 563.382, 'duration': 2.081}, {'end': 568.803, 'text': 'In the format axis, we can see minimum.', 'start': 565.823, 'duration': 2.98}, {'end': 572.745, 'text': 'In this minimum, we will paste this value and press enter.', 'start': 569.244, 'duration': 3.501}], 'summary': 'Gantt chart organized, dates corrected, and values pasted in format axis.', 'duration': 26.021, 'max_score': 546.724, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/Q7D_ub50WPg/pics/Q7D_ub50WPg546724.jpg'}, {'end': 634.897, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 606.111, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 611.376, 'text': "we will give it color green and in task 3 we'll give it give it the color black.", 'start': 606.111, 'duration': 5.265}, {'end': 616.161, 'text': 'so here the subsections will give different colors to the subsections as well.', 'start': 611.376, 'duration': 4.785}, {'end': 618.363, 'text': 'then we come to task 2.1.', 'start': 616.161, 'duration': 2.202}, {'end': 621.486, 'text': 'This is how we can change the color of these cells.', 'start': 618.363, 'duration': 3.123}, {'end': 626.15, 'text': 'or, apart from changing colors, we can select a bar graph and do the gradient fill.', 'start': 621.486, 'duration': 4.664}, {'end': 629.713, 'text': 'So this is how we can make a Gantt chart more presentable.', 'start': 626.45, 'duration': 3.263}, {'end': 634.897, 'text': 'After changing the colors or changing the shapes, we have our final Gantt chart on the screen.', 'start': 630.213, 'duration': 4.684}], 'summary': 'Demonstrates color changes and gantt chart customization.', 'duration': 28.786, 'max_score': 606.111, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/Q7D_ub50WPg/pics/Q7D_ub50WPg606111.jpg'}], 'start': 312.998, 'title': 'Task schedules and gantt charts', 'summary': 'Outlines a detailed task schedule starting from 1st january to 26th january, covering tasks 1, 2, and 3 with their respective durations, and explains the steps to create a gantt chart from a project table, including data selection, bar graph duration addition, conversion to a gantt chart, and enhancing its presentation.', 'chapters': [{'end': 401.325, 'start': 312.998, 'title': 'Task schedule and duration', 'summary': 'Outlines a task schedule with specific start dates and durations, covering tasks 1, 2, and 3, each with their respective subsections and durations, starting from 1st january and ending on 26th january.', 'duration': 88.327, 'highlights': ['Task 3 begins on 23rd January and subsection 3.2 starts on 26th January. Specifies the start dates for task 3 and its subsection 3.2, providing specific dates for reference.', 'Task 1 takes 12 days, 1.1 takes 7 days, 1.2 takes 4 days, and 1.3 takes 8 days. Details the duration of each subsection under task 1, providing quantifiable data for completion time.', 'Task 2 takes 12 days, 2.1 takes 5 days, 2.2 takes 5 days, 2.3 takes 6 days, and 2.4 takes 4 days. Provides the duration for each subsection under task 2, offering quantifiable data for completion time.']}, {'end': 629.713, 'start': 401.765, 'title': 'Creating gantt chart from project table', 'summary': 'Explains the steps to create a gantt chart from a project table, including selecting data, adding duration to the bar graph, converting a bar graph to a gantt chart, and making the gantt chart more presentable.', 'duration': 227.948, 'highlights': ['Creating Gantt chart from project table Explains the process of creating a Gantt chart from a project table, involving selecting data, adding duration, and making it presentable.', 'Adding duration to the bar graph Describes the process of adding the duration of tasks to the bar graph, including selecting data and series values.', 'Converting a bar graph to a Gantt chart Details the steps to convert a bar graph to a Gantt chart, involving formatting data series and adjusting task orders.', "Making the Gantt chart more presentable Discusses enhancing the Gantt chart's appearance by changing colors, using gradient fill, and giving different colors to subsections."]}], 'duration': 316.715, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/Q7D_ub50WPg/pics/Q7D_ub50WPg312998.jpg', 'highlights': ['Task 3 begins on 23rd January and subsection 3.2 starts on 26th January. Specifies the start dates for task 3 and its subsection 3.2, providing specific dates for reference.', 'Task 1 takes 12 days, 1.1 takes 7 days, 1.2 takes 4 days, and 1.3 takes 8 days. Details the duration of each subsection under task 1, providing quantifiable data for completion time.', 'Task 2 takes 12 days, 2.1 takes 5 days, 2.2 takes 5 days, 2.3 takes 6 days, and 2.4 takes 4 days. Provides the duration for each subsection under task 2, offering quantifiable data for completion time.', 'Creating Gantt chart from project table Explains the process of creating a Gantt chart from a project table, involving selecting data, adding duration, and making it presentable.', 'Adding duration to the bar graph Describes the process of adding the duration of tasks to the bar graph, including selecting data and series values.', 'Converting a bar graph to a Gantt chart Details the steps to convert a bar graph to a Gantt chart, involving formatting data series and adjusting task orders.', "Making the Gantt chart more presentable Discusses enhancing the Gantt chart's appearance by changing colors, using gradient fill, and giving different colors to subsections."]}, {'end': 903.38, 'segs': [{'end': 677.375, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 645.186, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 651.351, 'text': 'With the help of these templates, we can monitor the status of the tasks and we can also check the progress our project has made.', 'start': 645.186, 'duration': 6.165}, {'end': 654.614, 'text': 'Moving forth, we will check some important Microsoft Excel templates.', 'start': 651.531, 'duration': 3.083}, {'end': 657.617, 'text': 'The first template we have is Excel project review template.', 'start': 654.834, 'duration': 2.783}, {'end': 661.22, 'text': 'This template helps us have an overview of the project.', 'start': 658.257, 'duration': 2.963}, {'end': 665.544, 'text': 'We can have a clear understanding of all the tasks that are planned and that are completed.', 'start': 661.44, 'duration': 4.104}, {'end': 670.549, 'text': 'This helps project managers to measure the progress of the project and take further steps accordingly.', 'start': 665.764, 'duration': 4.785}, {'end': 673.712, 'text': 'Second template we will check is Excel budget template.', 'start': 670.929, 'duration': 2.783}, {'end': 677.375, 'text': 'In this template, we can monitor all the expenditures of our project.', 'start': 673.932, 'duration': 3.443}], 'summary': 'Excel templates enable project monitoring and budget tracking.', 'duration': 32.189, 'max_score': 645.186, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/Q7D_ub50WPg/pics/Q7D_ub50WPg645186.jpg'}, {'end': 739.901, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 711.778, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 717.282, 'text': 'This template is used majorly in Agile projects, where the project is made in several sprints or sessions.', 'start': 711.778, 'duration': 5.504}, {'end': 721.625, 'text': 'This template includes the start date, the end date and the duration of each task.', 'start': 717.582, 'duration': 4.043}, {'end': 724.628, 'text': 'We can also see the percentage completed of each task.', 'start': 721.826, 'duration': 2.802}, {'end': 727.55, 'text': "Let's have a look at this Sprint Project Tracker template as well.", 'start': 724.808, 'duration': 2.742}, {'end': 731.553, 'text': 'We can see the Gantt chart towards the right and the data towards the left.', 'start': 727.97, 'duration': 3.583}, {'end': 735.236, 'text': 'So if we change any data, we can see the Gantt chart changing.', 'start': 732.193, 'duration': 3.043}, {'end': 739.901, 'text': 'For example, we can change the data in Sprint 2, Feature 3.', 'start': 735.536, 'duration': 4.365}], 'summary': 'Agile project tracker with start/end dates, task duration, and completion percentage.', 'duration': 28.123, 'max_score': 711.778, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/Q7D_ub50WPg/pics/Q7D_ub50WPg711778.jpg'}, {'end': 846.083, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 808.404, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 813.565, 'text': 'This template helps us having a list of project deliverables and the risks associated with that project.', 'start': 808.404, 'duration': 5.161}, {'end': 818.546, 'text': 'This template helps the project managers about different crucial activities involved in a project.', 'start': 813.705, 'duration': 4.841}, {'end': 820.966, 'text': 'After this, we have Excel milestone tracker.', 'start': 818.786, 'duration': 2.18}, {'end': 826.229, 'text': 'The milestone tracker helps us in tracking or monitoring different tasks in a project.', 'start': 821.246, 'duration': 4.983}, {'end': 831.453, 'text': 'Project managers use this template to monitor the project performance with respect to the timelines.', 'start': 826.53, 'duration': 4.923}, {'end': 834.215, 'text': 'The last template we will see is Excel Project Planner.', 'start': 831.633, 'duration': 2.582}, {'end': 840.739, 'text': 'Excel Project Planner includes a list of tasks with their respective owners along with the start date and the end date of that task.', 'start': 834.395, 'duration': 6.344}, {'end': 846.083, 'text': 'This helps in monitoring each task and comparing the estimated task date with the actual ones.', 'start': 841.019, 'duration': 5.064}], 'summary': 'Templates aid in tracking project deliverables, risks, and milestones for project managers, enabling efficient monitoring and comparison of estimated and actual task dates.', 'duration': 37.679, 'max_score': 808.404, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/Q7D_ub50WPg/pics/Q7D_ub50WPg808404.jpg'}], 'start': 630.213, 'title': 'Excel project management templates', 'summary': 'Discusses the use of microsoft excel templates for project management, including monitoring task status, measuring project progress, managing project budget, and comparing budget at different phases, along with showcasing various excel project management templates such as sprint project tracker, project schedule, and milestone tracker with examples.', 'chapters': [{'end': 695.907, 'start': 630.213, 'title': 'Microsoft excel templates for project management', 'summary': 'Discusses the use of microsoft excel templates for project management, including the ability to monitor task status, measure project progress, manage project budget, and compare budget at different phases.', 'duration': 65.694, 'highlights': ['Microsoft Excel templates help in collecting data, putting them into order and checking their dependencies with each other, aiding in monitoring task status and project progress.', 'The Excel budget template allows for monitoring all project expenditures, aiding in managing the project budget and comparing it at different phases.', 'The Excel project review template provides an overview of the project, aiding in understanding planned and completed tasks, thus helping project managers measure project progress.']}, {'end': 903.38, 'start': 696.087, 'title': 'Excel project management templates', 'summary': 'Discusses various excel project management templates, including sprint project tracker, project schedule, and milestone tracker, showcasing their functionalities with examples and highlighting how they can be used to effectively plan and manage projects.', 'duration': 207.293, 'highlights': ['Excel Project Planner helps in monitoring tasks and comparing estimated task dates with actual ones. The Excel Project Planner includes a list of tasks with their respective owners, along with the start and end dates, enabling effective monitoring and comparison of estimated task dates with actual ones.', 'Excel milestone tracker is used to monitor project performance with respect to the timelines. Project managers use the Excel milestone tracker to monitor project performance with respect to timelines, aiding in effective project management.', 'Sprint Project Tracker template is used majorly in Agile projects and includes start date, end date, duration of each task, and percentage completed. The Sprint Project Tracker template is used in Agile projects and includes start date, end date, duration of each task, and percentage completed, providing comprehensive project tracking capabilities.']}], 'duration': 273.167, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/Q7D_ub50WPg/pics/Q7D_ub50WPg630213.jpg', 'highlights': ['The Excel project review template provides an overview of the project, aiding in understanding planned and completed tasks, thus helping project managers measure project progress.', 'The Excel budget template allows for monitoring all project expenditures, aiding in managing the project budget and comparing it at different phases.', 'Microsoft Excel templates help in collecting data, putting them into order and checking their dependencies with each other, aiding in monitoring task status and project progress.', 'Excel milestone tracker is used to monitor project performance with respect to the timelines. Project managers use the Excel milestone tracker to monitor project performance with respect to timelines, aiding in effective project management.', 'Excel Project Planner helps in monitoring tasks and comparing estimated task dates with actual ones. The Excel Project Planner includes a list of tasks with their respective owners, along with the start and end dates, enabling effective monitoring and comparison of estimated task dates with actual ones.', 'Sprint Project Tracker template is used majorly in Agile projects and includes start date, end date, duration of each task, and percentage completed. The Sprint Project Tracker template is used in Agile projects and includes start date, end date, duration of each task, and percentage completed, providing comprehensive project tracking capabilities.']}], 'highlights': ['Microsoft Excel is an easy project management tool that allows the team members to easily see the tasks in a project, develop a plan and track its progress.', 'Several analytical tools like concatenate, len and counter make data analysis easy and effective.', 'A Gantt chart is like a horizontal bar chart that is used for project management, allowing the checking of task status, start and end dates, and dependencies.', 'The project plan is an essential document that guides the team during project execution and control, as defined by the project management book of knowledge.', 'The Excel project review template provides an overview of the project, aiding in understanding planned and completed tasks, thus helping project managers measure project progress.', 'The Excel budget template allows for monitoring all project expenditures, aiding in managing the project budget and comparing it at different phases.', 'Microsoft Excel templates help in collecting data, putting them into order and checking their dependencies with each other, aiding in monitoring task status and project progress.', 'Excel milestone tracker is used to monitor project performance with respect to the timelines. Project managers use the Excel milestone tracker to monitor project performance with respect to timelines, aiding in effective project management.', 'Excel Project Planner helps in monitoring tasks and comparing estimated task dates with actual ones. The Excel Project Planner includes a list of tasks with their respective owners, along with the start and end dates, enabling effective monitoring and comparison of estimated task dates with actual ones.', 'Sprint Project Tracker template is used majorly in Agile projects and includes start date, end date, duration of each task, and percentage completed. The Sprint Project Tracker template is used in Agile projects and includes start date, end date, duration of each task, and percentage completed, providing comprehensive project tracking capabilities.', 'Task 3 begins on 23rd January and subsection 3.2 starts on 26th January. Specifies the start dates for task 3 and its subsection 3.2, providing specific dates for reference.', 'Task 1 takes 12 days, 1.1 takes 7 days, 1.2 takes 4 days, and 1.3 takes 8 days. Details the duration of each subsection under task 1, providing quantifiable data for completion time.', 'Task 2 takes 12 days, 2.1 takes 5 days, 2.2 takes 5 days, 2.3 takes 6 days, and 2.4 takes 4 days. Provides the duration for each subsection under task 2, offering quantifiable data for completion time.', 'Creating Gantt chart from project table Explains the process of creating a Gantt chart from a project table, involving selecting data, adding duration, and making it presentable.', 'Adding duration to the bar graph Describes the process of adding the duration of tasks to the bar graph, including selecting data and series values.', 'Converting a bar graph to a Gantt chart Details the steps to convert a bar graph to a Gantt chart, involving formatting data series and adjusting task orders.', "Making the Gantt chart more presentable Discusses enhancing the Gantt chart's appearance by changing colors, using gradient fill, and giving different colors to subsections."]}