12 Project Management Books for Beginners
February 23, 2024
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Beginner level
Some project management experience is helpful, but not necessary.
Recommended experience
Beginner level
Some project management experience is helpful, but not necessary.
Log into Asana and create a project. Then, create the sections and rules in the website project plan project.
Add a task to the project in the list view. Then, learn how to track the progress of the project and add tasks using a board and timeline.
Track the progress of the project using workflow and a dashboard in Asana.
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Learners will learn how to log into Asana and create a project, then create the sections and rules in the website project plan project. Next, add a task to the project in the list view. Then learn how to track the progress of the project and add tasks using a board and timeline. Finally, we learned how to track the progress of the project using workflow and a dashboard in Asana.
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Log into Asana and create a project
Create the sections in the website launch plan project
Add task and subtask to the project in list view
Practice Activity: Create a project, section and task in Asana
Track progress of project using board and timeline Asana
Track progress of project using workflow and dashboard in Asana
Cumulative Challenge task: Add a task to the board, timeline, add rule in workflow and edit chart in dashboard in Asana.
Some project management experience is helpful, but not necessary.
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