This introductory, hands-on course is designed for individuals who understand basic project management concepts and want to learn how to effectively plan, schedule, and manage projects using Microsoft Project. Participants will learn how to create, modify, and track project plans from start to finish using practical examples and guided exercises.
The course begins with establishing a project calendar and building a detailed task list. Learners will define task relationships, dependencies, and constraints to develop a complete project schedule. Participants will then create and assign project resources—people, equipment, and materials—while managing workload, resource conflicts, and costs.
As the class progresses, students will explore key project management techniques such as resource leveling, optimizing the critical path, and setting a project baseline to track progress. Day 2 includes a comprehensive, hands-on exercise that reinforces all concepts and ensures participants gain confidence in using Microsoft Project as a powerful project planning and control tool.
This two-day Microsoft Project training for Project 2016 runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. each day with an instructor. You start in the Project environment and learn to display a plan in different views, then create a project plan, assign a project calendar, add tasks and duration estimates, and add resources. The class covers outlining tasks, linking dependent tasks, setting constraints and deadlines, adding notes and creating recurring tasks.
You then build resource calendars, assign resources to tasks, enter resource costs and resolve resource conflicts. To finish the plan, you shorten the project using the critical path, set a baseline to measure progress, and print a project summary. Day two includes a full hands-on exercise that brings all of these steps together.
These Microsoft Project classes suit people who understand basic project management concepts and want to plan and track projects in the software. The course fee is $795 for two days of instructor-led group training. After this class, Microsoft Project 2016 Level II covers tracking, cost management and visual reporting, and the form on this page lets you ask about upcoming dates or a group session.
Navigate the Microsoft Project interface and display project information using multiple views.
Create a new project plan and establish a project calendar to define working time.
Build and organize a comprehensive task list with durations, dependencies, and milestones.
Apply task relationships, constraints, and deadlines to produce a realistic project schedule.
Add, define, and manage project resources—including people, equipment, and materials—and assign them to tasks.
Establish resource calendars, assign costs, and resolve resource overallocations or conflicts.
Identify and manage the project’s critical path to ensure key deadlines are met.
Set a project baseline to measure progress and performance throughout the project lifecycle.
Prepare and print professional project summaries and reports for stakeholders.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft® Project
Explore the Microsoft® Project Environment
Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views
Lesson 2: Creating a Project Plan
Create a Project Plan
Assign a Project Calendar
Add Tasks to a Project Plan
Enter the Task Duration Estimates
Add Resources to a Project Plan
Lesson 3: Managing Tasks in a Project Plan
Outline Tasks
Link Dependent Tasks
Set Task Constraints and Deadline
Add Notes to a Task
Add a Recurring Task
Lesson 4: Managing Resources in a Project Plan
Create a Resource Calendar
Assign Resources to Tasks
Enter Costs for Resources
Resolve Resource Conflicts
Lesson 5: Finalizing a Project Plan
Shorten a Project Using the Critical Path
Set a Baseline
Print a Project Summary
Cancellation Policy: 5 working days for full refund. Cancellations after that time are charged full tuition for the course.
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