This course is designed to teach project managers how to create, update and manage project schedules with Microsoft Project. Participants will learn the fundamentals of how to create new projects, enter tasks, create a WBS, set dependencies, create constraints and deadlines and manage resource assignments. You will also learn how to analyze and manage resources over and under-allocations, set baselines, track and manage progress and generate reports. We will also cover customizing the Project environment by adding custom commands and using the quick access toolbar (QAT).
Audience
This course is intended for project, program and portfolio managers who will be working with Project and will be responsible for creating and managing projects and resources with Project. This course does not assume any previous knowledge of Microsoft Project but a basic understanding of windows and other Microsoft applications will be helpful. This course refers to 2013 to 2019 and Microsoft 365 Project Professional (P-3).
| Module | Topics |
| Introduction: Welcome to Project | I.1- Welcome to Project
I.2- PM 101 I.2- The Project Lifecycle I.3- Benefits of Project |
| Module 1: Exploring Project | 1.1-Navigating Project
1.2-Working with Views 1.3-Backstage settings |
| Module 2: Getting Started | 2.1-Creating a new project
2.2-Entering tasks and estimates 2.3-Task Settings 2.4- Recurring Tasks |
| Module 3: Organizing Tasks | 3.1-Editing Tasks
3.2-Outlining Tasks 3.3-Understanding the WBS |
| Module 4: Shaping the Schedule | 4.1-Linking and Unlinking tasks
4.2- Working with task dependencies 4.3- Using lag and lead time 4.4-Enabling the Critical Path |
| Module 5: Managing Resources | 5.1- Managing Resources
5.2- Working with Resource Types 5.3- Using Budget Resources 5.4- Assigning Resources |
| Module 6: Calendars | 6.1- Managing Calendars
6.2- Managing Resource Calendars 6.3- Task Calendars |
| Module 7: Managing Costs | 7.1- Managing Resource Rates
7.2- Using Rate Tables 7.3- Working with Fixed Costs |
| Module 8: Task Type Management | 8.1- Task Type Settings
8.2- Understand the Initial Assignment 8.3- Working with Fixed Units 8.4- Working with Fixed Duration 8.5- Working with Fixed Work 8.6- Variable Resource assignments |
| Module 9: Managing Resource Allocations and Conflicts | 9.1- Understanding Contours
9.2- Managing Resource Assignments 9.3- Resolving Resource overrallocations 9.4- Using Leveling 9.5- Team Planner 9.6- Manually resolving overrallocations |
| Module 10: Schedule Constraints and Deadlines | 10.1- Task Constraints
10.2- Inflexible Constraints 10.3- Setting Deadlines |
| Module 11: Baselining and Reporting Progress | 11.1- Understanding Baselines
11.2- Setting Baselines 11.3- Updating and Setting Multiple Baselines 11.4- Tracking Progress |
| Module 12: Filtering, Grouping and Highlighting | 12.1- Managing Filters and Groups
12.2- Creating and Sharing Groups and Filters 12.3- Highlighting |
| Module 13: Reporting and Printing | 13.1- Reporting
13.2- Visual Reports 13.3- Timeline 13.4- Page Setup |
| Module 14: Customizing | 14.1- Formatting Options
14.2- Modifying the Gantt Chart 14.3- Customizing the Ribbon |
