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Microsoft Project Basic Training Course

Formats ⟩  Live Virtual: 4 hrs./1 Day  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./1 Day

This course is designed to familiarize yourself with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project®. It covers the critical skills needed to create a project plan with Project during the planning phase of a project. This course will enable you to draft a project plan with Project and share it with your supervisor (and others) for review and approval.

Recommended Follow-Up: Microsoft Project Intermediate

Learning Objectives »

  • Identify project management concepts and navigate Microsoft Project® Professional
  • Create a new project plan
  • Add tasks to a project
  • Manage task relationships within a project
  • Manage project resources
  • Finalize a project plan

Course Agenda

Getting Started with Microsoft Project

  1. Identify Project Management Concepts
  2. Navigate in the Microsoft Project Desktop Environment

Defining a Project

  1. Create a New Project Plan File
  2. Set Project Plan Options
  3. Assign a Project Calendar

Adding Project Tasks

  1. Add Tasks to a Project Plan
  2. Enter Task Duration Estimates

Managing Tasks

  1. Create a Work Breakdown Structure
  2. Define Task Relationships
  3. Schedule Tasks

Managing Project Resources

  1. Add Resources to a Project
  2. Create a Resource Calendar
  3. Enter Costs for Resources
  4. Assign Resources to Tasks
  5. Resolve Resource Conflicts

Finalizing a Project Plan

  1. Optimize a Project Plan
  2. Set a Baseline
  3. Share a Project Plan
Business people are meeting together at the wooden working desk surrounded by paperwork. - Tableau for Data-Driven Decision Makers - Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project Basic Training Course

Formats ⟩  Live Virtual: 4 hrs./1 Day  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./1 Day

This course is designed to familiarize yourself with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project®. It covers the critical skills needed to create a project plan with Project during the planning phase of a project. This course will enable you to draft a project plan with Project and share it with your supervisor (and others) for review and approval.

Recommended Follow-Up: Microsoft Project Intermediate

Learning Objectives »

  • Identify project management concepts and navigate Microsoft Project® Professional
  • Create a new project plan
  • Add tasks to a project
  • Manage task relationships within a project
  • Manage project resources
  • Finalize a project plan

Course Agenda

Getting Started with Microsoft Project

  1. Identify Project Management Concepts
  2. Navigate in the Microsoft Project Desktop Environment

Defining a Project

  1. Create a New Project Plan File
  2. Set Project Plan Options
  3. Assign a Project Calendar

Adding Project Tasks

  1. Add Tasks to a Project Plan
  2. Enter Task Duration Estimates

Managing Tasks

  1. Create a Work Breakdown Structure
  2. Define Task Relationships
  3. Schedule Tasks

Managing Project Resources

  1. Add Resources to a Project
  2. Create a Resource Calendar
  3. Enter Costs for Resources
  4. Assign Resources to Tasks
  5. Resolve Resource Conflicts

Finalizing a Project Plan

  1. Optimize a Project Plan
  2. Set a Baseline
  3. Share a Project Plan
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