Microsoft Project (2019 / 2016 Level 1)

Microsoft Office Project 2019 and 2016 help you manage projects more efficiently than ever before, so you can keep your business on track. Stay informed and control project work, schedules, and finances; keep project teams aligned; and be more productive through integration with familiar Microsoft Office system programs, powerful reporting, guided planning, and flexible tools.

Objectives

• Get familiar with Project Terminology

• Create a Project Plan using tasks, durations and relationships

• Understand Project Views

• Defining the Project

• Work with Calendars

• Create and Manage a Resource Pool

• Baseline your Project

Prerequisites

• A thorough understanding of the Windows operating environment

• Strong mouse and keyboard ability

Outline

• Project Management Overview

  • Introduction to Microsoft Project

  • Using the new TimeLine feature

  • Introduction to Project Views

  • Viewing the Network Diagram

  • Using the ‘Group By’ Feature

  • Using the ‘Highlight’ Feature

  • Applying a filter

  • Introduction to Project Management

  • Understanding how MS Project helps you plan and adjust your projects

  • Project Terminology

  • Work Breakdown Structure

• Planning the Project

  • Defining the Project

  • Completing the Project Definition

  • Project Planning

  • Completing the Project Plan

  • Where to begin with MS Project

  • Setting the project start date

  • Project Properties

  • Amending the Standard Calendar

  • Creating a New Base Calendar

  • Displaying a Specific Calendar on the Gantt Chart

  • Saving the New Project File

  • Ending a Project Session

• Task Entry and Task Linking

  • Entering tasks, milestone and summary tasks

  • Inserting, deleting and moving tasks

  • Adding a recurring task

  • Adding a note to a task

  • Understanding the Task Mode in Project

  • Working with task durations and relationships

  • Using lag time and lead time

  • Creating constraints for tasks in Auto Schedule Mode

  • Resolving scheduling conflicts

  • Setting a deadline on a task

  • Quick Reference

• Resources and Resource Entry

  • Using the Resource Sheet to enter resources

  • Assigning and amending a resource calendar

  • Setting Resource Availability Dates

  • Understanding Resource Costs

  • Assigning resources to tasks using Auto Schedule Mode

  • Using Material Resources

  • Planner to view and change assigned resources

  • Baselining your project