Project 2016: Complete

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This course is designed for a person with an understanding of project management concepts and who is responsible for creating and maintaining project plans. The course will give the student a fundamental understanding of Microsoft Project 2016 necessary to create and save project plans.

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2 Days

Course Details

The first day of this course is designed to familiarize you with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional 2016 so you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment. It covers the critical knowledge and skills a project manager needs to create a project plan with Project 2016 during the planning phase of a project. In other words, if your supervisor assigns you to lead a project, this course will enable you to draft a project plan with Project 2016 and share it with your supervisor (and others) for review and approval.

The second day of this course is designed to familiarize you with the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional 2016 so that you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment. It covers the advanced knowledge and skills a project manager needs to update a project plan in Project 2016 during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project. In other words, once your project plan is approved by the project sponsor, this course will enable you to manage the project so that it is completed on time, within budget, and according to scope.

Course Length

2 days

Target Audience

This course is designed for a person with an understanding of project management concepts and who is responsible for creating and maintaining project plans. The course will give the student a fundamental understanding of Microsoft Project 2016 necessary to create and save project plans.

It is also designed for students with an understanding of project management concepts who are responsible for creating and maintaining project plans.

Target students will be looking to acquire the advanced knowledge and skills a project manager needs to update a project plan in Project 2016 during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project.

 

Course Prerequisites

To ensure your success in this course, you should have basic project management knowledge and skills. The following Logical Operations course can help you in meeting this requirement: Project Management Fundamentals (Second Edition).

You should also have basic knowledge and skills for using any current Windows operating system—preferably Windows 10. The following Logical Operations courses can help you meet this requirement:

  • Windows 10: Introduction

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Transition from Windows 7

Finally, you should have competency in using other Microsoft Office applications—preferably Office 2016. You can take any of the Office 2016 course offerings from Logical Operations to attain the requisite knowledge and skills.

 

Learning Outcomes / Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to manage an existing Microsoft Project 2016 project plan. You will:

  • Identify project management concepts and navigate the Project 2016 environment.

  • Create and define a new project plan.

  • Create and organize tasks.

  • Manage resources in a project plan.

  • Finalize a project plan.

  • Update a project plan to reflect progress as you execute the project.

  • Monitor project progress in the project plan.

  • Adjust the project plan to control constraints.

  • Create project reports to share a project’s status.

  • Customize project settings and share customizations with other projects.

 

Topic List

Day 1

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project

  • Topic A: Identify Project Management Concepts

  • Topic B: Navigate the Microsoft Project 2016 Environment

Lesson 2: Defining a Project

  • Topic A: Create a New Project Plan

  • Topic B: Define a Project

  • Topic C: Assign a Project Calendar

Lesson 3: Creating and Organizing Tasks

  • Topic A: Add Tasks to a Project Plan

  • Topic B: Import Tasks From Other Programs

  • Topic C: Create a Work Breakdown Structure

  • Topic D: Define Task Relationships

  • Topic E: Schedule Tasks

Lesson 4: Managing Project Plan Resources

  • Topic A: Add Resources to a Project Plan

  • Topic B: Create a Resource Calendar

  • Topic C: Enter Costs for Resources

  • Topic D: Assign Resources to Tasks

  • Topic E: Resolve Resource Conflicts

Lesson 5: Finalizing a Project Plan

  • Topic A: Optimize a Project Plan

  • Topic B: Set a Baseline

  • Topic C: Share a Project Plan

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