Microsoft Project 2019-2024/365: Part 1 Training in Carmel

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Course Description

 

This course is designed to familiarize you with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project so you can effectively and efficiently manage projects in a real-world environment.

This course covers the critical knowledge and skills a project manager needs to create a project plan with Microsoft Project 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 Microsoft Project and share it with your supervisor (and others) for review and approval.

This material will benefit users of any current Project desktop version. The classroom environment setup is based on Project 2021.

The subject of this course is the Microsoft Project desktop app. A brief description of the Project for the web and the Project Online apps is presented in the Appendix.

Course Length: 1 Days
Course Tuition: $250 (US)

Prerequisites

To ensure your success in this course, you should have basic knowledge and skills using the Microsoft Windows operating system—preferably the most current version. While you do not need to be an expert, some experience and competency with Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Word and Excel, will be useful. Finally, having a foundational knowledge of project management concepts will help prepare you for working with Microsoft Project.

Course Outline

 

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project

Topic A: Identify Project Management Concepts

Topic B: Navigate in the Microsoft Project Desktop Environment

Lesson 2: Defining a Project

Topic A: Create a New Project Plan

Topic B: Set Project Plan Options

Topic C: Assign a Project Calendar

Lesson 3: Adding Project Tasks

Topic A: Add Tasks to a Project Plan

Topic B: Enter Task Duration Estimates

Lesson 4: Managing Tasks

Topic A: Create a Work Breakdown Structure

Topic B: Define Task Relationships

Topic C: Schedule Tasks

Lesson 5: Managing Project Resources

Topic A: Add Resources to a Project

Topic B: Create a Resource Calendar

Topic C: Enter Costs for Resources

Topic D: Assign Resources to Tasks

Topic E: Resolve Resource Conflicts

Lesson 6: Finalizing a Project Plan

Topic A: Optimize a Project Plan

Topic B: Set a Baseline

Topic C: Share a Project Plan

Appendix A: Using Project in the Cloud

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