Project On-Demand: Microsoft Project Complete (Fundamentals-Advanced) Course Outline
** Note: This is an On-Demand (self-study) course, 90-day, 24/7 access via the internet **
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About This Course
This online, On-Demand (self-study) Microsoft Project course includes hours of instructor video demonstrations, lecture and lab exercises. This learning course covers fundamentals through advanced material and refers to 2013 to 2019 and Office 365 Project Professional. Note: The 90-day access period will begin at time of purchase.
**What You Need to Take this Training**
You will need Microsoft Project software and a high-speed internet connection.
Overview
The course is designed to teach project managers how to create, update and manage project schedules with Microsoft Project. Participants will learn 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. Advanced topics covering master, sub-projects and resource pools will also be learning topics. We will also go over macros, EVM and advanced dashboard reporting as part of the curriculum. Sharing with SharePoint and managing templates will also be areas of learning in this course.
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. Familiarity with project concepts is helpful but not required.
Do You Still Prefer a Live, Instructor-led Class?
Already know Project On-Demand training is not right for you? We also offer this course in a live, instructor-led format. For more details, click on the link below:
Microsoft Project Instructor-led Training
Course Outline
Welcome to Project
• Project Management 101
• The Project Lifecycle
• Benefits of Microsoft Project
Exploring Project
• Navigating Project
• Working with Views
• Backstage Settings
Getting Started
• Creating a new project
• Entering tasks and estimates
• Task Settings
• Recurring Tasks
Organizing Tasks
• Managing Tasks
• Outlining Tasks
• Understanding the WBS
Shaping the Schedule
• Linking and Unlinking Tasks
• Working with Task Dependencies
• Using Log and Lead time
• Enabling the Critical Path
Managing Resources
• Managing Resources
• Working with Resource Types
• Using Budget Resources
• Assigning Resources
Working with Calendars
• Managing Calendars
• Managing Resource Calendars
• Task Calendars
Managing Costs
• Managing Resource Rates
• Using Rate Tables
• Working with Fixed Costs
Task Type Management
• Task Type Settings
• Working with Fixed Duration
• Working with Fixed Units
• Working with Fixed Work
• Effort Driven Scheduling
• Variable Resource Assignments
Resource Allocations and Conflicts
• Understanding Contours
• Editing Resource Assignments
• Resolving Resource Overallocations
• Project Management Techniques
Schedule Constraints & Deadlines
• Task Constraints
• Constraint Types
• Setting Deadlines
Tracking Project Progress
• Setting Baselines
• Tracking Progress
• Updating Tasks
Filtering and Grouping
• Managing Filters
• Working with Groups
• Highlighting
Project Reporting
• Page Setup
• Project Reporting
• Visual Reports
• Timelines
Customizing the Project Environment
• Formatting Options
• Enhancing the Gantt Chart
• Customizing the Ribbon
Custom Fields, Views and Tables
• Create and Manage Custom Fields and Lookup lists
• Using Formulas
• Custom Tables and Views
• Using the Organizer
Importing and Exporting Project Data
• Importing Project Data
• Exporting Project Data
• Merging and Appending Project information
Managing Templates and Sharing with SharePoint
• Creating custom templates
• Managing Template locations
• Creating a new project from a template
Master, Sub-Projects and Shared Resource Pools
• Creating Master Projects
• Inserting Sub-Projects
• Managing a Shared Resource Pool
• Consolidating Projects
• Cross Project Dependencies
Advanced Dashboard & Visual Reporting
• Creating new custom Dashboard reports
• Managing custom fields to custom reports
• Advanced Visual Reporting with Excel and Visio Templates
Analyzing Progress and Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Advanced Tracking Tools and Techniques
• Working with Progress Lines
• Tracking progress and Analyzing EVM
Automating with Macros
• Automating common events with macros
• Editing and managing macros
• Revisiting the Global.mpt
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