Course Overview Microsoft Project Professional
Microsoft Project Professional is one of the world’s leading project management software solutions, widely used to plan, schedule, manage, and monitor projects across various industries. This Microsoft Project Professional Training program is designed for beginners as well as professionals with limited experience who want to develop practical skills in using Microsoft Project to improve project planning, scheduling, resource management, and project tracking. Participants will gain a solid understanding of the software’s core features and learn how to use Microsoft Project to manage projects more efficiently from initiation through completion.
Throughout this Microsoft Project Training course, participants will learn how to create project schedules, develop work breakdown structures (WBS), assign and manage project resources, track project progress, monitor project costs, manage project timelines, and generate professional project reports. The program also covers project baselines, task dependencies, critical path analysis, resource leveling, project views, and project performance monitoring. Through practical exercises and hands-on activities, participants will build the confidence to use Microsoft Project Professional effectively to improve project planning, enhance productivity, optimize resource utilization, and successfully manage projects within scope, budget, and schedule.
Course Objectives
- Able to create Microsoft Project Plan
- Able to enter resources and assign resources to tasks
- Able to set baseline before start progressing
- Able to update task and update project
- Able to produce reports upon project completion
Course Content
Module 1 – Getting Started with Microsoft Project
- How Project Works
- Starting Project
- Understanding the Project Start
- Screen
- The Project Screen
- Project Operations
- Using the Ribbon
- Showing and Collapsing the Ribbon
- Understanding the Backstage
- The Project Work Area
- Working with Views
- Working with Split Screens
- Understanding Sheet Views
- Working with Tables
- Gantt Chart View
- Working with Gantt Charts
- Understanding the QAT
- Working with the QAT
- Working with Project Files
Module 2 – Creating the Project Schedule
- Steps in Creating a Project
- Understanding Your Project
- Creating a New Project File
- Calendar Options
- Changing Calendar Options
- Working with Calendar
- Modifying the Standard Calendar
- Entering Public Holidays
- Creating a New Resource Calendar
- Creating a New Task Calendar
- Setting Up Project Information
- Entering File Properties
Module 3 – Managing Resources in a Project Plan
- Understanding Resources
- Entering Work Resources
- Entering Material Resources
- Entering Cost Resources
- Assigning Calendars to Resources
- Understanding Resource Availability
- Adjusting Resource Availability
- Changing the Unit Display
Module 4 – Assigning Resources and Levelling
- Resource Assignment Calculations
- Task Types and Work Effort
- Creating a Simple Assignment
- Working with Fixed Unit Tasks
- Working with Fixed Duration Tasks
- Making Multiple Assignments
- Adding Additional Resources
- Adding More of the Same Resource
- More Resources in Multiple Assignments
- Understanding Effort Driven Scheduling
- Working with Non Effort Driven Tasks
- Working with Effort Driven Tasks
- Resource Assignment Summary
- Understanding Resource Levelling
Module 5 – Costs
- Understanding Project Costs
- Reviewing Current Costs
- Entering Variable Costs
- Case Study Variable Costs
- Assigning Daily Costs
- Assigning Per Usage Costs
- Assigning Fixed Costs
- Assigning Material Costs
- Using Another Cost Table
- Applying a Different Cost Table
- Changing Rates During a Project
- Assigning Cost Resources
- Viewing Project Costs
Module 6 – Constraints and Deadlines
- Understanding Constraints and Deadlines
- Reviewing Our Project
- Adding a Constraint
- Using Elapsed Time
- Rescheduling Tasks
- Creating a Deadline
Module 7 – Project Tracking and Controlling
- Creating a Baseline
- Automatically Updating Tasks
- Manually Updating Tasks
- Entering Delayed Tasks
- Tracking Actuals on a Gantt Chart
Module 8 – Reporting
- Printing a Gantt Chart
- Printing Sheet Views
- Printing Tasks for Resources
- Printing Resources for Tasks
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