Microsoft Project Essentials Training

• Attendees do not need to have any experience of using Microsoft Project
• An understanding of project management concepts would be beneficial
• Attendees must be comfortable opening, closing and saving files, and be able to navigate through files and folders in a Windows environment

• Identify the components of the Microsoft Project environment
• Use views to work with a project plan
• Create a new project plan
• Create the project schedule
• Manage resources in a project plan
• Finalise a project plan
• Track progress
• View and report project plan information

Module 1: Get Started with Microsoft Project

• Introduction to Microsoft Project
• Exploring the Microsoft Project Environment
• Displaying an Existing Project Plan in Different Views

Module 2: Creating a Project Plan

• Creating a New Microsoft Project Plan
• Setting Project Working Time
• Project Information
• Creating Summary Stages or Phases
• Editing the Task List
• Defining the Activity List
• Creating and Applying Task Calendars
• Referencing a Work Breakdown Structure

Module 3: Creating the Project Schedule

• Task Durations
• Defining Milestones
• Manual Scheduling and Finish to Start Relationships
• Automatic Scheduling
• Task Relationships
• Adding Stages to the Timeline
• Identifying the Critical Path
• Working with Constraints and Deadlines
• Recurring Activities
• Adding Notes to a Task
• Referencing Other Files in Tasks

Module 4: Manage Resources in a Project Plan

• Resource Types
• Working with Resource Calendars and Availability
• Adding Resource Costs
• Assigning Resources to Tasks
• Effort-Driven Scheduling
• Resolving Resource Overallocation
• Splitting Activities

Module 5: Introduction to Project Tracking

• Setting a Project Baseline
• Entering Actuals
• Viewing Progress in a Project Plan

Module 6: Viewing and Reporting Project Detail

• Filter, Group and Highlight Project Information
• Printing Views
• Using Standard Reports in Microsoft Project