Microsoft Project 2019
The ‘Microsoft Project 2019 – Beginners Course’ equips you with the knowledge and tools required to plan, schedule, and manage complex work projects. The comprehensive course curriculum covers the core concepts of project management covering a wide range of subjects ranging from fundamentals to advanced techniques.
You’ll learn how to create and manage project plans by setting up tasks, resources, and timelines. Discover a hands-on learning approach with our Lab exercises and examples of real-world projects.
What You`ll Learn on This Course
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- Create new projects, define project objectives, and manage project scope
- Manage tasks by assigning resources, and setting deadlines
- Understanding of task dependencies and their impact on project timelines
- Identify and manage critical paths & potential bottlenecks in a project schedule
- Expertise in allocating resources & tasks effectively
- Tracking the project’s progress with defined milestones
- Complete understanding of time phasing techniques for allocating work over time
- Creating a timeline for visual representation of project schedules
- Tracking and monitoring the project’s progress and identifying deviations
- Balancing workloads to optimize resource utilization and allocation
- Perform simulations to assess the impact of changes on the project
- Identify shared workspaces to facilitate collaboration among team members
- Manage multiple versions of a project plan with version control
This course comes with:
Curriculum
- 2 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 26 Weeks
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- Lesson Plan
Introduction
2 Fundamentals
- Module A: Setting default options
- Module B: Exploring the Project environment
- Summary
3 Starting a new project schedule
- Module A: Project schedule templates, calendars, and workflow
- Module B: Tasks, durations, and milestones
- Summary
4 Task types, effort-driven scheduling, and task constraints
- Module A: Task types
- Module B: Lag time and lead time
- Module C: Task constraints
- Summary
5 Working with resources
- Module A: Resource types
- Module B: Resource calendars
- Module C: Assigning resources
- Summary
6 Managing the project schedule
- Module A: The critical path and the project baseline
- Module B: The tracking Gantt chart and updating tasks
- Summary
7 Printing reports
- Module A: Views and dashboards
- Module B: Other reports
- Summary
8 Introduction
9 The Quick Access Toolbar and advanced calendar topics
- Module A: The Quick Access Toolbar
- Module B: Advanced calendar topics
- Summary
10 Working with tasks
- Module A: Task notes, task deadlines, and task priorities
- Module B: Miscellaneous task features and functions
- Summary
11 Working with resources
- Module A: Grouping, sorting, filtering, and highlighting resources
- Module B: Resource working time and resource pools
- Module C: Resource budget cost items
- Summary
12 Managing the project schedule
- Module A: Multiple baselines and interim plans
- Module B: Setting and using a status date
- Module C: Resolving resource conflicts and scheduling issues
- Module D: Delaying a task
- Summary
13 Other views and shortcuts
- Module A: The Task Form, Task Details Form, and Task Name Form
- Module B: The Resource Form
- Module C: Compound views and the Relationship Diagram
- Summary
14 Working with multiple projects and project integrations
- Module A: Consolidating multiple projects
- Module B: Project Server, Project Online, and SharePoint
- Summary
15 Working with Project data and closing out a project
- Module A: Working with Project data
- Module B: Closing out a project
- Summary
0 - Hands-on LAB Activities
Fundamentals
- Setting Tasks in All New Projects as Auto Scheduled
- Opening a Project
2 Starting a new project schedule
- Creating a Project Schedule from a Template
- Creating a New Base Calendar and Adding a Holiday
- Setting Up the Initial Project Workflow
- Entering and Promoting a Summary Task
- Deleting a Task
- Inserting a Task
- Adding a Recurring Task
- Configuring the Project Timescale
3 Task types, effort-driven scheduling, and task constraints
- Changing Task Types and Setting the "Effort driven" option
- Setting Lag Time and Lead Time for Project Tasks
- Setting Task Constraints
4 Working with resources
- Entering Resources and Related Information
- Creating, Modifying, and Applying a Resource Calendar to a Project
- Assigning and Working with Resources
5 Managing the project schedule
- Setting a Project-Schedule Baseline
- Updating Tasks' Percentage of Completion
- Updating the Actual Start Date in the Tracking Gantt View
- Splitting a Task in the Tracking Gantt View
- Inactivating a Task in the Tracking Gantt View
6 Printing reports
- Creating and Printing a Dashboard Report
- Creating and Printing a Resource Report
- Creating and Printing a Costs Report
- Creating and Printing an In Progress Report
7 The Quick Access Toolbar and advanced calendar topics
- Adding and Moving Quick Access Tools
- Creating and Implementing a 24-hour Calendar
- Implementing a Task Calendar
8 Working with tasks
- Adding and Formatting Task Notes
- Setting a Task Deadline
- Setting Task Priority
- Sorting Tasks
- Filtering Tasks
- Adding Fixed Cost to Tasks
9 Working with resources
- Setting Working Time For Specific Resources
- Creating a Resource Pool
- Sharing a Resource Pool
- Setting Up a Task Usage View
- Creating a Budget Cost Resource
- Creating a Budget Work Resource
- Creating a Budget Material Resource and Assigning It to the Project Summary Task
10 Managing the project schedule
- Setting Multiple Project Baselines
- Using a Status Date to Update a Project Schedule
- Using Resource Leveling to Manage Overallocated Project Resources
- Delaying a Task
11 Other views and shortcuts
- Implementing the Relationship Diagram in a Compound View
12 Working with multiple projects and project integrations
- Consolidating Projects
13 Working with Project data and closing out a project
- Copying the Timeline to a PowerPoint Presentation
- Annotating a Project Schedule View
- Exporting Project Data to Excel
- Capturing and Using Project Data in PowerPoint
- Creating a Cost Overruns Report with Headers and Footers
- Creating a Template File from a Project
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