At the end of this course, the participants should be able to
• Understand the discipline of project management as it applies to using Microsoft Project
• Create a Work Breakdown Structure
• Identify Task Types and Relationships
• Define Resources within Project
• Make Work Package Estimates
• Create an Initial Schedule
• Create a Resource Leveled Schedule
• Create Projects from templates Excel files
• Create Global templates
• Create formulas and graphical indicators
• The steps to record a macro
• Format Output and Print Reports
• Integrate Multiple Projects
• Set up a Project with a Calendar, Start date, and scheduling method
• Understand Manually Schedule vs. Auto Schedule
• Manage multiple projects
• Be able to create a master project list with shared resources

Introduction to Microsoft Project
• Describe how Project relates to the discipline of Project management.
• Navigate to the primary views available using the Ribbon.
• Choose Views that display task, resource, or assignment information.
• Select table within views to change the information that is available to see and edit.
Overview of Managing with MS Project
• Create a new project and prepare it for data entry.
• Enter project tasks.
• Sequence the tasks.
• Define resources.
• Estimate Task duration and assign resources.
Setting Up a Project
• Use multiple methods to create a new project from an Excel file and a SharePoint Tasks list.
• Establish one or more calendars to constrain resource availability.
Manually Schedule vs. Auto Schedule
• Switching tasks between Manually Schedule and Auto Schedule modes
• Explore Task Modes
• Describe which project functions are turned off for tasks using Manually Schedule mode.
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
• Build and use summary and subordinate tasks.
• Understand and use milestones.
• Develop WBS Outlines.
• Assign completion criteria.
• Evaluate the WBS.
Define Resources within Project
• Define resource types.
• Define individual resources that will be used on the project.
• Record the cost (s) of using each type of resource.
• Record the limit of availability for each type of resource by establishing a resource calendar
• Resource Calendar and Availability
• Add holidays to a standard calendar.
Making Work Package Estimates
• Enter estimates for duration and costs for each task.
• Distinguish between task types and describe when each is appropriate.
• Describe the relationship between work, units, and duration.
• Describe the way Effort Driven scheduling is affected by work, units, and duration.
• Assign tasks to resources using the Team Planner view.
Creating an Initial Schedule
• Calculate float and identify a project’s critical path.
• Understand and identify task constraints.
• Create milestones.
• Use the Task Inspector to troubleshoot the initial schedule.
• Calculating an Initial schedule
Create a Resource Leveled Schedule
• Adjust a project schedule to account for limited people and other resources.
• View the overall cost and schedule of a project.
• Identify resources that have been over allocated for a project schedule.
Resource Leveling
• Evaluate the project’s resource plan using the resource views.
• Adjust the schedule manually.
• Adjust the schedule using the leveling feature.
Managing the Project
• Learn how to set a baseline.
• Lean how to enter and track project performance data.
• Learn how to apply different tracking methods.
• Learn how to perform a variance analysis on a project.
• The Baseline
• Understand the value of baselining.
• Baselining and Tracking Performance
• Understand the value of Baselining a project.
Formatting Output and Printing Reports
• Print
• Views
• Formats
• Sorting
• Filtering
• Grouping
• Custom Fields
• Reporting

• Managing with Project
• Setting Up a Project
• Scheduling a project
• Create a Work Breakdown Structure
• Identifying Task Relationships
• Define Resources within Project
• Make Work Package Estimates
• Create an Initial Schedule
• Create a Resource Leveled Schedule
• Managing the Project
• Manage multiple projects

The course is based on practical applications using computers and MS project, in addition to implementing a set of practical exercises using computers and under the supervision and guidance of the trainer.

Novice and experienced project managers, managers, schedulers, and other project stakeholders who need to incorporate the discipline of project management with Microsoft Project.