This course is structured to train professionals to learn and implement MS project as a project management tool.

Course duration : 6 months (24 classes)
(we can condense it to 3 months with two classes a week)

Class timings : Negotiable.

Curriculum :

Getting started with MS project

• Introduction - Getting Started
• Lecture 1-1: The Microsoft Project Ribbon
• Lecture 1-2: Setting Up Microsoft Project
• Lecture 1-3: Important Task Fields
• Lecture 1-4: Important Resource Fields
• Lecture 1-5: Setting Up Your View
• Quiz on Setting Up Project

Building Your Project Plan within Microsoft Project
• Section 2: The Steps to Building Your Project Plan
• Lecture 2-1: Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
• Lecture 2-2: Creating Tasks in Microsoft Project
• Lecture 2-3: Adding Resources to Your Project (Part 1)
• Lecture 2-4: Adding Resources to Your Project (Part 2)
• Quiz on Project Resources
• Lecture 2-5: Linking Tasks (Part 1)
• Lecture 2-6: Linking Tasks (Part 2)
• Lecture 2-7: Adding Project Milestones
• Lecture 2-8: Adding and Deleting Tasks within the Schedule

How to View Your Project Plan and Resources
• Introduction - Project Views
• Lecture 3-1: The Critical Path
• Lecture 3-2: Additional Gantt Type Views
• Lecture 3-3: The Network Diagram
• Lecture 3-4: Customizing the Network Diagram
• Network Diagram Quiz
• Lecture 3-5: Using Split Views
• Lecture 3-6: Views focused on Resources

Additional Work With Project Resources in Microsoft
Lecture 4-1: Project Resources Introduction
• Lecture 4-2: Removing Resources

• Lecture 4-3: Replacing Resources
• Lecture 4-4: Resource Special Schedules
• Lecture 4-5: Resolving Resource Overallocations
• Lecture 4-6: Using Automatic Leveling

How to Work with Costs and Budgets using Microsoft
Introduction - Project Budgeting
• Lecture 5-1: Adding Costs to Resources
• Lecture 5-2: Determining the Project's Cost

• Lecture 5-3: Determining the Project's Budget
• Costs Quiz

How to Update the Progress and Status of Your Schedule

• Lecture 6-1: Project Status Introduction
• Lecture 6-2: Fields in Microsoft Project for Status
• Lecture 6-3: Proper Method for Updating Status
• Lecture 6-4: Fixing Issues with Status Updates
How to Use Project Reports and Data Exports

• Lecture 7-1: Define the Reports and Print Outs

• Lecture 7-2: Printable Reports and Project Comparison
• Lecture 7-3: Visual Reports and Data Exports

• Reports Quiz

How to Manage Earned Value in Microsoft Project
• Lecture 8-1: What is Earned Value Management
• Lecture 8-2: How to Perform Earned Value Management in Microsoft Project
• Lecture 8-3: Reports for Earned Value Management
• Earned Value Quiz

How to Link Microsoft Project with Other Applications
• Introduction - Linking Microsoft Project
• Lecture 9-1: How to Show My Schedule in a Presentation
• Lecture 9-2: Linking with Microsoft Excel
Bonus Material and Answers to Questions
• Bonus Lecture: Microsoft Project 2016 Lesson and Lecture
• Bonus Lecture: Modifying the Standard Work Week
• Bonus Lecture: Modifying the Standard Project Template
• Effort Level Tasks - Answer to Question
Final Thoughts - Best Practices