• Course overview
  • Course details
  • Prerequisites

Course overview

About this course

In this course of Introduction to Microsoft Project 2016, Participants will spend time getting comfortable with the Project 2016 user interface, including project views and the ribbon. Participants will also learn to enter, organize, and link tasks, work with resources, create basic reports, and create projects independently. The class allows time to practice fundamental basic skills essential for efficient usage of this plan. Course Objectives: After finishing this class, pupils will be able to: Create and manage simple tasks. Enter and manage tasks. Work with a project calendar. Add and manage project resources and work with the resource sheet. Create basic reports for your project.

Audience profile
  • Professionals
  • Students
  • Resource managers
At course completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • About the new tools and features of this latest edition of MS Project
  • How to create and manage a project with Microsoft Project 2016
  • Project Management Concepts
  • Microsoft Project 2016 user interface
  • How to start a new plan, build task lists, and assign resources
  • Stay on project schedule by mastering the use of project calendar
  • How project progress and plans can be shared among resources
  • To use views and reports to visualize and track project schedules

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Course details

Module 1: Components of a Project

  • Project Components
  • Mapping a Project

Exercise: Mapping a Project

Module 2: Getting Around Microsoft Project 2016

  • Starting Project
  • The Ribbon

Exercise: Understanding the Ribbon

  • The Backstage View

Exercise: Open and Save a Project

Exercise: Enter Project Information

  • Tour of the Quick Access Toolbar

Exercise: Add and Delete Commands from the Quick Access Toolbar

  • Basic Formatting

Module 3: Calendars

  • Project Start Date

Exercise: Set the Project Start Date

  • Creating a Project Calendar
  • Connecting a Calendar to a Project
  • Formatting the Timeline to Match a Custom Calendar

Exercise: Create and Link a Project Calendar

Module 4: Working with Tasks

  • Creating a Task
  • Entering Durations

Exercise: Enter Tasks and Durations

  • Scheduling Tasks

Exercise: Set a Task to Manual Scheduling

  • Milestone Tasks

Exercise: Add a Milestone Task

  • Linking Tasks

Exercise: Link Tasks

  • Adding Notes to Tasks

Exercise: Add a Note to a Task

  • Add a Calendar to a Task

Exercise: Add to Your Map

Exercise: Practice of Topics covered in Lessons 1 to 4

Module 5: Creating and Working with Resources

  • The Resource Sheet

Exercise: Enter Work, Material, and Cost Resources

  • Assigning Resources to Tasks

Exercise: Assign Resources to Tasks

Module 6: Managing a Project

  • Viewing a Project
  • Reviewing and Making Adjustments to a Project

Exercise: Review the Project

  • Setting a Baseline
  • Viewing the Baseline

Exercise: Set and View a Baseline

  • Recording Progress

Exercise: Record Progress

  • Reporting on Projects

Exercise: Create a Report

  • Sending Data to Excel

Exercise: Send Data to Excel

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Prerequisites

None

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