Microsoft® Project 2016 Training

Course Description:

Microsoft Project is the world's most popular project management software and it is one of the most widely used tool in project management for scheduling and tracking across industries. Project scheduling is much more complex matter and needs systematic approach.  Our detailed courseware is designed to teach how to start a new plan, build, organize, and link task, assign resources, create basic reports and create projects independently. In this course, you will learn to create and engage in basic management of a project using Microsoft Project Professional 2016, as well as familiarizing you with the advanced features and functions, so you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment. Microsoft Project Training will cover Microsoft Project 2010, Microsoft Project 2013 and Microsoft Project 2016. If you are working on MS Project 2010 or MS Project 2013 or MS Project 2016, this workshop is suitable for you. On successful completion of the course, you will receive a Course Completion Certificate from Skillsswear.

Advantages of Microsoft Project 2016:

• Planning and Scheduling
• Project Timeline View
• Collaboration
• Reporting
• Resource Management
• Multiple Projects
• Different Views

What you will learn:

• New tools and features of Microsoft Project
• Project management concepts
• How to create and manage a project with Microsoft Project 2016
• How to create and define a new project plan
• How to create and organize tasks
• How to manage resources in a project plan
• Finalize a project plan
• Monitor project progress in the project plan
• How project progress and plans can be shared among resources
• Create project reports to share a project’s status

What you will get:

• High quality training from certified trainer
• 45 PDUs
• Soft copy of courseware
• Course completion certificate
• End-to-end support via email, chat and phone

Course Outline:

Introduction

• Identify Project Management Concepts
• Navigate the Microsoft Project 2016 Environment

Defining a Project

• Create a New Project Plan
• Define a Project

Calendars

• Project Calendar Start Date
• Setting Project to Auto Schedule New Tasks
• Setting the Start Date
• Creating a Project Calendar
• Custom Project Calendars
• Connecting a Calendar to a Project

Creating and Organizing Tasks

• Creating a Task
• Entering Durations
• Scheduling Tasks
• Milestone Tasks
• Linking Tasks
• Adding Notes to Tasks

Managing Project Plan Resources

• Add Resources to a Project Plan
• Create a Resource Calendar
• Enter Costs for Resources
• Assign Resources to Tasks
• Resolve Resource Conflicts

Finalizing and Executing a Project Plan

• Optimize a Project Plan
• Set a Baseline
• Share a Project Plan
• Enter Task Progress
• Update Task Progress with SharePoint
• Update Work
• Update Costs

Monitoring Project Progress

• View Project Progress
• Add Custom Fields
• Create Custom Views
• Create a Network Diagram
• Analyze a Project Plan

Controlling a Project Plan

• Edit the Task List
• Reschedule Tasks
• Update a Baseline

Reporting on Progress

• Format and Share a Chart View
• View Existing Reports
• Create Custom Reports
• Create a Visual Report

Customizing the Application

• Change Project Options
• Create a Project Plan Template
• Share Resources
• Link Project Plans