Microsoft Project Level 1 (Basic)
(2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, 365)

Project is one of the most popular scheduling and project management programs on the market. It is designed to assist a project manager in developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads.

By the end of this course, users should be comfortable with creating a basic project with tasks, resources, a customized calendar, and customized views.

Section 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project

Understand Project Management Concepts

Navigate and Customize the Project Interface

Review the Ribbons and Tabs

Understand Project Views

Open, Close, and Save Projects

Create a Project from a Template

Section 2: Creating a Project Plan

Set Project Preferences

Set Project Information

Understand Project Calendars

Create, Edit, and Delete Calendars

Change Working Time

Create Exceptions and Recurring Exceptions

Section 3: Adding Tasks to a Project

Understand Manual vs. Auto Scheduled Tasks

Add and Remove Fields from a View

Create a Task List

Move, Edit, and Delete Tasks

Display Task Information

Create Phases

Set Task Durations

Section 4: Working with Tasks

Add Task Notes

Scroll to Task

Add Deadlines

Add Milestones

Set Recurring Tasks

Inactivate a Task

View the Task Sheet

Display the Project Summary Task

Display and Hide Summary Tasks

Section 5: Working with Task Dependencies

Understand Dependency Types

Create, Modify and Delete Task Dependencies

Change the Dependency Type

Section 6: Working with Task Types and Constraints

Task Type Settings

Change Task Types

Understand Task Constraint Types

Add the Constraint Type Field to Gantt Chart View

Modify Constraint Types

Section 7: Managing Resources and Costs in a Project

Resource Assignment Concepts

Understand Resource Types

Enter Resource Costing

Assign Resources

Remove and Replace Resources

Use the Team Planner View to Assign Resources

Work with Project Calendars

Work with Resource Calendars

Work with Task Calendars

Understand Effort Driven Scheduling/Tasks

Section 8: Tracking Project Progress

Track Task Progress

Update Tasks

Update the Remaining Schedule

Compare Baseline and Actual Data

Display the Critical Path

Section 9: Sorting, Filtering, Highlighting, and Grouping

Sort Views

Filter Views

Group Tasks and Resources

Highlight Tasks and Resources

Section 10: Working with the Project Timeline

Add Tasks to the Timeline

Change Tasks to Callouts

Format the Timeline

Remove Tasks from the Timeline

Share the Timeline

Section 11: Formatting the Project Environment

Format Views

Format the Gantt Chart

Apply a Gantt Chart Style

Section 12: Printing Project Information

Page Setup Options

Headers and Footers

Add a Logo

Print Project Information

Share Your Project Information