Overview

Microsoft Project® is one of the most widely used project management software applications. The first version was released in 1984, and it has been a mainstay of project management software since then.

This course provides an overview of the most commonly used features, but there are things that set this training apart. You will learn how to use Microsoft Project® to manage critical activities that make the difference between success and failure.

Course objectives

The course aims to help you learn how to:

• Prepare a high-level plan.
• Add activities to the headings in the plan.
• Assign resources to the activities.
• Manage budgets using Microsoft Project.  
• Analyse resource utilisation.
• Add dependencies.
• Analyse the critical path.
• Report progress against the plan.

These topics are included in the course, and you also learn secrets about estimating, agreeing on critical success factors and adding the correct level of contingency.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for project and programme managers.

It will be valuable for PMO teams, test teams, security teams, or anyone involved in IT projects with an interest in Microsoft Project®.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course you should have an understanding of how to use the application to:

• Complete professional project planning.   
• Manage budgets, timelines and resources effectively.
• Track and report on progress.
• Add additional columns to a plan for estimating and management. An example of this is adding a column to show effort for a task. This is invaluable when estimating total and individual effort.
• Use the constraint and dependency management capability in the application.
• Manage the critical path of your projects.

Microsoft Project® is a registered trade mark of Microsoft.