Microsoft Project 2016 Fundamentals

This Project 2016 fundamentals course is designed to teach project managers how to create, update and manage project schedules with Microsoft Project. Participants will learn how to create new projects, enter tasks, create a WBS, set dependencies, create constraints and deadlines and manage resource assignments. Students will also learn how to create, analyze and manage resources including work, cost and material resources. Students will also learn about resolving over and underallocations, setting baselines as well as tracking their projects. The new dashboard and visual reporting features and functionality will also be covered. Using filters and grouping options as well as customizing the Project environment will also be covered. Students will gain new and useful information from our industry experts that they can apply immediately after this course.

Module 1: Getting Started
1.1- Navigating Project
1.2- Creating a new project
1.3- Managing Tasks
1.4- Understanding the WBS

Module 2: Shaping the Schedule
2.1- Linking and unlinking tasks
2.2- Enabling the Critical Path
2.3- Working with task dependencies
2.4- Using lag and lead time

Module 3: Resources, Calendars and Costs
3.1- Managing resources
3.2- Assigning Resources to tasks
3.3- Using the Budget resource type
3.4- Working with Calendars
3.5- Managing Resource Rates
3.5- Using Fixed Costs

Module 4: Task Types & Allocations
4.1- Task Type Settings
4.2- Working with Fixed Units
4.3- Working with Fixed Duration
4.4- Using Fixed Work
4.5- Variable resource assignments
4.6- Contour Types
4.7- Manually adjust work assignments
4.8- Resolving Overallocations
4.9- Constraints
4.10- Setting Deadlines

Module 5: Tracking Project Progress
5.1: Baselining
5.2- Tracking Tasks
5.3- Managing Task Updates
5.4- Comparing Actual vs Baseline

Module 6: Managing Project Information & Reporting
6.1- Use Filters and Groups
6.2- Modifying the Gantt Chart
6.3- Customizing the Ribbon
6.4- Reporting
6.5- Visual Reports
6.6- Timeline