Fundamentals of Microsoft Project

This course provides a practical introduction to Microsoft Project, covering the essential tools and techniques needed to plan, schedule, monitor, and manage projects effectively. Participants will learn how to create project plans, manage tasks and resources, set timelines and dependencies, track progress, identify potential delays, and generate useful project reports. 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to confidently use Microsoft Project to create, plan, schedule, and manage projects. Participants will be able to create tasks and milestones, establish task dependencies, manage resources and costs, develop and interpret Gantt Charts, identify the Critical Path, set project baselines, track project progress, manage schedule changes, and generate project reports for effective project monitoring and decision-making. 

1. Introduction to Microsoft Project
2. Creating and Setting Up a New Project 
3. Creating Tasks, Subtasks, and Milestones 
4. Setting Task Durations and Dependencies 
5. Working with Gantt Charts 
6. Managing Project Calendars and Working Time
7. Managing and Assigning Project Resources 
8. Managing Project Costs 
9. Understanding the Critical Path 
10. Setting Project Baselines 
11. Tracking and Updating Project Progress
12. Managing Delays and Schedule Changes 
13. Generating Project Reports 
14. Practical Project Planning Exercise 
15. Best Practices for Effective Project Management

Participants should have basic computer skills and a general understanding of project management concepts. No prior experience with Microsoft Project is required, although familiarity with tasks, timelines, resources, and project planning will be helpful.