Cross-cutting

Introduction to Microsoft Project

Digital Skills 30 hours

Introduction

This Microsoft Project Beginners’ Course It enables you to plan, schedule, manage and monitor projects of varying complexity. If you’re looking to learn about Microsoft Project from the level of introduction, this course is a basic guide to getting started. Microsoft Project is a versatile tool, so you can customise it to meet the specific needs of your project.

Objectives

  1. Learning how to use Microsoft Project.

  2. To know the optimisation of project management.

  3. Understanding the main areas of work and how to access the key features and tools.

Table of Contents

TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT PROJECT

TEACHING UNIT 2. INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT PROJECT

  1. What is Microsoft Project and what is it used for?
  2. Open Microsoft Project
  3. User interface
  4. Backstage View
  5. Close Microsoft Project

TEACHING UNIT 3. BASIC OPERATIONS

  1. Create a project
  2. Save a project
  3. Set up Project
  4. Project information
  5. Set up the project schedule

TEACHING UNIT 4. DEFINING TASKS

  1. Scheduling tasks manually
  2. Set the duration of tasks
  3. Create milestones
  4. Create summary tasks
  5. Link tasks
  6. Schedule tasks automatically
  7. View the project duration

TEACHING UNIT 5. CONFIGURING RESOURCES

  1. Create resources
  2. Configure the resource fields
  3. Set the payment rates
  4. Set up the resource calendar
  5. Documenting resources

TEACHING UNIT 6. ALLOCATING RESOURCES

  1. Allocate staff to tasks
  2. Adjusting the workload
  3. Allocate costs to tasks
  4. Review the project
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