Microsoft Project 2016 - Level 1 / Intro (AA-PRJ16INT)

This course is designed to familiarize you with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional 2016, so you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment.

This course covers the critical knowledge and skills a project manager needs to create a project plan with Project 2016 during the planning phase of a project.

Getting Started with Microsoft Project

• Understanding Project Management Concepts
• Getting Started
• Application and Project Windows
• Ribbon and Tabs
• Creating and Saving Projects
• Opening and Closing Projects
• Changing the View
• Understanding the Views
• Moving Within a View

Creating a Project Plan

• Project Information
• Creating Task Lists
• Manual Tasks Scheduling
• Auto Task Scheduling
• Editing Task Lists
• Outlining Task Lists
• Task Dependencies
• Modifying Task Dependencies
• Task Information
• Project Timeline

Managing Resources and Costs in a Project

• Project Resources
• Resource Assignment Concepts
• Assigning Resources
• Working with Project Calendars
• Working with Resource Calendars
• Working with Task Calendars
• Entering Project Costs
• Resource Costing

Printing Project Information

• Page Setup Options
  • Previewing Views and Reports
  • Printing Project Information

Changing Scheduling Methods

• Resource Assignment Concepts
• Task Type Settings
• Changing Task Types
• Task Constraints
• Identifying Factors Affecting Tasks
• Defining the Critical Path
• Formatting the Critical Path

Resolving Resource Conflicts

• Editing Resource Assignments
• Resource Over Allocations
• Locating Resource Over Allocations
• Resolving Resource Over Allocations
• Saving the Baseline

In this course, you will learn to create and engage in basic management of a project using Microsoft Project Professional 2016.

You will:

• Identify project management concepts and navigate the Project 2016 environment
• Create and define a new project plan
• Create and organize tasks
• Manage resources in a project plan
• Finalize a project plan

Students enrolling in this class should have the following:

• A general introductory-level understanding of project management concepts
• End-user skills with the current Windows operating system
• Proficient skills using Microsoft Office products

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This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and needs a tool to manage those project plans.