Introduction to Microsoft Project 2019: Getting Started

Course Objectives

This skills-centric class is about 50% hands-on lab to lecture ratio.  Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert practitioner, attendees will:

• Learn to create and manage simple projects.
• Learn to enter and manage tasks.
• Learn to work with a project calendar.
• Learn to add and manage project resources and work with the resource sheet. · Learn to create basic reports for your project.

Course Prerequisites

This course is intended for new users of Microsoft Project.

Pre-Requisites

Attendees should have:

· Familiarity with using a personal computer, mouse, and keyboard.

· Experience in the Windows environment.

· Ability to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.

This course is intended for new users of Microsoft Project.

Pre-Requisites

Attendees should have:

· Familiarity with using a personal computer, mouse, and keyboard.

· Experience in the Windows environment.

Course Agenda

Module 1: Components of a Project

· Components of a Project

· Demo and Exercise Projects Used in This Course

· Lab: Click here to enter text.

· Migrating Settings by using Windows Easy Transfer

· Configuring a Reference Image of Windows 7

· Configuring a Reference Image

Module 2: Getting Around in Microsoft Project

· Starting Project

· The Ribbon

· The Backstage View

· Tour of the Quick Access Toolbar

· Basic Formatting

· Lab: Exercises

· Understanding the Ribbon

· Open and Save a Project

· Enter Project Information

· Add and Delete Commands from the Quick Access Toolbar

Module 3: Calendars

· Project Start Date

· Creating the Project Calendar

· Connecting a Calendar to a Project

· Formatting the Timeline to Match a Custom Calendar

· Lab: Exercises

· Create and Link a Project Calendar

Module 4: Working with Tasks

· Creating a Task

· Entering Durations

· Scheduling Tasks

· Milestone Tasks

· Linking Tasks

· Adding Notes to Tasks

· Add a Calendar to a Task

· Lab: Exercises

· Enter Tasks and Durations

· Set a Task to a Manual Scheduling

· Add a Milestone Task

· Link Tasks

· Add a Note to a Task

Module 5: Creating and Working with Resources

· The Resource Sheet

· Assigning Resources to Tasks

· Lab: Exercises

· Enter Work, Material, and Cost Resources

· Assign Resources to Tasks

Module 6: Managing a Project

· Viewing a Project

· Reviewing and Making Adjustments to a Project

· Setting a Baseline

· Viewing the Baseline

· Recording Progress

· Reporting on Projects

· Sending Data to Excel

· Lab: Exercises

· Review the Project

· Set and View a Baseline

· Record Progress

· Create a Report

· Send Data to Excel

Course Materials

Each student will receive a Student Guide with course notes, code samples, software tutorials, diagrams and related reference materials and links (as applicable). Our courses also include step by step hands-on lab instructions and and solutions, clearly illustrated for users to complete hands-on work in class, and to revisit to review or refresh skills at any time. Students will also receive the project files (or code, if applicable) and solutions required for the hands-on work.