Microsoft Project 2019: Digging Deeper

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:

· Work with the advanced formatting features of the Gantt chart and network diagrams.

· Create master projects and subprojects in Project 2019.

· Create customized project reports.

· Work with resource pools.

· Analyze project costs.

Course Prerequisites

This course is intended for students who have basic Microsoft Project skills including high comfort level navigating the program.  

Pre-Requisites

Take Before:

· TTMSPRJ01 Introduction to Microsoft Project 2019: Getting Started

Course Agenda

Module 1: Starting a Project from an Existing Project, Excel Workbook, or SharePoint Task List

• Starting a Project

Module 2: Advanced Methods for Managing Tasks and Resources

· Manage Tasks and Resources

· Understanding Elapsed versus Actual Time Settings

· Setting Task Constraints

· Splitting and Delaying Tasks

· Using the Task Inspector

· Analyzing Critical Tasks and the Critical Path

· Using Lag Time and Lead Time

· Analyzing Task Assignments

· Using the Team Planner

· Using a Resource Pool and Sharing Resources

· Managing Resource Availbility and Pay Rates

· Lab: Exercises

· Change the Task Dependency

· Creating a Task Constraint

· To Split a Task: using the Gantt Chart View

· Delaying a Task: Using a Gantt Chart View

· Viewing the Task Inspector

· Set Lag and Lead Time

· Adding a Note through the Assignment Information Dialog Box

· Displaying a Team Planner and Apply Formatting

· Sharing a Resource Pool

· Changing a Pay Rate

Module 3: Managing the Project with Advanced Techniques

· Using Leveling to Solve Resource Overallocations

· Amending Tasks

· Understanding Baseline and Interim Plans

· Analyzing Project Costs and Creating Budgets

· Lab: Exercises

· Using Leveling to Solve Resource Overallocations: Using the Gantt

· Amending Tasks

· Setting Additional Baselines

· Creating Budgets

Module 4: Formating and Customizing Views

· Customize the Gantt Chart

· Creating a Custom View

· Applying Filters

· Using Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Codes

· Lab: Exercises

· Customizing the Gantt Chart Using Gantt Chart View

· Creating a Custom View

· Applying Filters

Module 5: Reporting

· Creating Visual Reports

· Editing Reports

· Lab: Exercises

· Creating a Visual Report

· Editing a Report

Module 6: Working with Templates

· Using Subproject within a Project.

· Using the Organizer to Maintain Templates

· Lab: Exercises

· Using Subproject within a Project

· Using the Organizer

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.