Project Level 1: Fundamentals of Project

Level 1Full Day1 DayVersion 365Official CPE Provider

Plan and schedule projects with confidence in Microsoft Project. Create a plan, add tasks and durations, build a work breakdown structure and dependencies, assign resources, and finalize an optimized, baselined schedule.

Course Objective

Students will create a project plan, add tasks with duration estimates, build a work breakdown structure and task relationships, assign resources and resolve conflicts, and finalize a plan with an optimized schedule and baseline.

Prerequisites

To ensure your success, each student should have a general knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office concepts; basic project management concepts are helpful.

Course Outline

6 lessons · 15 topics

1Getting Started with Microsoft Project

Identify Project Management Concepts
Navigate in the Microsoft Project Desktop Environment

2Defining a Project

Create a New Project Plan
Set Project Plan Options and Assign a Project Calendar

3Adding Project Tasks

Add Tasks to a Project Plan
Enter Task Duration Estimates

4Managing Tasks

Create a Work Breakdown Structure
Define Task Relationships
Schedule Tasks

5Managing Project Resources

Add Resources to a Project
Create a Resource Calendar
Assign Resources to Tasks
Resolve Resource Conflicts

6Finalizing a Project Plan

Optimize a Project Plan
Set a Baseline and Share a Project Plan

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