What you'll learn:
- Explain the differences between Project plans and Project versions
- Explore the Project interface with confidence and quickly find commands
- Work with keyboard shortcuts
- Understand the difference between automatically vs. manually scheduled tasks
- Setup Project calendars and define exceptions
- Create milestone tasks
- Set task deadlines and constraints
- Deal with resource overallocations
- Track and manage task and project progress
- Explain what Project for the Web is and why it is useful
- Compare Planner, Project for the Web, and Project Online
- Import a project from Project Online
- Create a connection between Power BI and Project for the Web (Dataverse)
- Publish a report to the Power BI service
- Learn all about Critical Paths in MS Project and the Gantt view
- Learn to effectively split projects into sub-projects
- Discover how to track and manage costs in Project including how budgets work
- Discover how to use outline codes and WBS codes in Microsoft Project
- Learn to produce bespoke reports for various project stakeholders
- Learn how to measure a project against a baseline project and manage cost rate changes
- Learn about saving your project as a template for future projects
- Start to use macros in Microsoft Project to speed up your work
**This bundle includes practice exercises, downloadable files, and LIFETIME access**
Are you a Project Manager or a PMO looking to take your project management skills to the next level? Maybe you are an ‘accidental’ project manager who needs to upgrade your skills in Project. If so, then this course bundle is for you.
Conquer your projects and deliver on time and on budget by mastering the Microsoft Project suite. Whether you are using the older Project 2019 or want to get started with the latest Project 2021 release, or even looking to use an easier MS Project solution, we have you covered with this amazing value 4-course bundle.
This bundle includes Microsoft Project 2021 for beginners, Project for the Web, including MS Planner and Power BI Reporting, and Project 2019 for beginner and advanced users.
Whether your project is big or small, business or personal, there are so many ways that Microsoft Project can ensure project success.
What's included?
Project 2021 Beginners
Explain the differences between Project plans and Project versions
Explore the Project interface with confidence and quickly find commands
Work with keyboard shortcuts
Switch between views and tables
Create, save, open, and close Project files
Setup Project calendars and define exceptions
Manually enter tasks
Understand the difference between automatically vs. manually scheduled tasks
Create milestone tasks
Add structure with summary and subtasks
Create a work breakdown structure
Link tasks and add dependencies
Assign lag or lead time
Set task deadlines and constraints
Assign resources to tasks
Deal with resource overallocations
Understand effort vs. non-effort driven scheduling
Customize table columns
Work with the timeline view
Sort, filter, and group tasks
Identify the critical path
Set a baseline to measure progress
Identify and fix issues
Delay tasks
Make tasks inactive
Add notes to tasks and resources
Track and manage task and project progress
Create and format basic reports
Print views, notes, and reports
Save a Project file as a template
Export a Project file to a PDF and Excel workbook
Password-protect Project files.
Project for the Web
Explain what Project for the Web is and why it is useful
Compare Planner, Project for the Web, and Project Online
Differentiate between the different Project Plans
Navigate the Project for the Web interface
Import a project from Project Online
Create a Project from a template and from scratch
Customize column headings.
Set the Start and End dates of a Project
Create new tasks and assign members to tasks
Add structure with summary and subtasks
Use Timeline view to modify tasks
Update task progress
Add attachments, notes, and checklist items
Group tasks into custom buckets
Create task dependencies
Categorize tasks with labels
Hide and remove columns
Share projects and tasks with others
Visualize project plans in a Microsoft Teams channel
Create a project roadmap
Microsoft Planner
Create a plan in Microsoft Planner from scratch and from an Outlook group
Add members to a plan
Create and edit task details
Organize tasks into buckets and assign labels
Update task progress and priority
Attach files to tasks
Access plans from Microsoft Teams
Use Smart Backgrounds
Export a plan to Excel
Project for the Web: Reporting with Power BI
Create a connection between Power BI and Project for the Web (Dataverse)
Locate and download the Power BI reporting template
Navigate the Power BI interface
Understand how visualizations are built and formatted
Create slicers to filter report data
Work with tables and matrix tables
Update/refresh report data
Build a custom report
Publish a report to the Power BI service
Create a dashboard to display key metrics.
Project 2019 Beginners
The MS Project Workspace, The Ribbon, Help and Project Options
To navigate project calendars, timelines and critical paths
How to set-up tasks and dependencies between them, including lag and lead times
Managing project costs, leveling and how to resolve resource over-allocations
Project security, saving and protecting Project files
Useful techniques for tracing task paths to simplify unruly Gantt charts
About setting up baselines and interim plans
How to work with costs, deadlines and overcome scheduling issues
To save your project as a template for future projects
Project 2019 Advanced
About resource sharing including setting up a resource pool across projects
How to consolidate different projects into a single project
How to set up recurring tasks to save you time
About custom fields and how to automate calculations in a custom field
How Outline and WBS codes work and how to use them in your project
How to properly manage costs including setting fixed costs, budgets, variable costs and overtime
How custom tables and custom views work
Detail on advanced sorting, filtering and grouping
Creating customized reports, charts and how to edit certain elements of a report
About Earned Value Analysis
How to import and export data from Excel, Word and Notepad
Using Macros in Microsoft Project
This bundle includes:
26+ hours of video tutorials
230+ individual video lectures
Course and exercise files to follow along
Certificate of completion
