In this comprehensive Creating Projects course, students develop and refine project plans from conception to completion. You will create new projects, establish and manage calendars and task lists, establish task dependencies and relationships, and explore many other essential project management functions.
Detailed course outline
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project
- Topic A: Identify Project Management Concepts and Terminology
- Topic B: Navigate the Microsoft Project 2016 User Interface and Environment
Lesson 2: Defining a Project
- Topic A: Create a New Project Plan from Scratch
- Topic B: Define a Project and Its Scope
- Topic C: Assign a Project Calendar
Lesson 3: Creating and Organizing Tasks
- Topic A: Add Tasks to a Project Plan
- Topic B: Import Tasks From Other Programs and Applications
- Topic C: Create a Work Breakdown Structure
- Topic D: Define Task Relationships and Dependencies
- Topic E: Schedule Tasks Effectively
Lesson 4: Managing Project Plan Resources
- Topic A: Add Resources to a Project Plan
- Topic B: Create a Resource Calendar
- Topic C: Enter Costs for Resources
- Topic D: Assign Resources to Tasks
- Topic E: Resolve Resource Conflicts
Lesson 5: Finalizing a Project Plan
- Topic A: Optimize a Project Plan
- Topic B: Set a Baseline for Tracking
- Topic C: Share a Project Plan with Team Members
