Microsoft Project Foundation Course

What will I learn?

Our Foundation course teaches you the skills and techniques to create and use effective project plans in Microsoft Project.

You’ll learn how to:

create a project plan using tasks
establish relationships between task and change relationship types
set up project default settings and project calendars
display and print a project plan in various views
set a project baseline
view project information and track the progress of a project.

To attend, no previous experience of Project is required but you should have a basic understanding of PCs, including familiarity with a keyboard and mouse. An understanding of Project Management concepts is beneficial but not necessary.

Book Microsoft Project Foundation Training

For companies who need to train groups of staff either remotely or in-person.

One day course
Up to 10 delegates
Flexible in-house training dates

Face-to-face training
In-house or a venue of choice
Virtual training option

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MEET THE TRAINER

Dee Walters

Dee is an experienced and very likeable IT training specialist with over 15 years’ design and delivery experience.

His knowledge and experience has been gained from working with Public and Private sector organisations of all sizes. Dee has worked in the UK and overseas developing and delivering IT Training.

Full Microsoft Project Foundation Course Content

Introduction to MS Project

Basic project management concepts
Overview of Project Web and Online Desktop Client
Project Interface
Project Options

Intro to Project Web App (PWA)

Upload your project to the Project Web App (PWA)
View your uploaded project
Open your uploaded project in Browser for Editing

Project Calendars

Setting Calendar options
Creating New Calendars
Setup calendar exceptions
Change Working Time

Task creation and scheduling

Creating a task list
Modifying a task list
Change Highlighting
Manual Scheduling
Create Tasks Summary

Scheduling Tasks

Working with base calendars
Named
Defining recurring exceptions and work weeks
Auto Scheduling
Creating task relationships
Types of task relationship

Scheduling Tasks Cont.

Using lag and lead times
Recurring tasks
Setting constraints
Setting deadlines
Using the critical path

Using task views

Working with the Timeline
Using calendar view
Using network diagram view
Modifying views
Modifying the Timescale, Zoom and Zoom slider

Formatting and Sharing information

Project Properties
Adding notes & hyperlinks
Copy / paste Picture
Copy / paste tasks and rows
Formatting Bars and the Gantt area
Formatting for printing
Troubleshooting printing Gantt charts
Using Background highlighting
Working with built-in reports

Baseline and Print

Set Project Baseline
Print Project Plan

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Project Training – Business Benefits

By investing in people, you can give your team all the necessary skills they need to help support your organisation’s goals.

Project Training - People Development

Completing our Project training course will give you additional skills you need to help support your career development.

Flexible Project Training Courses

Online or face-to-face in-house training
Individual delegates or group training
Flexible dates to fit schedules

BOOK YOUR MICROSOFT PROJECT TRAINING

Why choose TrainingU?

Passionate

Established over a decade ago by a team of knowledgeable training experts, we are passionate about delivering excellent training that makes a real difference.

Experienced

All our trainers are qualified and experienced Project trainers that will deliver the highest level of training to you and your team.

Collaborative

Working together with our clients, understanding their needs and desired learning outcomes, to deliver a personalised learning solution.

Your complete training solution

Before Training

Our Skills Assessment will ensure staff attend the correct level of training. Based on results, we will organise the training sessions required, who will take them and the level to best match the skills needed.

During Training

We provide first class training with highly experienced trainers. Courses include lots of exercises, practise and interactivity throughout, maximising learning whether delivered online or at your offices.

After Training

We will grant you organisation free access to our suite of online Project resources. In addition, we provide free post training support to ensure your staff utilise their new skills effectively.