Microsoft Project White Belt® 2016

This workshop serves as an introduction to the interface and features of Microsoft® Project. It is kept up to date with the framework outlined by Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). This course will be led by an IIL- certified instructor who will outline the benefits of Microsoft Project, provide tips on using various features and common shortcuts, recommend guidelines, and discuss the application of scheduling concepts to manage project work.

PREREQUISITES:

• none

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Team members 
• Scheduling practitioners
• Project leaders 
• Project managers 
• Anyone new to Microsoft® Project or with a need to use a scheduling software
• Users who manage project in Excel®, PowerPoint®, or Outlook® 

COURSE FOCUS

• Setting up a project plan with Microsoft Project
• Navigating and sharing information with Microsoft Project 
• Building practical project management skills and proficiencies
• Preparing you for IIL’s Project White Belt® certification exam

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

You’ll learn how to:

• Define key scheduling concepts and terms
• Effectively navigate the user interface and interpret common views
• Configure essential elements of a new schedule
• Enter and modify a task list
• Set dependencies between tasks
• Create a basic resource list and generate assignments
• Format targeted areas of the Gantt Chart view
• Prepare the schedule for printing

OVERVIEW

Getting Started

• Introductions
• Course objectives
• Course outline

Navigating the User Interface and Views

• The ribbon
• The Quick Access Toolbar
• General and display options
• Major elements on the Project screen
• The Gantt chart, calendar, and network diagram views
• The help

Setting up a New Schedule

• New schedules from blank, templates or other files
• The project starting date and forward scheduling
• The project standard calendar and exception days

Entering, Modifying, and Outlining Task Data

• Task entering options and edition
• Unscheduled tasks
• Duration estimates for a single task or multiple tasks
• Tasks organization
• Multi-level outline
• Notes to detail tasks

Creating Dependencies by Setting Links

• The critical path
• Critical path calculation in Project
• Dynamic schedules and dependencies
• Link tasks in Project
• Displaying the critical path

Entering and Assigning Resources

• Resource planning
• Resource list
• Resource assignments

Formatting Gantt Chart View

• Format options for text and Gantt charts
• Print options