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Tony Agront, PMP, MBA

Five Hours of Lectures and Offline Review Material

Now finally... Complete training on Microsoft Project in one place. This tutorial is designed for the very novice to the expert to teach you all there is within Microsoft Project.

Consistently rated high. This course is constantly updated with new videos as questions arise from students in the course.

Newly Updated with information on Microsoft Project 2016

Experience learning Microsoft Project at your own pace, picking the lessons you want to emphasize and learning the easiest way through guided lessons.

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Five Hours of Lectures and Offline Review Material

Now finally... Complete training on Microsoft Project in one place. This tutorial is designed for the very novice to the expert to teach you all there is within Microsoft Project.

Consistently rated high. This course is constantly updated with new videos as questions arise from students in the course.

Newly Updated with information on Microsoft Project 2016

Experience learning Microsoft Project at your own pace, picking the lessons you want to emphasize and learning the easiest way through guided lessons.

All the resources you need are here. If you have your own copy of Microsoft Project, that's great, as we will be sharing the Microsoft Project samples from the lectures and you will be able to try out the lessons on your own.

In this course, we will cover everything on Microsoft Project for you to be an expertincluding:

  • Creating your project plan
  • Scheduling tasks and milestones
  • Adding and working with resources
  • Working with views and reports
  • Tracking progress and updating your project plan
  • Developing customized features and reports
  • Linking with Microsoft Excel

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Also, complete this course and receive 5 PDU's applicable to PMI Certification.

Through completing this course, Microsoft Project: The Full Course - Become an Expert Today, you can receive 5 PDU's applicable to Certification from the Project Management Institute. A typical course offered by PMI for 5 PDU's costs $243 for non-members. This course then is great value to earn those needed PDU's.

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Learning objectives

  • Learn all you need to manage your project using microsoft project
  • Create your own project plan using microsoft project
  • Add and manage resources within your project
  • Work with budget, costs, and material in microsoft project
  • Understand views and even customize your own views
  • Update status within your schedule and determine work remaining
  • Use earned value analysis in microsoft project
  • Create reports and export data to other applications

Syllabus

This section introduces the learner to Microsoft Project and the various screen settings. Also, you will see what seetings we need to perform before working on our project plan.
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Welcome to the Microsoft Project - The Full Course. This brief lecture will introduce you to the course and course format.

Please see this article for the link for where to obtain reference materials for this course.

Introductory lecture for getting started using Microsoft Project.

This section will cover the Microsoft Project ribbon and it's features. Additional handouts on the ribbon are located within the files for this course.

This section covers what particular settings need to be adjusted in Microsoft Project before building your schedule.

This lecture covers what are the important fields for tasks in Microsoft Project.

This lecture covers the important fields for resources in Microsoft Project.

This lecture covers the particular items in Microsoft Project for setting up your view.

Tests on knowledge for setting up MS Project.

This section covers the basic fundamentals of building your project plan from scratch. At the end of this section, you will be able to build your own basic schedule using Microsoft Project.

Introduction into Section 2. We will be working within Microsoft Project in this section.

This lecture covers what is a Work Breakdown Structure and how to create a Work Breakdown Structure.

In this section, we will be using our Work Breakdown Structure from the previous session to create tasks within Microsoft Project.

This session will focus on creating resources for the Project file.

This section will focus on material and other resources.

Tests on Knowledge of Project Resources

In this lecture, we will link tasks within Microsoft Project in order to show a full time line for the schedule.

In this lecture, we will discuss additional task linkages available within Microsoft Project.

In this session, we will discuss how to add milestone events to the project schedule.

In the last session we completed the project schedule but in this session, we will discuss how to modify the project file without losing the schedule integrity.

This section covers using Project views and creating custom views in Microsoft Project.

Introduction into this section.

In this session, we will discuss the project's critical path and how to view it properly within Microsoft Project.

In this session, we will discuss other Gantt type views and their purpose within Microsoft Project.

This session explains the Network Diagram and how it is useful to the Project Manager.

This session opens up the Network Diagram within Microsoft Project and shows how to format the Network Diagram.

Network Diagram Quiz

This sessions shows how to use Split Views within Microsoft Project and what is the purpose of using split views.

Within this lecture, we will cover the views that are dedicated to resources.

This covers modifying the schedule for any resource over-allocations and leveling the resources.

Introduction to this section on resources.

This lecture covers the proper way to remove resources from tasks within Microsoft Project.

Within this session, we will cover how to safely replace one resource with another within the Project Schedule.

In this lecture, we will cover how to add special schedules for resources within Microsoft Project.

Often, when planning resources, resources will have more work assigned to them per day than they can accommodate.This session will cover how to resolve these scheduling problems using Microsoft Project.

This lecture will cover how to automatically reschedule resources if they are over-burdened using a levelling function in Microsoft Project.

This covers adding costs into the project plan specifically adding costs to resources and managing the project's budget using Microsoft Project.

Introduction into how to use Microsoft Project for budgeting your project.

This lecture describes how to properly add the costs to both material and people resources within Microsoft Project.

After adding costs to resources, we will review within this lecture how to view the project's cost.

This lecture will focus on how to establish a budget for the project that will be used to evaluate how the project is performing.

Costs Quiz
This section of the course covers how to properly update the project status and progress using Microsoft Project status updates. Important topic.

This section introduces the subject of what is statusing a project schedule.

During this lesson, we will cover the particular fields that are important within Microsoft Project for updating the status of a project schedule.

This is an intense lesson on how to properly update the status of a project schedule. This section may be long but it is one of the most crucial portions of the entire class.

During this lecture, we will discuss how to correct for problems in status updates. This happens often when team members give you updated status on tasks that were already complete.

This section covers how to get custom reports and data exports from Microsoft Project. This is an essential topic for learning Microsoft Project and how to report on your project.

This lecture introduces the topic of reports and discusses the type of reports that are available within Microsoft Project.

This section discusses the type of reports that are available for printing and also the Project Comparison report.

This lecture discusses Visual Reports, reports exportable to Excel, and how to perform data exports.

Reports Quiz
This section covers the essential fundamentals of Earned Value and how to use Microsoft Project for Earned Value Management.

This lecture introduces the topic of earned value and provides examples of the specific terms important to Earned Value Analysis.

This lecture shows how to perform Earned Value calculations and analysis in Microsoft Project and discusses the differences between Estimate at Completion and Cost fields.

During this lesson, we will be showing how you can get reports from Microsoft Project to show Earned Value information for the project.

Earned Value Quiz
This section covers the principles of how to connect Microsoft Project with other Microsoft Office applications for reporting and analysis.

This is a brief introduction on linking Microsoft Project.

This lecture discusses the ways in which the data from a Project Schedule can be viewed within a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

This lesson covers the ways to dynamically link task information from Microsoft Project with Microsoft Excel.

These are extra bonus lectures added to the course for extra material.

Within this lecture, we will be covering the main differences between Microsoft Project 2010, 2013, and 2013. I will be showing a file created in MS Project 2010 and transferring that file over to MS Project 2016 and then back again to show any particular changes or problems that may occur.

This lecture is in answer to a question from a participant on Microsoft Project work weeks. The question was "How can i adjust the weekly nonwork days to be only one day a week ( i.e/ friday) and display that on ganttchart ?"

The answer to this question is a little complex and the video covers many scenarios.

This lecture covers how to modify the Microsoft Project global template so that settings and reports do not have to be updated manually every time a new project is created.

This is in answer to particular question wanting me to expand on Effort Level tasks.

This lecture is conclusion to the Microsoft Project Full course and covers best practices and other sources of learning.

Conclusion to the course. Thank you for participating and please contact me if you would like any additional topics not covered in this course.

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Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Microsoft Project: The Full Course - Become an Expert Today with these activities:
Review Project Management Fundamentals
Reinforce your understanding of core project management principles before diving into Microsoft Project.
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  • Review the project lifecycle phases.
  • Study key project management terms.
  • Practice creating a simple project plan.
Review 'Microsoft Project Step by Step'
Supplement the course with a practical guide to using Microsoft Project.
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  • Read the chapters relevant to your project needs.
  • Follow the step-by-step instructions carefully.
  • Experiment with different features and settings.
Read 'Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling'
Gain a deeper understanding of project management methodologies to better utilize Microsoft Project's features.
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  • Read the chapters on planning and scheduling.
  • Focus on sections related to resource allocation.
  • Take notes on key concepts and definitions.
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Practice Scheduling Tasks and Linking Dependencies
Improve your proficiency in scheduling tasks and creating dependencies within Microsoft Project.
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  • Create a sample project with 10-15 tasks.
  • Link tasks using different dependency types.
  • Adjust task durations and observe the impact.
Create a Video Tutorial on a Specific MS Project Feature
Solidify your understanding by teaching others how to use a specific feature in Microsoft Project.
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  • Choose a feature, such as resource leveling.
  • Record a short video demonstrating its use.
  • Share the video with peers for feedback.
Manage a Real-World Project Using Microsoft Project
Apply your Microsoft Project skills to a real-world project to gain practical experience.
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  • Identify a project you can manage.
  • Create a project plan in Microsoft Project.
  • Track progress and update the plan regularly.
  • Reflect on lessons learned from the project.
Develop a Project Dashboard in Excel Linked to MS Project
Enhance your reporting skills by creating a dynamic dashboard in Excel that pulls data from Microsoft Project.
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  • Export project data from Microsoft Project.
  • Create charts and graphs in Excel.
  • Link the Excel dashboard to the MS Project data.
  • Automate the data refresh process.

Career center

Learners who complete Microsoft Project: The Full Course - Become an Expert Today will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Reading list

We've selected two books that we think will supplement your learning. Use these to develop background knowledge, enrich your coursework, and gain a deeper understanding of the topics covered in Microsoft Project: The Full Course - Become an Expert Today.
This comprehensive project management textbook provides a broad overview of project management principles and practices. While not specific to Microsoft Project, it offers valuable context and background knowledge on project planning, scheduling, and controlling, which are essential for effectively using the software. useful reference for understanding the underlying concepts behind the features and functions of Microsoft Project.
Provides a hands-on, step-by-step approach to learning Microsoft Project 2019. It covers the core features and functionalities of the software, making it an ideal companion for beginners and intermediate users. The book's practical exercises and real-world examples complement the course's objectives, allowing learners to reinforce their understanding and develop practical skills in project management using Microsoft Project.

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