Exploring the Microsoft Project Environment

• Starting Project 2016
• The project screen
• The project life cycle
• The project guide toolbar, sidepane/smart tags
• Opening and closing a project file
• The Gantt Chart view

Setting Up a New Project

• Defining a project calendar
• Entering project information
• Establishing calendar options
• Saving project files

Developing the Work Breakdown Structure

• Work breakdown terminology and formats
• Collapsing, expanding, and editing the task list

Establishing and Fine Tuning the Project Schedule

• Understanding dependency relationships
• Creating task dependencies and critical paths
• Using flexible and inflexible constraints
• Resolving scheduling conflicts

Understanding Resources and Cost Management

• Factors affecting resource management
• Defining resources types
  • Material, single and grouped resources
• Creating a resource list (people and equipment)
• Using task calendars
• Defining costs: fixed, variable and material

Managing Consolidated Projects

• Sharing a resource pool among multiple projects
• Creating a master project file
• Viewing resource assignments across multiple projects

Tracking Progress and Producing Reports

• Setting baselines for the entire project or tasks
• Updating projects tasks and project status
• Viewing reports and customized tables
• Modifying report content

*Course Requirements

Please bring your laptop computer with Microsoft Project 2016, Stand Alone Version, installed and your laptop power cord. *Basic Computer Skills required*