Is there a Microsoft Project course for workplace teams?

Yes. Keys Training delivers a one-day instructor-led Microsoft Project course for workplace teams, onsite at your premises anywhere in the UK or remotely via Microsoft Teams. Content is tailored to the projects your team actually runs.

Is this Microsoft Project training suitable for a project manager?

Yes. The Introduction course suits project managers new to Microsoft Project and the Advanced course covers baselines, resource levelling, custom views and reporting for experienced project managers.

What does the Microsoft Project course cover?

Building a project plan, setting tasks and dependencies, allocating resources, creating Gantt charts, saving a baseline, tracking actual progress against the plan and producing reports for stakeholders.

Is Microsoft Project the same as Microsoft Planner?

No. Planner is a simple task board for small teams. Microsoft Project is full planning software for scheduling tasks, dependencies and resources on larger or more complex projects. If your projects only need a task list, Planner or Excel is usually enough.

Do delegates need project management experience?

No. The Introduction course covers the project management concepts alongside the software, so delegates with no formal project management background can attend.

Microsoft Project Introduction

Introduction to Microsoft Project Training Courses

Microsoft Project Training – Introduction

This one day intensive Instructor-led course provides practical training on how to plan and schedule projects using Microsoft Project. On completion of the course delegates will have acquired the skills needed to create a new project.

The course aims include entering tasks, resources and cost information; analysing and adjusting schedules with date, dependency and resource constraints; customising and printing Gantt chart views and reports; recording and reviewing task progress against the baseline.

The benefits gained from this course can be applied to all project types of any scope.

In-House Group Course at Your Offices

Our most popular option

£645.00 plus VAT (up to 8 attendees)

Our Microsoft Certified trainer travels to you and delivers this one-day course on your premises, anywhere in the UK. Train up to 8 people for one fixed fee, on a date that suits you, with the content tailored to how your team will use Microsoft Project.

Individual Places – Public Classroom Course

For one or two people

£275.00 per delegate plus VAT

Join a scheduled one-day course at our training venues in Preston, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds or London. Book 2 or more delegates and receive significant discounts.

Course Content

Project Management Concepts

Project management
The project lifecycle
Outlining

System Overview

Getting started – menus and views
Opening a project file
System options, base calendar

Creating a New Plan

File properties and project information form
Outlining the plan
Outlining and entering task notes

Scheduling with Dates

Quick scheduling
Entering task duration
Entering “Date Constraints”

Planning

Planning Techniques
Networks; Gantt Charts
Critical path analysis

Scheduling with Dependencies

Entering dependencies
Critical path review
Recurring tasks and split tasks

Who will the course benefit?

Anyone wishing to learn the essential skills to use MS Project to create effective Project plans and use the basic business features available in this software. Anyone with responsibility to update and maintain project plans, but without using the complicated features, would find this course an ideal introduction to the subject.

Our follow-on advanced course which focuses on teaching skills and features to manage real life projects is found on:

Microsoft Project Advanced course.

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