Microsoft Project 2021 and Project Online Desktop Essential Training

Course details

Curious about how to master Microsoft Project, the world's leading project management software? Join certified Project Management Professional and instructor Bonnie Biafore in this popular training course on Project 2021 and Project Online Desktop, the subscription version of the desktop app.

Find how to set up a project and customize components such as work tasks, summary tasks, milestones, recurring tasks, and different types of resources. Learn how to link and time tasks, assign resources to tasks to build a realistic project schedule, and use views to get an accurate window into project status. Bonnie shows you how to evaluate your schedule and resource workloads to make sure you're bringing a project in on time and within budget. Get tips along the way on creating and running reports, sharing information, and taking advantage of the newer features in the latest version of Project.

Learning objectives
Identify the essential features within Microsoft Project.
Use efficient methods to set up Project files.
Identify features within Microsoft Project.
Produce and modify tasks for a project task list.
Describe methods for linking project tasks to initiate a schedule.
Manipulate views to display project information.
Distinguish Microsoft Project resource types and fields.
Identify methods for fine-tuning a project schedule.
Demonstrate steps to update and track project progress.
Analyze project performance using Microsoft Project features.

Concepts

Introduction

Getting started with Microsoft Project 2021
What you need to know
Understand the differences between Project editions

Get to Know Project

An overview of the Project interface
Manage files with the Backstage view
Work with the Project ribbon
Speed up work with the Quick Access Toolbar
Display a different view
Choose a different table

Set Up Project Files

Set helpful Project options
Create and save a project
Set up your project calendar
Define holidays and nonworking time
Match calendar options to your project calendar

Creating Tasks

The difference between auto and manual scheduling
Create an auto-scheduled task
Create a manually scheduled task
Create a milestone task
Create a summary task
Display summary tasks and subtasks
Copy tasks from another program
Organize the task list
Delete tasks and summary tasks
Work with work breakdown structure codes

Creating a Schedule

Link tasks to build a schedule
Add lag or lead time to task links
Set task dates to specific dates
View tasks and task links

Creating Resources

Understanding resources
Create a work resource
Create a material resource
Set up costs for work and material resources
Create a cost resource
Resource housekeeping

Assigning Tasks to Resources

Understand duration, work, and units
Assign resources to tasks
Use Team Planner to assign resources
Find resource overallocations
Use effort-driven and non-effort-driven scheduling
Modify resource assignments
Replace resources on a task

Working with Views

Insert and rearrange table columns
Change column settings in a table
Use the Timeline view
Create multiple timelines
Sort tasks and resources
Group tasks and resources
Filter tasks and resources

Fine-Tuning the Project Schedule

Review the critical path
Identify schedule issues with Task Inspector
Delay a task or assignment
Inactivate tasks

Tracking and Managing a Project

What are baseline, scheduled, and actual values
Save and clear a baseline
Set up for recording progress
Record progress
Assign overtime
Update costs

Viewing and Reporting Project Information

Get a high-level view of project status
Find schedule problems
Look for cost problems
Work with graphical reports
Print views and reports

Conclusion

New techniques