Microsoft 365 Project – Intermediate
Microsoft Project is a powerful Project Management tool which can be used to develop a plan, create tasks, assign resources, manage budgets and analyse workloads so that you stay organised and focussed. It can be used in a variety of industries including construction, manufacturing, local government, retail, financial services and healthcare.
At the end of the course, delegates will be able to assign and manage resources, add actuals and monitor the project schedule.
| Duration | 1 day |
| Group Size | Up to 5 people maximum |
| Prerequisite | No prerequisite |
| Course type | Microsoft 365 |
| Training Room Requirements | Meeting Room TV/Projector PC/Laptop with Flow per user |
| Remote Training Requirements | Sessions will be hosted using either Webex or Microsoft Teams sessions Attendees must have access to a PC/ Laptop that can access Webex or Microsoft Teams |
| Note | This course should take place before a cutover |
Course Content
The following gives a brief overview of the course content. This is only a suggestion and may be tailored to better suit the delegates’ requirements.
Recap on Setting up a Task Schedule
- Setting a start date
- Creating a work breakdown structure
- Linking tasks and changing relationships
- Lags and leads
- Date constraints
Resources
- Resource types
- Setting up the resource pool
Working with Resources
- Assigning resources
- Understanding resource information
- Managing over allocations
Project Costs
- Entering Resource and Fixed costs into the schedule
- Viewing costs
Monitoring the Project
- Setting a baseline
- Inputting actuals
- Tracking and updating the project schedule
The Reports
- Viewing and printing the built-in reports
- Customising the reports
Filters and Grouping
- Using Autofilter
- Using built-in filters
- Grouping tasks
Working with Multiple Projects
- Combining project files
- Linking tasks across projects
- Working with shared resource pools
- Managing over allocations of work across files