Microsoft 365 Project- Introduction
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 should be able to create a basic project schedule of tasks. This is not a course designed for newcomers to computing.
| 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.
The Project Interface and Screen
- Working with views, tables, forms
- Timeline View
- Navigating
Calendars
- Set up non-working time
- Changing the working hours
- Edit the Standard calendar
- Create and assign a base calendar
- Edit resource calendars
- Task calendars
Compiling the Task List
- Automatic and Manual Scheduling
- Entering/editing tasks
- Durations
- Creating milestones
- Inserting recurring tasks;
- Rearranging, inserting and deleting tasks
Outlining
- Creating Summary Tasks
- Showing/hiding subtasks
- Outline numbers
- Project Summary Task
Task Dependencies
- Linking tasks and task relationships
- Creating delays and overlaps using lags and leads
- Splitting tasks
Task Constraints and Deadlines
- How Task Constraints work
- Viewing constraints
- Deadlines
Reviewing the Schedule
- Displaying the critical path
- Identifying slack time
Formatting the Gantt Chart
- Adding gridlines
- Formatting text and Gantt bars
Task Notes
- Adding, editing and printing task and project notes
Printing
- Previewing and printing the schedule
- Adding headers and footers