Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
23 Hour(s) 2 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Waheed Anwar
Rating
Course Overview
Learn Microsoft Project for Planning, Scheduling, Resource Management, and Project Tracking From Beginner to Expert
Master Microsoft Project and learn how to plan, schedule, track, control, manage project risks, and monitor project performance using one of the most powerful project management tools used worldwide.
This Microsoft Project course is a comprehensive and practical training program designed to help professionals learn how to manage projects effectively using Microsoft Project.
Whether you are a project manager, engineer, project planner, scheduler, P.M.O. professional, or team leader, this course will guide you step-by-step through the process of using Microsoft Project for project planning, scheduling, resource management, project tracking, risk management, and performance monitoring.
Microsoft Project is one of the most widely used tools in construction, engineering, I.T., infrastructure, and business projects. In this course, you will learn how to use Microsoft Project to plan projects, allocate resources, monitor progress, manage risks, and control project performance with confidence.
What You Will Learn
• Creating and managing projects in Microsoft Project
• Developing professional project schedules
• Defining tasks, milestones, and dependencies
• Creating and managing Work Breakdown Structure (W.B.S.)
• Applying task relationships and scheduling techniques
• Resource planning and resource allocation
• Resource leveling and workload management
• Cost management and project budgeting
• Project risk identification and risk management concepts
• Earned Value Management (E.V.M.) including S.V., C.V., S.P.I., C.P.I., E.A.C., E.T.C., and T.C.P.I.
• Tracking project progress and updating schedules
• Monitoring project performance and identifying delays
• Generating professional project reports and dashboards
You will also learn how to use Microsoft Project to track project progress, monitor resources, manage project risks, and analyze project performance using Earned Value Management techniques.
Practical Real-World Learning
This course focuses on practical real-world project management applications rather than only theoretical explanations. You will learn how project managers and planners use Microsoft Project in real professional project environments.
Through practical demonstrations and step-by-step guidance, you will gain the confidence to use Microsoft Project for managing projects of any size and complexity.
Who This Course Is For
• Project managers and project coordinators
• Engineers and construction professionals
• Project planners and schedulers
• P.M.O. professionals
• Team leaders and project supervisors
• Anyone who wants to learn Microsoft Project for project planning, scheduling, and project tracking
What You Will Achieve
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Create professional project schedules using Microsoft Project
• Plan and organize project activities effectively
• Manage project resources and workloads
• Apply project risk management concepts
• Track project progress and control project performance
• Analyze project performance using Earned Value Management
• Generate reports and analyze project data for decision making
You will gain the practical skills required to use Microsoft Project confidently in real project environments.
If you want to master project planning, scheduling, resource management, project tracking, risk management, and Earned Value Management using Microsoft Project, this course is designed for you.
Course Content
- 11 section(s)
- 104 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 Basic Setting in MS Project
- Section 3 Documents for Project Planning, Scheduling, and Cost Management
- Section 4 Project Planning and Scheduling in MS Project
- Section 5 Project Cost Management in MS Project
- Section 6 Project Reports in MS Project
- Section 7 Filters, Highlight, and Groups in MS Project Reports
- Section 8 Formatting in MS Project
- Section 9 Risk Management in MS Project
- Section 10 Baseline in MS Project
- Section 11 Earned Value Management in MS Project
What You’ll Learn
- Understand the Core Principles of Project Management :Learn key concepts such as project scope, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management., Master the Project Life Cycle: Understand Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing phases., Define Project Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables: Align project planning with business objectives for successful execution., Apply Project Management Best Practices: Use PMI and industry-standard methodologies., Navigate and Customize the Microsoft Project Interface: Understand the Ribbon, Views, Tables, and formatting tools., Set Up and Configure a New Project: Define project start/end dates, calendars, working hours, and non working days., Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): Organize project tasks into structured hierarchies for better planning., Create and Manage Task Dependencies: Implement Finish-to-Start (FS), Start-to-Start (SS), Finish-to-Finish (FF), and Start-to-Finish (SF) relationships., Analyze the Critical Path (CPM): Identify the project’s longest path and understand how task duration impacts project timelines., Apply Task Constraints and Deadlines: Learn how to handle flexible and fixed constraints to maintain schedules., Define and Assign Work, Material, and Cost Resources: Allocate team members, equipment, and materials effectively., Manage Resource Availability and Workloads: Prevent over allocation using resource leveling techniques., Estimate and Track Project Costs: Learn how to manage cost estimation, budgeting, and financial tracking., Use Earned Value Analysis (EVA) to Measure Project Performance: Track project efficiency with CPI (Cost Performance Index) and SPI (Schedule Performance Index), Generate Custom Reports and Dashboards: Create Gantt charts, project overviews, status reports, and stakeholder insights.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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BBalasanther Subramaniam
Very good tutorial. I really enjoyed and learned a lot of things. Tutor is well experienced and knowledgeable. Able to answer questions in a professional manner.
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OOmar Haddad
The course content is practical and well organized. Very useful for engineers
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MMatteo Bianchi
Useful for engineers and planner
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AAyumi Tanaka
I loved the structure of this course. Each module built perfectly on the previous one. The hands-on exercises were incredibly helpful. Fantastic training overall!
