Microsoft Project 2021 Online Course

Microsoft Project 2021 Online Course

Master project management with this comprehensive course on Microsoft Project 2021 Standard. Designed for desktop use, Microsoft Project helps you plan, schedule, allocate resources, manage budgets, and generate reports with ease. The course starts with the fundamentals of project planning, task scheduling, and resource management, before advancing into customizations like creating and calculating custom fields to tailor project data. You’ll also explore cost management essentials, including task costs, cost accrual, and budgeting, equipping you with the skills to manage project finances effectively. Finally, you’ll learn to generate and customize reports that communicate project progress and insights clearly to stakeholders.

By the end of this course, you will be confident in using Microsoft Project 2021 to set realistic goals, track tasks, manage costs, and deliver projects successfully.

Who should take this Course?

This course is ideal for project managers, team leads, coordinators, and business professionals who need a structured approach to managing projects. It is equally valuable for students of project management and professionals preparing for certification exams, as well as anyone responsible for scheduling, budgeting, or reporting in their organization.

What you will learn

• Understand the Project interface and quickly find commands
• Understand the difference between automatic/manual scheduled tasks
• Manage task and project progress, create and format basic reports
• Create a work breakdown structure, link tasks, and add dependencies
• Explore task automation, custom field, cost management, and reports
• Harness earned value analysis, customize project tables and views

Course Outline

Introduction

• Course Introduction
• Project Plans Explained
• What's New in Project 2021?
• Exercise 01

Get Familiar with Project

• The Project 2021 Interface
• Work with the Project Ribbon and Commands
• Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
• Work Quickly with Keyboard Shortcuts and Key Tips
• Switch Views
• Switch Between Tables
• Exercise 02

Set Up Project Files

• Set Project Plan Options
• Create, Save, Open, and a Project
• Set Up Your Project Calendar
• Define Exceptions
• Sync Project Calendar Options with Project Calendar
• Exercise 03

Entering Tasks

• Automatic Versus Manually Scheduled Tasks
• Create an Auto-Scheduled Task
• Create a Manually Scheduled Task
• Create a Milestone Task
• Create Summary and Subtasks
• Import Task Information from Word
• Reorganize the Structure
• Delete Tasks
• Use Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Codes
• Exercise 04

Dependencies and Constraints

• Link Tasks and Add Dependencies
• Add Lag or Lead Time
• Deadlines and Constraints
• View Task and Deadlines
• Exercise 05

Resources

• What are Resources?
• Create a Work Resource
• Create a Material Resource
• Set Costs for Resources
• Create a Cost Resource
• Manage Resources
• Assign Resources to Tasks
• Use Team Planner to Assign Resources
• Resource Overallocations
• Effort Driven Scheduling
• Exercise 06

Work with Project Views and Tables

• Customize Table Columns: Part 1
• Customize Table Columns: Part 2
• Work with Timeline View
• Add Another Timeline
• Sort, Group, and Filter Tasks and Resources
• Exercise 07

Baselines and Critical Path

• The Critical Path
• Set and Clear a Baseline
• Exercise 08

Manage the Project Schedule

• Use Task Inspector to Identify Issues
• Delay a Task
• Inactive Tasks
• Add Notes to Tasks or Resources
• Exercise 09

Track Project Progress

• Tracking and Managing Progress: Part 1
• Tracking and Managing Progress: Part 2
• Exercise 10

Basic Reporting

• Find Schedule and Cost Issues
• Work with Reports
• Print Views, Notes, and Reports
• Exercise 11

Saving Projects and Security

• Save Project as a Template
• Export Projects to Other Formats
• Project Security
• Exercise 12

Microsoft Project 2021 for Beginners - Summary

• Beginner's Level Summary

Microsoft Project 2021 Advanced - Course Introduction

• Course Introduction
• Set Up for Success
• Exercise 01

Consolidation and Resource Sharing

• Introduction to Consolidation and Resource Sharing
• Advanced Resource Sharing and Resource Pools
• Project Consolidation
• Exercise 02
• Practical Sharing and Consolidation - Part 1
• Practical Sharing and Consolidation - Part 2

Recurring Tasks

• Set Up Recurring Tasks

Custom Fields

• Creating a Custom Field
• Calculated Custom Field - Part 1
• Calculated Custom Field - Part 2
• Exercise 03

Outline Codes and WBS Codes

• Outline Numbering and WBS Codes
• Problems with Outline Numbering and WBS Codes
• Outline Codes
• Exercise 04

Costs

• Fixed Task Costs
• Cost Accrual
• Budget Costs
• Cost Rates and Rate Changes
• Overtime
• Variable Material Costs
• Exercise 05

Custom Tables

• Customize Tables
• Manage Custom Table Definitions

Custom Views

• Use of Custom Views

Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping

• Sort and Filter Tasks and Resources
• Group Tasks and Resources
• Exercise 06

Reports

• Reporting Overview
• Create and Customize Reports - Part 1
• Create and Customize Reports - Part 2
• Create and Customize Reports - Part 3
• Targeted Reporting
• Compare Projects
• Exercise 07

Visual Reports

• Visual Reporting Using Excel

Earned Value Analysis

• Earned Value Analysis Basic Terminology
• Example of Earned Value Analysis
• Exercise 08

Import and Export

• Import Data to Project
• Export Data from Project
• Exercise 09

Macros

• Record a Macro
• Write a Macro
• Exercise 10

Conclusion

• Course