Microsoft Project for the Web Online Course

Microsoft Project for the Web Online Course

Kickstart your project management journey with this beginner-friendly course on Microsoft Project for the Web. The course introduces you to Microsoft’s project management ecosystem by exploring Planner, Project Online, and Project for the Web, highlighting their key differences and use cases. You’ll begin with Microsoft Planner, mastering task creation, organization, and management. Next, you’ll dive into Project for the Web, where you’ll learn to build project plans from scratch, customize columns, and track progress seamlessly within Microsoft Teams. The course also introduces the Power Platform, including Dataverse and Power BI, empowering you to analyze project data, create impactful reports, and design dashboards for better decision-making. With hands-on exercises, you’ll gain practical experience that ensures mastery of these tools.

By the end, you’ll be equipped to streamline project management, enhance collaboration, and drive successful outcomes with Microsoft’s modern solutions.

Who should take this Course?

This course is perfect for beginners in project management, team members, and professionals seeking to adopt Microsoft’s cloud-based project management tools. It is also ideal for managers, coordinators, and business users who want to improve task management, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making using Microsoft Planner, Project for the Web, and Power BI.

What you will learn

• Learn to navigate the Project for the Web interface
• Create a project using a template and from scratch
• Create new tasks and assign members to tasks
• Understand how visualizations are built and formatted
• Publish a report to the Power BI service
• Learn to navigate the Power BI interface

Course Outline

Introduction

• Course Introduction
• What Is Project for the Web?
• Planner Versus Project Online Versus Project for the Web
• Project Plans Explained
• Exercise 01

Manage Tasks with Microsoft Planner

• What Is Microsoft Planner and Why Is It Useful?
• Create a Plan
• Create an Outlook Group Plan
• Add Members to a Plan
• Create New Tasks
• Edit Task Details
• Organize Tasks into Buckets
• Update Task Progress and Priority
• Attach Files to Tasks
• Assign Labels to Tasks
• Access Plans from Microsoft Teams
• Grant Access to Plans for External People
• Use Smart Backgrounds
• Use Charts to Visualize Progress
• Receive Email Notifications on Tasks and Plans
• Export a Plan to Excel and Analyze with a PivotTable
• Exercise 02

Project for the Web

• Launch Project for the Web
• The Project for the Web Interface (Project Home)
• Import a Project from Project Online Desktop
• Create a Project Plan from Scratch
• Customize Column Headings
• Set Project Start and End Dates
• Create New Tasks and Assign People
• Create Summary and Subtasks
• Task Durations in Timeline View
• Update Task Progress
• Add Attachments, Notes, and Checklist Items
• Group by Bucket
• Add Task Dependencies
• Categorize Tasks with Labels
• Hiding and Removing Columns
• Add a Status Column with Emojis
• Share Projects and Tasks (Co-Authoring)
• Visualize Projects in Microsoft Teams
• Project Roadmaps
• Project for the Web Extra Features
• Exercise 03

Project for the Web - Reporting with Power BI

• An Overview of the Power Platform
• Understand the Dataverse
• What Is Power BI?
• Connect to the Power BI Report Template
• Exercise 04

Project for the Web - Create and Modify Power BI Reports

• Overview of Power BI Visualizations
• Create Slicers to Filter Data
• Work with Tables and Matrix Tables
• Modify and Format a Chart
• Update Report with New Project Data
• Build Custom Reports from Scratch: Part 1
• Build Custom Reports from Scratch: Part 2
• The Power BI Service
• Assemble a Dashboard
• Exercise 05

Course

• Course