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Microsoft Project 365 Beginner Series
Learn the basics of Microsoft ProjectPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 44 lessons.
Beginner Provider : Elissa Smith 9 chapters · 44 Lessons · 2h 13m in English
Course Description
Microsoft Project is a project management software product that helps project managers complete their work. MS Project is used when developing a schedule, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads. Microsoft Project is a project management software product that can be used to manage both business-related and personal activities.
This beginner-level course is the first step for users on their journey with Microsoft Project. This course is for novice MS Project users who want to enhance their existing projects and create new project files from scratch. You will learn how to utilize many of MS Project’s powerful views, such as the resource sheet and Gantt chart. You will also learn how to create tasks and link them together to create your task schedule. This course will teach you everything you need to know to manage your projects successfully.
What You'll Learn
- Launch, pin, and navigate Microsoft Project, including the ribbon, timeline view, and short views
- Create, edit, and save projects and tasks, starting from blank, existing, or template-based project files
- Build and assign a custom project calendar, setting working time, nonworking time, and project start or finish dates
- Link tasks together to establish a task schedule using Finish-to-Start, Start-to-Start, Finish-to-Finish, and other relationships
- Create and use Gantt charts to view and manage your project schedule
- Manage tasks with milestones, recurring tasks, summary and subtasks, deadlines, constraints, and lead time
Key Takeaways
- Microsoft Project is a project management software product that helps project managers develop a schedule, assign resources to tasks, track progress, manage the budget, and analyze workloads.
- Microsoft Project can be used to manage both business-related and personal activities.
- This beginner-level course is the first step for novice MS Project users who want to enhance existing projects and create new project files from scratch.
- The course covers powerful MS Project views such as the resource sheet and Gantt chart.
- Learners create tasks and link them together to build a task schedule using relationships like Finish-to-Start and Start-to-Start.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
This course is for novice MS Project users who want to enhance their existing projects and create new project files from scratch. It is a beginner-level course and the first step for users on their journey with Microsoft Project.
What will I learn in this course?
You will learn to launch and navigate projects; create, edit, and save projects and tasks; create a project calendar and assign it to your project; link tasks together and establish a task schedule; and create and use Gantt charts. You will also work with views such as the resource sheet and Gantt chart.
What is Microsoft Project used for?
Microsoft Project is a project management software product used when developing a schedule, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads. It can manage both business-related and personal activities.
How do I create a task schedule in this course?
You learn to create tasks and link them together using relationships including Finish-to-Start, Start-to-Start, and Finish-to-Finish linking, and to work with task deadlines, constraints, and lead time to establish your task schedule.
What topics does the course cover for managing tasks?
The course covers entering auto or manually scheduled tasks, the Task Information Box and task notes, managing and editing tasks, splitting tasks, milestones and recurring tasks, summary and subtasks, and accessing advanced task information.
