MS Project Training – Basics for Beginners

Possible Content

A two days training might cover these topics (The content can be adapted to your requirements in the course of a company seminar):

• Introduction
  • Why project management with MS Project?
  • Microsoft Project data model
  • Microsoft Project Professional user interface and options
  • The 10 golden rules for working with Microsoft Project
•     Project initiation
  • Creating a project and its tasks correctly
  • Structuring a project sensibly
• Project planning
  • How time planning works with Microsoft Project (task types and planning methods, links, critical path, calendar, task path, task restrictions, deadlines)
  • Scheduling (continued)
  • Creating resources (types, assignment, availability)
  • Resource planning
  • Cost planning
  • Determine basic plan
• Project execution
  • Successful collection of actual data
  • Continuous project updating
• Project control
  • Meaningful reporting (using the right reports, customizing reports)
• Project closure
  • Closing a project correctly

What You Will Be Able to Do after this MS Project Training

You will be able to plan your own projects in MS Project in a structured way. You can manage the projects assigned to you professionally. You know how to reliably track deadlines and workflows in the tool. You are able to retrieve meaningful project reports at the push of a button. You will not lose track of resources, capacity and cost.

Your Trainer

Michael Nicholson, MBA, PMP, IPMA-Level D, MCP, expert for project management, Microsoft Project/MS Project Server/Online, MS SharePoint Server

Michael Nicholson is a Microsoft certified senior consultant specializing in consulting, planning, installation, configuration and training of customer-specific portfolio and project management solutions. In particular, his expertise includes resource and risk management as well as the automation of business processes – in addition to PMO consulting and setup. With over 10 years of experience in international project management, he inspires customers during training courses with a very high level of practical relevance and many best practice tips. Mr. Nicholson always receives top ratings from his seminar participants.