Mastering Microsoft Project 2016 – Part 1

Learn How to Create a Project Plan with Microsoft Project 2016

Instructor : Christina Tankersley

In this course PMP and Certified Technical Trainer Christina Tankersley will familiarize you with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional 2016 so you can use it effectively and efficiently in your real-world environment.

This course covers the critical knowledge and skills a project manager needs to create a project plan with Project 2016 during the planning phase of a project. In other words, if your manager assigns you to lead a project, this course will enable you to draft a project plan with Project 2016 and share it with your supervisor (and others) for review and approval.

Microsoft® Project Professional 2016 is a powerful tool for planning and managing projects. In this course you will learn how to:

  • Identify project management concepts and navigate the Project 2016 environment.
  • Create and define a new project plan.
  • Create and organize tasks.
  • Manage resources in a project plan.
  • Finalize a project plan.

Objectives – You will be able to:

  • Navigate though the Microsoft Project interface
  • Create a new project plan
  • Add and schedule tasks to a project plan

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NOTE: To ensure your success in this course, you should have basic project management knowledge and skills. The Bigger Brains “PM Fundamentals” course covers these topics and is a recommended prerequisite.

Course Length

Lessons : 19
Seat Time : 2.5 Hours

Lessons Include:

01: Project Management Concepts, Part 1 (6:54)
02: Project Management Concepts, Part 2 (7:38)
03: Navigate the MS Project 2016 Environment (6:40)
04: Create a New Project Plan (5:11)
05: Define a Project (9:26)
06: Assign a Project Calendar (7:13)
07: Add Tasks to a Project Plan (6:44)
08: Importing Tasks from other Programs (5:58)
09: WBS, Notes, and Milestones (8:09)
10: Define Task Relationships (9:03)
11: Schedule Tasks (5:35)
12: Add Resources to Plan (10:51)
13: Create a Resource Calendar (3:53)
14: Enter Costs for Resources (3:39)
15: Assign Resources to Tasks (8:08)
16: Resolve Resource Conflicts (12:42)
17: Optimize a Project Plan (12:01)
18: Set a Baseline (4:27)
19: Share a Project Plan (4:25)

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