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rong>Are your project plans still in Excel or on paper, with no clear schedule or view of who is doing what? This one-day Microsoft Project Core Essentials course in South Africa gives delegates the skills to create basic projects: setting up a project, scheduling work, managing resources, building a timeline, working with deadlines and constraints, and reporting. The delegate receives a manual and an attendance certificate. Courses run onsite, offsite or virtually.
What will delegates learn on the Microsoft Project Core Essentials course?
Delegates learn how to build and manage a project plan in Microsoft Project, from entering tasks and resources to producing reports and sharing the plan. The course prepares delegates for Microsoft Project Advanced Essentials.
- The Basics – getting started with Project, using the welcome project, creating, opening and saving a project, signing in with a Microsoft account
- Setting Up a Project – entering project information, setting working time, automatic or manual scheduling, entering tasks and resources
- Scheduling Work – organising tasks into phases, linking, unlinking and moving tasks, rescheduling, splitting and deleting tasks
- Managing Resources – entering resources, the Resource Information dialog, assigning resources to tasks, removing and replacing assignments
- Creating a Timeline – showing and hiding the timeline, customising timeline tasks, fonts and text styles, copying the timeline
- Managing Tasks – recurring tasks, importing tasks from Microsoft Outlook, inactivating tasks, updating task completion and the project as a whole
- Working with Deadlines and Constraints – the Task Information dialog, task calendars, lag and lead time, milestones, deadlines and constraints
- Working with Data – sorting, filtering, grouping, highlighting and outlining data
- Creating Reports – built-in and custom reports, the dashboard feature, visual reports
- The Finishing Touches – viewing an entire project, checking spelling, the Task Inspector, Gantt chart styles, highlighting critical, slack or late tasks
- Printing and Sharing Your Project – saving as PDF or XPS, exporting to an Excel workbook, printing and emailing a project
- Customising the Interface – the ribbon, the Quick Access toolbar, ribbon tabs, custom tabs, resetting changes
What should I know before attending?
Delegates should understand project management terms before attending the Microsoft Project courses. Our Project Management Fundamentals course is suitable preparation.
Who should attend Microsoft Project Core Essentials?
Project managers, team leaders, project coordinators and anyone who needs to plan and track projects in Microsoft Project.
Microsoft Project Core Essentials FAQs
How long is the Microsoft Project Core Essentials course?
It is a one-day course. The delegate receives a manual and an attendance certificate.
Do I need project management knowledge before attending?
Delegates should understand project management terms before attending. College Africa Group’s Project Management Fundamentals course is suitable preparation.
What can I do in Microsoft Project after this course?
Delegates can set up a project, schedule and link tasks, assign resources, build a timeline, work with deadlines and constraints, sort and filter data, produce reports and share the project as a PDF or Excel file.
What is the next course after Core Essentials?
Microsoft Project Advanced Essentials builds on this course with baselines, tracking, resource levelling, costs, resource pools and multiple projects.
Is Microsoft Project or Microsoft Planner right for my team?
Microsoft Project is the desktop application for detailed scheduling. Microsoft Planner is the cloud tool for team tasks and lighter project planning. Contact us and we will recommend the right one for your team.
Can the course be customised for our organisation?
Yes. College Africa Group can customise corporate training around your own projects and reporting. Contact us to discuss your team and where you would like the course delivered.
Related courses
- Microsoft Project Advanced Essentials
- Project Management Fundamentals
- Microsoft Planner Training
- Project Management Training
Delivery and dates
We almost run on demand as we try to accommodate the client’s work schedule when possible.
Contact Arnold at +27 083 778 4903 or send an email to sales@collegeafricagroup.com for dates in your area.
We provide training throughout Southern Africa and have offices in all the major cities.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Sandton, Midrand, Centurion, Roodepoort, Edenvale, Durban, Umhlanga, Cape Town. "Other Areas on Request"
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