Microsoft Project 2016: Part 1 Training

This course is designed to familiarize you with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional 2016 so you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment. In this course, you will learn to create and engage in basic management of a project using Microsoft Project Professional 2016.

You will:

• 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.

• Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project
  • Identify Project Management Concepts
  • Navigate the Microsoft Project 2016 Environment
• Lesson 2: Defining a Project
  • Create a New Project Plan
  • Define a Project
  • Assign a Project Calendar
• Lesson 3: Creating and Organizing Tasks
  • Add Tasks to a Project Plan
  • Import Tasks From Other Programs
  • Create a Work Breakdown Structure
  • Define Task Relationships
  • Schedule Tasks
• Lesson 5: Finalizing a Project Plan
  • Optimize a Project Plan
  • Set a Baseline
  • Share a Project Plan

This course is designed for a person with an understanding of project management concepts and who is responsible for creating and maintaining project plans. The course will give the student a fundamental understanding of Microsoft Project 2016 necessary to create and save project plans.

To ensure your success in this course, you should have basic project management knowledge and skills. The following course can help you in meeting this requirement: Project Management Fundamentals (Second Edition).

You should also have basic knowledge and skills for using any current Windows® operating system—preferably Windows 10.

The following courses can help you meet this requirement:

• Using Microsoft® Windows® 10
• Microsoft® Windows® 10: Transition from Windows® 7

Finally, you should have competency in using other Microsoft Office applications—preferably Office 2016. You can take any of the Office 2016 course offerings to attain the requisite knowledge and skills.