
Meet your Microsoft Project 2019 beginner course instructor and explore the course structure, aims, and sample projects such as a bathroom refit and wedding, designed for new users.
Engage with the Microsoft Project 2019 beginner course through high-definition videos and downloadable exercise files, following instructor guidance on which files to open, unzip downloads, and playback controls.
Access online help in project 2019 via the help icon or F1, search for topics, and use the tell me what you want to do feature for set baseline.
Master keyboard shortcuts and keytips in Microsoft Project 2019 to speed tasks, access common commands from the ribbon, and use keytips to navigate the font dialog and underline.
Open and close projects in Project 2019, save using Save As to various locations, and pin folders for quick access while managing multiple open projects.
Break down high-level wedding tasks into subtasks with indent and demote to build an outline in Microsoft Project 2019. Learn outline levels, show/hide subtasks, and use the project summary task.
Discover how to set constraints and deadlines in project 2019, using as soon as possible and start no earlier than constraints, task dependencies, and deadlines visualized in the Gantt chart.
learn to structure a bathroom refit project in four self-contained phases: planning, purchasing, implementation, and completion, by adding durations, establishing dependencies, and identifying milestones for clear scheduling.
Explore how fixed duration, fixed work, and fixed units task types shape schedules in Microsoft Project 2019, including how adding resources or enabling effort-driven settings changes duration and work.
Explore views in Microsoft Project 2019, switch between Gantt chart, task, and resource views, and customize time scale and outline levels in task usage.
Explore Microsoft Project 2019 views, including resource sheets, resource usage, and resource graph to identify over allocations; learn split views, task form, zoom, and calendar view.
Explore how to manage costs in Microsoft Project 2019 by using the task usage view, cost resources, fixed costs, budget costs, and incidental expenses.
Set and save a baseline to capture the project's planned cost, time, and resources, then measure progress against that snapshot.
Identify the critical path and critical tasks in project schedules using the Gantt chart, filters, finish slack, and explore how resource levelling within available slack affects timing.
**This course includes practice exercises and LIFETIME access**
** Claim 8.5 PDUs**
Conquer your projects and deliver on-time and on-budget by mastering Microsoft Project 2019.
If you're a Project Manager and you haven't yet mastered Microsoft Project, we have you covered with this Microsoft Project 2019 online course for complete beginners.
Whether your project is big or small, business or personal, there are so many many ways that Microsoft Project can ensure project success. Harness the power of MS Project 2019 and become a project master.
What You'll Learn:
The MS Project Workspace, The Ribbon, Help and Project Options
To navigate project calendars, timelines and critical paths
How to set-up tasks and dependencies between them, including lag and lead times
Managing project costs, leveling and how to resolve resource over-allocations
Project security, saving and protecting Project files
Useful techniques for tracing task paths to simplify unruly Gantt charts
About setting up baselines and interim plans
How to work with costs, deadlines and overcome scheduling issues
To save your project as a template for future projects
***Exercise and demo files included***
This course includes:
8.5-hours of video tutorials
56 individual video lectures
Exercise files to practice what you learned
Demo files used by the trainer
Certificate of completion
This course is designed for students that are new to Microsoft Project 2019 or who are upgrading from a previous version and want to keep up to date with Project 2019 developments. If you’re brand new to MS Project or Project Management this course is perfect for you as our expert author guides you through the important areas of this incredibly useful project management tool.
Contents and Overview
This course starts right at the very beginning. It doesn't assume you know anything about Microsoft Project, so beginners will feel right at home.
The first video lesson introduces you to the software. You'll learn how to get your own copy of Project 2019, and see what's new in version 2019.
The second chapter takes on the basics you need to begin using Project 2019. It looks at creating a Workspace, using Toolbars, Ribbons and the Status Bar.
Continue on as you learn how to use Task basics and Project Options. We then dive into the various aspects of managing a project including setting up your timeline and Gantt chart.
As we get more advanced, we start to look at Tracking Costs, Tracking the Project, Budgeting and Reporting.
Each topic is explained with its own professional video that shows you in detail how to properly use the function. With 8 hours including in this course you'll get a comprehensive grounding in MS Project 2019.
Here’s what our students are saying…
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- DMA Staff
“It was really such a great course with step by step approach towards building the required skills and learning of Microsoft Project.
The course is very detailed and the tutor made it very easy to follow and learn using all elements of Audio/Visual tools to the extent that makes it as if it is an in-class course not online.
I was able to follow closely with each and every section successfully and attentively.
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