Microsoft Project 2024: Complete MS Project Beginner Course

Define the basic project parameters and set scheduling from a start date or finish date, observe the Gantt chart start line, and save the plan with a meaningful name.

Create a custom project calendar by copying the standard calendar, adding holidays, adjusting hours, and remember to assign it in project information to affect the timeline.

Learn to set up your Microsoft Project workspace, enter and organize tasks across discovery, development, pre-launch testing, and launch phases, estimate durations, and manage subtasks within summary tasks.

Organize a work breakdown structure in Microsoft Project 2024 using summary tasks, subtasks, and milestone tasks with zero duration, and map timelines on the Gantt chart.

Switch from manually scheduled to auto schedule to populate durations and dates in the Gantt chart, then indent subtasks to build a work breakdown structure and define task relationships.

Learn how predecessor and successor tasks define a clear dependency chain in Microsoft Project, and master four relationships: finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish, and start-to-finish, through practical app development examples.

Master task linking and sequencing in Microsoft Project 2024 by creating finish-to-start relationships, linking subtasks and summary tasks, and building a complete, sequential Gantt chart from discovery to launch.

Learn to create a structured work breakdown by adding numeric codes to tasks using an outline number column or outline numbers integrated into task names in Microsoft Project 2024.

Explore resource management fundamentals in Microsoft Project 2024 by using the resource sheet view, defining resource types, rates, availability, and cost accrual to prevent overallocations.

Add resources and teams in Microsoft Project 2024, set work types and rates (including flat rates), adjust max units, and create resource calendars for personal time off.

Open the resource information and use change working time to add a vacation exception for Future Work Inc from September 15 to 28, letting the project schedule reflect unavailability.

Assign resources to tasks in Microsoft Project by switching to the Gantt chart, selecting from the resource drop-down, and accounting for resource calendars that auto-adjust the project end date.

Explore how to identify and resolve resource conflicts in Microsoft Project by using resource usage views and automatic resource leveling to manage overallocated workers like Leo and adjust timelines.

Apply plan optimization techniques to project timeline by adjusting task relationships to run tasks in parallel, switching from finish-to-start to start-to-start where viable, and using resource leveling to prevent overallocation.

Establish a baseline in Microsoft Project to track progress against your original plan. Review up to 11 baselines with statistics to compare start, finish dates, variances, duration, and costs.

Learn to share a Microsoft Project plan by printing the Gantt chart, using calendar or timeline views, and exporting via email, PowerPoint, or Word.

Track actual progress in Microsoft Project during execution, plan tasks and costs in the planning phase, and remove the timeline to reveal a clearer tasks and Gantt view.

Track task progress in the execution phase by marking 100% or 50% complete, visible as a solid progress line in the Gantt chart, and review baselines and project statistics.

Learn time and labor tracking in Microsoft Project 2024 by using the tracking table to view actual start and finish, and compare percent complete with physical percent complete.

Learn to track actuals in Microsoft Project 2024 by entering actual and remaining durations, adjust completion to 100%, and review project statistics and baseline impacts on the timeline.

Learn to create and customize tables in Microsoft Project 2024 by copying tracking tables, adding baseline values, and making them available globally via the organizer.

Move an entire project timeline in Microsoft Project 2024 by using the Move Project feature, adjusting the start date, and optionally moving deadlines while preserving task relationships and durations.

Explore filtering and sorting tasks in Microsoft Project 2024 using ribbon and column header filters, including custom filters for incomplete, completed, active, and critical tasks.

Learn to use data highlighting in MS Project to keep all tasks visible while emphasizing incomplete or completed items with highlight options and color coding from the task tab.

Group your tasks in Microsoft Project 2024 to organize by duration, status, or resources, but note that grouping can jumble the Gantt chart and disrupt the timeline.

Explore Microsoft Project’s reporting suite to track performance with resource and cost reports, dashboards, and customizable charts, then learn to create and tailor your own reports for real-time insights.

Customize and edit report layouts in the report design tab, adding logos and a table with task name, start date, finish date, and percent complete, including subtasks at various levels.

Create custom reports in Microsoft Project by selecting new report, choosing blank or templates, then add tables, charts, and branding in the custom category.

Explore visual reports in Microsoft Project 2024 by exporting data to Excel or Visio, using OLAP data and pivot charts to analyze costs and track the budget.

Explore Microsoft Project dashboards by combining reports into a single view, including burndown, cost overview, project overview, upcoming tasks, and work overview dashboards, with options to create custom dashboards.

Create a custom Microsoft Project template from scratch by building a starter with milestones, summary tasks, and subtasks, establishing hierarchy and relationships, and saving as a reusable template.

Access and customize microsoft project 2024 options, including general settings, timelines or gantt chart defaults, currency and calendar formats, workweeks, saving options, durations, and ribbon customization.

Access and customize project preferences in Microsoft Project 2024, from general options and calendar settings to the timeline view and switching to a gantt chart, and configure workweeks and currencies.