Udemy
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
    •  
Subscribe
Turn what you know into an opportunity and reach millions around the world.
Learn More
Your cart is empty.
Keep shopping
Scheduling with Microsoft Project (MS Project) like a pro
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(298 ratings)
3,610 students

Scheduling with Microsoft Project (MS Project) like a pro

Start from no knowledge and become a scheduling expert using Microsoft Project
Created byBen Moreau (PMP, Prince2, MSP, Agile)
Last updated 3/2024
English

What you'll learn

  • Become a Microsoft MS project scheduling EXPERT the easy way
  • Learn the 6 Steps for a successful, accurate and beautiful schedule
  • Master the art of simplifying your schedule to become more efficient
  • Practice what you learn with a practical example

Course content

5 sections • 54 lectures • 2h 4m total length

  • Introduction: Repeat of Intro video2:54

    This is the same content as in the course landing page video, provides the philosophy behind this course and an overview of the course.

  • Quick intro to MS Project0:39

    Link to the Gantt Chart in Excel is Youtube

    https://youtu.be/zar6ROpWDLg


  • Quick intro to MS Project - hands on4:43
  • Intro: Step 0: MS project overview of front end and functionality0:50
  • MS project overview of front end and functionality: Part 14:14
  • MS project overview of front end and functionality - part 21:52
  • MS project overview of front end and functionality - part 3 Format4:04
  • MS project overview of front end and functionality - Summary1:10

Requirements

  • Preferably a large screen to ensure good visibility on software walkthrough (no mobile phones!)
  • MS project for practice test (Optional)
  • Adobe Acrobat (free to download) for resources

Description

Updated Feb 2023: What's new in latest MS Project 2021 updates + video on WBS 

Updated Nov 2023: Made Cheat sheets and Assignments slides numbering clearer


Do you want to know how the professional project managers use MS project for scheduling?


Are you a beginner and want to learn to schedule with MS Project the way professionals do it without going through the soporific details of functions that are never used?


Hi all - In my 20 years as Project Manager I have successfully implemented projects for HP and IBM (amongst others) and if you follow this course you will know MS Project as much as I (and most Project Managers) do.

That's all there is to it but it can be very powerful if used properly.

Overview

This course will show you how to create a schedule in Microsoft Project like pros do.

The course focuses on the most important functionality that is used in real life, on real projects. In my 20+ years as Project Manager I have only used the functions outlined in this course.

Project Managers simply do not have time to build complex projects schedules. Schedules need to be

  • easy to maintain / fast to update

  • easy to share / easy to understand

For this reason Project Managers only use a few (but powerful) components of the Microsoft Project / MS Project functionality.

This course focuses on what knowledge is required to build a solid and usable schedule. The type of schedule project managers needs, for him/her but also to present a clear timeline to peers and Management.

There are 3 main chapters to this course:

In the introduction, I walk you through the software.

  • First very briefly then

  • In more detail where I show you the main functionalities.

Part 1 will show you

  • The main functionality

  • How to build a schedule in 6 steps

  • Practice activity for each concept.

In Part 2 we will

  • Review some more advanced concepts.

  • Do a practice activity for this Part.

Finally in the conclusion I will explain some other functionalities that are never used.

Have fun!





Who this course is for:

  • Beginners who want to learn how to schedule with MS Project the proper way.
  • Advanced who want to streamline their use of MS Project to be more efficient overall

Report abuse