MS Project


Facilitator/Trainer
Gordon Grant - OD
Intended for staff at all levels
Prerequisite To get the most from this program, users should have some knowledge and understanding of Project Management and the UWS Project Management Methodology.

Description

Microsoft Project is a tool for managing projects, whether simple or complex. On this one-day course learn how to use MS Project to track a project from the planning stage through to the closing stage. Plan, resource, cost and track a single project by creating timelines, scheduling and ordering tasks, assigning resources and tracking progress against a project plan.

This course covers starting a project, tasks, duration and milestones, Gantt charts and work breakdown structures, task relationships and constraints, assigning resources to the project and to tasks, resource properties and costs, lead and lag time, filtering, sorting and grouping, working with tasks and creating reports.

Learning Objectives

This course will enable participants to:

  • use MS Project to produce a simple project outline
  • identify, use and apply a range of MS Project functions
  • use manuals and online help.

This course is part of the Computer Software and Systems Training program.

Additional Online Resources

The following resource is a free, self-paced, online course from the Microsoft website: