96424 - MS Project 2019/2021/365

Course Overview

The course contains two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.

Part 1 - the first day is designed to familiarize you with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project so you can effectively and efficiently manage projects in a real-world environment. This course covers the critical knowledge and skills a project manager needs to create a project plan with Microsoft Project during the planning phase of a project. In other words, if your supervisor assigns you to lead a project, this course will enable you to draft a project plan with Microsoft Project and share it with your supervisor (and others) for review and approval. The subject of this course is the Microsoft Project desktop app. A brief description of the Project for the web and the Project Online apps is presented in the Appendix.

Part 2 - the 2nd day is designed to familiarize you with some of the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Project so you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment. This course covers the advanced knowledge and skills a project manager needs to update a project plan in Project during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project. In other words, once your project plan is approved by the project sponsor, this course will enable you to manage the project so that it is completed on time, within budget, and according to scope.

What You'll Learn

Getting Started with Microsoft Project
Defining a Project
Adding Project Tasks
Managing Tasks
Managing Project Resources
Finalizing a Project Plan
Appendix A: Navigating in the Microsoft Project Online Environment
Updating a Project Plan
Viewing Project Progress
Reporting on Project Progress
Reusing Project Plan Information
Working with Multiple Projects
Appendix A: Exploring Project Management in the Cloud

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for business professionals with an understanding of project management concepts and who are responsible for creating and maintaining project plans. Target students will be looking to acquire the advanced knowledge and skills needed to update a project plan in Microsoft Project during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project.

Additional Information

You can procure a license for the Project desktop app in one of two ways: purchasing a cloud-based subscription or an on-premises license. Project Online is included in both of the following purchase options:

Cloud-based subscription: Project Plan 3 or 5. (Microsoft Project is not included in the Microsoft 365 plans. A separate subscription plan is required.)
On-premises solution: Project Professional 2021.

Program is offered through ProTech.

Prerequisites

To ensure your success in this course, you should have basic knowledge and skills using the Microsoft® Windows® operating system—preferably the most current version. While you do not need to be an expert, some experience and competency with Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Word and Excel®, will be useful. Finally, having a foundational knowledge of project management concepts will help prepare you for working with Microsoft Project. You can take any of the following course offerings to attain the requisite knowledge and skills:

Using Microsoft® Windows® 10 (Second Edition)
Microsoft® Office Word
Microsoft® Office Excel
Microsoft® PowerPoint
Project Management: Fundamentals of Predictive and Adaptive Methods

UNM Tuition Remission

UNM Staff, Faculty, and Retirees: This course is Tuition Remission eligible under Professional Development. For more information, visit the UNM Tuition Remission information page. To see UNM HR's Tuition Remission for eligibility and tax liabilities, click here