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Microsoft® Project 2016 Training

Microsoft Project 2016

Achieve project success with precision and confidence

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Highlights of Microsoft Project 2016 Training

Course Highlights

16 Hours of Live Instructor-Led Sessions

Hands-on Learning With the MS Project 2016 Tool

Earn 45 PDUs on Course Completion

Learn from by Certified Instructors

Real-World Scenarios, Quizzes, and Case Studies

Downloadable, Detailed Course Material

The Microsoft® Project 2016 course will help you manage projects more efficiently using the Project 2016 tool. Learn how to handle the interface, start a new plan, build, organize, link tasks, assign resources, and create projects independently. This training prepares you to use this powerful project management tool to achieve a host of.

Our workshop follows an experiential learning format wherein you will have the opportunity to try first-hand the applications of MS Project 2016, explore the tool, and have your doubts cleared by our certified instructors. Our detailed courseware is designed to get maximum recall of the concepts and applications of Project 2016 that you learn in the workshop

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Learn by doing with hands-on skills you can apply instantly

Real-World Focus

Learn theory paired with real-world cases and exercises—get skilled and productive fast

Industry Experts

Get trained by leading practitioners who share best practices from their experience across industries

Curriculum Designed by the Best

Our Microsoft advisory board regularly collates the best practices to emphasize real-world relevance

Continual Learning Support

Get access to webinars, e-books, tutorials, and more to strengthen your learning

Exclusive Post-Training Sessions

Receive expert mentor guidance to tackle challenges in your project management journey

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Prerequisites for the MS Project 2016 Training

Prerequisites and Eligibility
Prerequisites and Eligibility

MS Project 2016 Training Curriculum

Curriculum

1. Components of a Project

Topics:

  • Project Components
  • Identify Project Management Concepts

2. Getting around Microsoft Project 2016

Topics:

  • Starting Project
  • The Ribbon
    • Tabs
    • Groups
    • Commands
    • Hiding the Ribbon
  • The Backstage View
    • Save, Save as, Open, Close
    • Info
    • Recent
    • New
    • Print
    • Save & Send
    • Help
    • Options
    • Exit
  • The Quick Access Toolbar
    • Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
  • Basic Formatting
    • Clipboard Group

3. Calendars

Topics:

  • Project Calendar Start Date
  • Setting Project to Auto Schedule New Tasks
  • Setting the Start Date
  • Creating a Project Calendar
  • Custom Project Calendars
  • Connecting a Calendar to a Project

4. Creating and Organizing Tasks

Topics:

  • Creating a Task
  • Entering Durations
  • Scheduling Tasks
  • Milestone Tasks
  • Linking Tasks
  • Adding Notes to Tasks

5. Managing Project Plan Resources

Topics:

  • The Resource Sheet
  • Entering Work Resources
  • Entering Material Resources
  • Entering Cost Resources
  • Assigning Resources to Tasks

6. Managing a Project

Topics:

  • Viewing a Project
  • Reviewing and Making Adjustments to a Project
  • The Project Timeline
  • The Project Calendar
  • Adjusting Tasks

7. Finalizing Project Plan

Topics:

  • Setting a Baseline
  • Viewing the Baseline
  • Share Project Plan
  • Recording Progress
  • Reporting on Projects

What You'll Learn in MS Project 2016 Training

Learning Objectives
Fundamentals

Create and engage in basic management of a project using Microsoft Project Professional 2016

Tools and Features

Learn everything about the new tools and features of this latest edition of Microsoft Project

Manage Projects

Learn project management concepts, including how to create and manage a project with MS Project 2016

Schedule Projects

Stay on project schedule by mastering the use of the project calendar on the Microsoft Project 2016

Project Management Process

Learn the MS Project Interface along with how to start a new plan, build task lists, and assign resources

Create Reports

Learn to share project progress and learn to use views and reports to track project schedules

Who can attend MS Project 2016 Training

Who This Course Is For?
  • Project Managers
  • Project Coordinators
  • Project Analysts
  • Project Leaders
  • Product Managers
  • Program Managers
  • Project Sponsors
  • Team Leaders
  • Product Delivery Managers
  • Project Office Personnel
  • Program Office Personnel
  • Aspirants of Project Management Career
Who Should Attend

MS Project 2016 Training FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions
Microsoft ® Project 2016 Training

1. What are the eligibility criteria for this course?

There are no prerequisites for attending this training.

2. Who is the target audience for this course?

Professionals and students who wish to better understand project management concepts and those responsible for creating and maintaining project plans will find this course helpful. If you have already mastered the previous versions of MS Project, then this course is a must for you to learn all the additional improvements that have come with the 2016 version. Resource managers will find the new end-to-end experience for managing and optimizing resource utilization particularly useful.

3. What are the practical skills I can acquire with this course?

By the end of the course, you will be able to understand:

  • About the new tools and features of this latest edition of MS Project
  • How to create and manage a project with Microsoft Project 2016
  • Project Management Concepts
  • Microsoft Project 2016 user interface
  • How to start a new plan, build task lists, and assign resources
  • Stay on project schedule by mastering the use of the project calendar
  • How project progress and plans can be shared among resources
  • To use views and reports to visualize and track project schedules

4. How is this course beneficial?

MS Project has been a great help to project managers through the years, helping them manage change; track and control project commitments, assign resources and requirements with ease and accuracy and share the project progress with stakeholders and management. This latest edition of MS Project which is the 2016 version takes the tool to a new level. With such improvements as improved timelines, Tell Me integration, and full support for Office add-ins, this is a must-learn tool for aspiring managers and management students.

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