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Computer Training: MS Project®

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When you complete any of these MS Project® training courses, you'll receive a certificate to confirm your proficiency. You can also "pick and choose" topics from any of these courses for Q&A sessions (no certificates issued for Q&A sessions).

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

You can also purchase the workbooks for these courses separately.

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Level 1 Computer Literacy

Note: To get the most out of your Microsoft Access® instruction, we recommend that you first master the skills in our Computer Literacy course.

Microsoft Project® Level 2

MS Project® is the industry standard for project management and planning. By the end of this course, you will be able to perform all the steps necessary to create a comprehensive project plan.

Average course time: 3 - 4 hours

You'll need:

Computer Literacy or equivalent experience
A working computer with Windows® installed on it
Microsoft Project® 97 or higher

You'll learn:

What is Microsoft Project®?
Planning a Project
Project Management
How to Set the Start Date
About Views
How to Set Non-Working (Exception) Days
How to Set Standard Hours
Working With Tasks
About Milestones
About Phases
About Linking Tasks
About Recurring Tasks
Entering and Assigning Resources
About Effort-Driven Project Scheduling
Viewing the Project
Sorting, Grouping, and Filtering
Printing the Project
About Printing Reports

Microsoft Project® Level 3

Take the next step! When you've completed this course, you'll feel confident and competent working with most Project® files that are regularly used in business.

Average course time: 3 - 4 hours

You'll need:

A working computer with Windows® installed on it
Microsoft Project® 97 or higher
Microsoft Project® Level 2 or equivalent experience

You'll learn:

Tracking Progress on Tasks
Planning vs. Tracking
Saving a Baseline
How to Track a Project As Scheduled
Fine-Tuning Task Details
Adjusting Task Relationships
Lead Time and Lag Time
Changing Task Relationships
Task Constraints
About the Project Critical Path
Interrupting Work On A Task
How to Change Scheduling Formula Values
About Deadlines
Entering Fixed Costs
Fine Tuning Resource and Assignment Details
Adjusting Pay Rates and Resource Availability
Delaying the Start of Assignments
Applying Contours to Assignments
Material Resource Consumption Rates
Fine-Tuning the Project Plan
Adjusting the Timescale
About Overallocated Resources and Levelling
Examining Project Costs
Organizing and Formatting Project Details
Customizing AutoFilters