Microsoft Project 2021 for Beginners: Learn the Fundamentals

Are you a Project Manager or PMO looking to enhance your project management skills? Ready to upgrade from Project 2019 or older to the latest Microsoft Project 2021? Even if you're an accidental project manager, this course provides the skills you need.

Microsoft Project 2021 is the newest on-premises release and a powerful project management tool designed for managing projects of all sizes. Easily enter tasks, edit information, and add structure with summaries and subtasks. Create task dependencies, set constraints, and effectively manage resources, costs, and budgets. Track progress and streamline your workflow with this comprehensive application.

This introduction to Project 2021 will quickly get you up to speed with its core functionality. No prior experience is strictly required, but familiarity with project management principles or previous Project versions will be beneficial.

In this course, you will learn how to:

• Understand Project Plans & Versions: Differentiate between Project plans and Project versions for effective version control.
• Master the Project Interface: Navigate the Project interface with confidence and quickly locate essential commands.
• Boost Productivity with Shortcuts: Utilize keyboard shortcuts to accelerate your workflow.
• Customize Your View: Switch between various views and tables to analyze project data effectively.
• File Management: Learn to create, save, open, and close Project files.
• Calendar & Exceptions: Set up Project calendars and define exceptions for accurate scheduling.
• Task Management:
  • Manual vs. Automatic Scheduling: Understand the difference between automatically and manually scheduled tasks.
  • Milestone Creation: Create crucial milestone tasks to track key project checkpoints.
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): Add structure using summary and subtasks to build a comprehensive work breakdown structure.
  • Task Dependencies: Link tasks and establish task dependencies for efficient workflow.
  • Lag & Lead Time: Assign lag or lead time to tasks for realistic scheduling.
  • Deadlines & Constraints: Set task deadlines and constraints to ensure timely completion.
• Resource Management:
  • Resource Assignment: Assign resources to tasks for effective allocation.
  • Overallocation Handling: Address and resolve resource overallocations.
  • Effort vs. Non-Effort Scheduling: Understand effort vs. non-effort driven scheduling.
• Customization & Analysis:
  • Table Customization: Customize table columns to display relevant data.
  • Timeline View: Work effectively with the timeline view.
  • Sorting, Filtering & Grouping: Sort, filter, and group tasks for insightful analysis.
  • Critical Path Identification: Identify the critical path to prioritize tasks.
  • Baselines: Set a baseline to measure project progress against planned performance.
• Issue Resolution:
  • Delaying Tasks: Delay tasks as needed to adjust schedules.
  • Task Inactivation: Make tasks inactive when they are no longer relevant.
• Notes & Documentation: Add notes to tasks and resources for clear communication.
• Progress Tracking & Reporting: Track and manage task and project progress effectively.
• Reporting & Exporting:
  • Report Creation: Create and format basic reports.
  • Print Options: Print views, notes, and reports.
  • File Saving & Exporting: Save a Project file as a template and export to PDF and Excel.
• Security: Password-protect Project files to safeguard sensitive information.

Course Features:

• 5+ hours of video tutorials
• 69 individual video lectures
• Downloadable course and exercise files for hands-on practice
• Certificate of Completion

Start mastering Project 2021 today and take your project management career to the next level!