Microsoft Project 2019 For Beginners: Master the Essentials

Become an expert at the world's most popular project management software. Over 8 hours of Project training.

If you're a Project Manager and you haven't yet mastered Microsoft Project, we have you covered with this Microsoft Project 2019 online course. Whether your project is big or small, business, or personal, there are so many ways that Microsoft Project can ensure project success. Harness the power of MS Project 2019 and become a project master.

What You'll Learn:

  • The MS Project Workspace, The Ribbon, Help and Project Options
  • To navigate project calendars, timelines and critical paths
  • How to set-up tasks and dependencies between them, including lag and lead times
  • Managing project costs, leveling and how to resolve resource over-allocations
  • Project security, saving and protecting Project files
  • Useful techniques for tracing task paths to simplify unruly Gantt charts
  • About setting up baselines and interim plans
  • How to work with costs, deadlines and overcome scheduling issues
  • To save your project as a template for future projects


Course Format

This is a video-led course. You can preview some videos below. This course includes practice exercises so you can practice as you learn. This course is suitable for Windows users.

Course Certificate Included

This course includes an optional online quiz that will generate a course certificate upon completion.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Introduction

    • Course Introduction

    • Acquiring Project 2019

    • What's New in Project 2019
  • 2

    Workspace, The Ribbon and Toolbars

    • The Project 2019 Workspace

    • Online Help

    • Ribbon and Toolbars

    • Status Bar

    • Keyboard Shortcuts and Keytips
  • 3

    Project Options

    • Overview of Project Options
  • 4

    Task Basics

    • Entering Tasks

    • Opening and Closing Projects

    • Exercise 01

    • Exercise 01

    • Task Properties
  • 5

    Subtasks

    • Subtasks and Outlining

    • Exercise 02
  • 6

    Dependencies, Deadlines and Milestones

    • Linking Tasks and Dependencies

    • Setting Constraints and Deadlines

    • Setting and Organizing Milestones
  • 7

    Resources

    • Adding Resources

    • Assigning Resources to Tasks

    • Task Types

    • The Basics of Scheduling

    • Resource Leveling Basics

    • Leveling Options

    • Exercise 04
  • 8

    Views and Timelines

    • Views - Part 1

    • Views - Part 2

    • Timelines
  • 9

    Costs

    • Setting Cost for Tasks

    • Exercise 05

    • Adding Costs and Setting a Budget

    • Setting Up Budget Costs
  • 10

    Baselines and Critical Paths

    • Setting a Baseline

    • Working with Critical Path

    • Exercise 06

    • Changing Baselines
  • 11

    Tables

    • Modifying Tables

  • 12

    Gantt Chart

    • Formatting a Gantt Chart
  • 13

    Notes

    • Adding Notes to Tasks or Resources
  • 14

    Printing and Spellchecking

    • Modifying Print Options and Printing your Current View
  • 15

    Tracking Progress

    • Tracking Progress - Part 1

    • Tracking Progress - Part 2

    • Exercise 07
  • 16

    Reporting

    • Reporting - Part 1

    • Reporting - Part 2

    • Exercise 08
  • 17

    Tracking Costs

    • Recording Costs Manually
  • 18

    The Organizer

    • Organizing Views
  • 19

    Saving Projects

    • Exporting to Other Formats
  • 20

    Project Security

    • Project Security
  • 21

    Project Templates

    • Saving your Project as a Template
  • 22

    Calendars

    • Calendars - Part 1

    • Calendars - Part 2

    • Exercise 09
  • 23

    Conclusion

    • Course Close
  • 24

    Project 2019 Course Files

    • Project 2019 Course Files
  • 25

    Project 2019 Exercise Files

    • Project 2019 Exercise Files