Microsoft Project is the premier software application used to track and dynamically update project management tasks and deadlines. This hands-on course is designed to provide practice with managing time, people, and budgets for any size project. You will learn how to create a task list and assign resources, fine-tune your project plan, track project progress, and share and publish project information. This class covers versions 2010-2016 of Microsoft Project.

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Work with the Fluent user graphical interface
• Use Office Backstage view to share data from one location
• Create a new project plan with tasks, resources, and milestones
• Set up resource capacities and pay rates
• Assign resources to tasks
• Format and share your plan in Gantt and Timeline views
• Track progress on tasks
• Adjust task relationships and constraints
• Enter deadlines and fixed costs
• View the critical path
• Examine and resolve resource over-allocations
• Update a baseline
• Report project status
• Troubleshoot time, resource, cost, and scope-of-work problems

Audience: Anyone tasked with delivering projects on-budget and on-time. Familiarity with the ribbon bar will enhance successful completion of this course. This course applies to private, public, government municipal and federal entities.