The course introduces the user to both Microsoft Project and key project management concepts and terminology. The course is designed to teach the student some very basic project management theory, and how to use Microsoft Project in order to create their first project schedule. Once the project is created then we discuss the options for sharing salient project information with the project stakeholders. This course covers the following PMBOK® Process Groups: Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling. This course covers the following PMBOK® Knowledge Areas: Project Scope Management, Project Time Management, Project Human Resource Management, Project Communications Management.
Author Name: Ben Howard
Author Description:
Ben is a Power BI & Data Specialist with a healthy interest in Microsoft BI and planning tools. He has over 30 years of customer and implementation experience, has been a Microsoft MVP for 14 years, is a frequent speaker at several European conferences, and blogs and creates videos on a semi-regular basis. He is actively engaged in providing consultancy to UK FTSE companies, and co-runs the Manchester Power BI User Group.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  14mins
• Project Management Concepts and Terminology
  19mins
• Microsoft Project Internals
  7mins
• Navigating the Project Interface
  25mins
• Saving Your First Plan
  12mins
• Creating the Task List
  23mins
• Entering Task Durations
  13mins
• Task Sequencing
  17mins
• The Timeline
  15mins
• Printing
  9mins