This hands-on course introduces participants to developing project plans, tracking and managing project resources, creating powerful visual reports, and tracking and monitoring project deliverables with ease. Participants will learn terminology, how to create and define a project, add tasks to the project plan, and create a work breakdown structure.
Course Outline
Module 1: Getting Started & Organizing Tasks
- Understanding Project Online Interface
- Creating a New Project
- Setting Project Properties and Custom Fields
- Building the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Linking Tasks and Managing Dependencies
- Assigning Resources and Work Hours
- Setting Task Constraints and Deadlines
- Saving and Managing Baselines
- Publishing and Viewing Projects in Project Center
Module 2: Microsoft Planner — Managing Team Tasks & Collaboration
- Introduction to Microsoft Planner
- Creating and Organizing Plans
- Adding and Assigning Tasks
- Using Buckets, Labels, and Checklists
- Tracking Progress and Status
- Integrating with Teams
- Sharing and Updating Plans
- Connecting Planner with Project Online
- Exporting Reports to Excel
- Sharing the Project Plan
