Project Online Training Course for Users

Introduction to Project Online for Users

This two-day Introduction to Project Online for Users course provides students with the knowledge required to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control and close enterprise projects with Microsoft Project Online. The course is available to users of Project Online either on-site at your workplace or as live virtual classroom training.

Project Online User Course Prerequisites

This Project Online User course is intended for experienced project managers and schedulers. Students should have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Project (any version). The course can be extended to 3 days to include project planning for those without any prior knowledge of MS Project.

On-site Introduction to Project Online for Users Courses

Closed 'face-to-face' Project Online courses are available as small-group training events delivered at your premises. These in-person courses offer more flexibility than off-the-shelf public courses and topics taught can often be tailored to match your particular learning needs.

Whether you are involved in project administration, are a project manager or responsible for managing a programme, Microsoft Project Online is a highly effective administrative tool for tracking, administering and analysing your budget, tasks and resources, and for sharing project information and collaborating with other team members.

Project Online User Course Cost

The two-day Introduction to Project Online User course is charged out at £1,400.00 plus VAT and is available at this price for anywhere between one and six delegates. There is also a charge of £100.00 per day to cover the instructor's accommodation and travel costs to anywhere within the UK. If you have additional delegates you can add them for £50.00 plus VAT per person per day up to a maximum of 10 in total.

The three-day Introduction to Project Online User course (for those with no prior knowledge of MS Project) is charged out at £2100.00 plus VAT and is available at this price for anywhere between one and six delegates. There is also a charge of £100.00 per day to cover the instructor's accommodation and travel costs to anywhere within the UK. If you have additional delegates you can add them for £50.00 plus VAT per person per day up to a maximum of 10 in total.

For Project Online administrators please see our four-day Project Online Admin Course.

Live Virtual Classroom Project Online User Courses

If you have a group of staff that you would prefer to be tutored remotely rather than having a trainer come out to you these small-group Project Online courses are also available Online as live virtual, interactive training sessions from the comfort of your own office or workplace. These instructor-led courses are taught via MS Teams video conferencing.

Why choose virtual learning? As we are all becoming more used to Online learning and live virtual meetings it has become apparent that the virtual classroom method of delivery has many advantages over traditional face-to-face learning venues.

If you are looking for local training near you, then you can't get any closer to your doorstep than you can with virtual learning.

Our virtual learning Microsoft Project Online courses cater for groups of up to ten people and your learners benefit from full and immersive interaction with your trainer just as if they were in the classroom with you, with engaging hands-on training via advanced live video conferencing that is further enhanced by features such as live chat, private chat, and sharing screens and documents.

You can find out how to set up Microsoft Teams for a live Online virtual course here (Virtual Learning with MS Teams).

Microsoft Project Online User Training Delivery Method for Closed Courses

• Instructor-led Microsoft Project training provided with step-by-step demonstrations, lessons and hands-on exercises.
  
  
• Dynamic and interactive Microsoft Project courses with plenty of time for questions and answers.
  
  
• The personal touch: Professional tuition that's tailored to match your team's present knowledge level and learning needs, and covering the Microsoft Project functions, features and techniques that your trainee staff, co-workers or employees need the most.
  
  
• Private, corporate Microsoft Project training for small group sizes with a maximum of 10 learners on any course.
  
  
• Can be run as a single course, tutorial or workshop; Or as a training rollout bringing whole teams, departments and organisations up to the benchmark level of Microsoft Project knowledge that you require.

Introduction to Project Online for Users Training Course Topics:

• Module 1: Getting Started with MS Project Online
• Describing the Enterprise Project Management Context
• Discovering MS Project Online
• Differentiating the Users of MS Project Online (User Roles)
• Working with MS Office Project Professional and Project Online

• Module 2: Initiating Projects in Project Online
• Introduction to Initiating Processes
• Differentiating the Initiating Processes in MS Project Professional and the Project Web App
• Managing Initiating Processes by using the Project Web App
• Document management in the Project Web App

• Module 3: Planning your Projects: the Context and Framework
• Understanding the Project Management Plan
• Differentiating the Project Online Client Software

• Module 4: Project Planning Projects: Scope and Schedule Management
• Developing Components of the Scope Management and Schedule Management Plans
• Working with Deliverables

• Module 5: Planning your Projects: the Staffing Management Plan
• Building your Project Team in Project Online
• Managing Resource Availability in Project Online

• Module 6: Planning your Projects: Resource Assignments
• Understanding the Assignment Cycle in Project Online
• Resolving Resource Overallocation in Project Online

• Module 7: Project Planning: Costs, Risks and Other Management Planning
• Developing Components of the Cost Management Plan in Project Online
• Developing Components of the Risk Management Plan in Project Online
• Link Planning Documents and using the Team Discussion Feature in Project Online

• Module 8: Executing your Projects: Processes, Resourcing and Deliverables
• Understanding Executing Processes in Project Online
• Managing your Resources and Deliverables in Project Online

• Module 9: Executing your Projects: Managing Timesheets and Personal Settings
• Working with Timesheets in Project Online
• Reporting Administrative Time in Project Online
• Configuring your Personal Settings in Project Online

• Module 10: Monitoring and Controlling Projects: Task Tracking and Project Progress Tracking
• Introduction to Monitoring and Controlling Processes in Project Online
• Working with Task Progress and Updates in the Project Web App
• Working with Task Progress by Using MS Office Project
• Tracking and Viewing Task Information with MS Outlook

• Module 11: Monitoring and Controlling your Projects: Measuring Performance and Reporting Progress
• Understanding Status Reports in Project Online
• Reviewing Performance Metrics and Progress Reports in Project Online

• Module 12: Closing your Projects in Project Online
• Understanding the Closing Process in Project Online
• Supporting The Closing Process in Project Online

MS Project Course Levels: training courses are available for beginners, intermediate, and advanced users of Microsoft Project Online

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