Microsoft Project Training Course Level 1 UK Wide - On-site and Online

Beginners Microsoft Project Training Course

This Beginners Microsoft Project training course introduces learners to creating their first Project including planning a project, setting up tasks and resources, assigning resources to tasks and completing the project.

Our MS Project courses are available as small-group instructor-led training events conducted at your workplace or as live virtual classroom events.

We provide Microsoft Project courses for desktop versions including Project 2024, 2021, 2019 and the Project Desktop Client. For the full version of Project Online please consult our User and Administrator courses.

Microsoft Project Beginners Training Course Prerequisites

No previous knowledge of Microsoft Project is required to attend this Level 1 fundamentals course. Learners should be able to navigate their way around Windows and/or the Microsoft 365 environment and be able to open, close and save files and folders.

On-site Microsoft Project Courses UK

Our private courses for MS Project are available for small-group training at your premises. These in-person courses offer more flexibility than off-the-shelf courses and topics can often be tailored to meet your particular learning needs.

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

Our trainers are inspirational subject experts and software champions who promote enthusiastic adoption of Project amongst their trainees. Before the start date they'll discuss your team's training goals with you, whether they're setting off as novice, intermediate or advanced users.

Live Virtual Classroom Training MS Project Courses, Uk and Beyond

If you'd rather that your team learns remotely, these small-group MS Project courses are also available as live virtual, interactive 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've all become used to Online learning (and live virtual meetings) it is clear that virtual classroom delivery has some advantages over traditional face-to-face learning.

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

Our virtual learning Microsoft Project courses cater for classes of up to 10 and your learners benefit from full and immersive interaction with the trainer just as if they were in the classroom with you, with engaging hands-on training via advanced live video conferencing that is enriched by features such as live chat, private chat, and sharing screens and documents.

Our virtual classroom MS Project desktop courses cost £450.00 per day for up to 3 people. More learners can be added for £50.00 plus VAT per person p/day up to a limit of 10. Courseware will be provided electronically.

If you have a group, or groups, of staff that need Microsoft Project training, then running courses at your workplace (either face-to-face or virtual classroom) is a cost-effective option. Tell us about your learning needs and email us for a quote.

Why Choose Our MS Project Courses?

• Step-by-Step Training: Instructor-led Microsoft Project training provided in-person with engaging step-by-step demos, lessons and hands-on exercises.
  
  
• Q&A Courses: Dynamic and interactive MS Project courses with ample time for questions and answers.
  
  
• The Personal Touch: Expert tuition, tailored to your team's knowledge level and learning needs, and covering the MS Project skills they need most.
  
  
• Small Class Sizes: Private, corporate training with a limit of 10 participants per session to ensure personalised attention.
  
  
• Scalable Courses: Can be run as one or more courses, or as a training rollout bringing entire departments and organisations up to the benchmark of Microsoft Project knowledge and confidence needed.
  
  
• Regular Teaching Hours: 9.30AM to 4.30PM with a lunch hour and short breaks morning and afternoon. Courses run week days, during normal business hours.

Beginners Microsoft Project Training Course Outline

This Introduction to MS Project course provides learners with the knowledge needed to compile their first project. It covers project planning, starting a project and working with tasks and resources.

It also provides the foundational knowledge needed to progress to intermediate level.

This MS Project course can be combined with the Intermediate Microsoft Project course and Advanced Microsoft Project course for a two to three-day training curriculum.

Actual course content may vary, depending upon your learning requirements.

• Module 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project
  1. What is Microsoft Project?
  2. Starting Microsoft Project
  3. The Microsoft Project Screen
  4. Microsoft Project Views
     
     
• Module 2: Planning a Project: Definitions
  1. Goals
  2. Objectives
  3. Specifications
  4. Limitations
  5. Project Definition
  6. Project Planning
  7. Completing the Project Plan
     
     
• Module 3: Planning a Project: Resource Calendar
  1. Set a Project Start Date
  2. Working Time / Non-Working Time
  3. Convert Units to Hours
  4. Create a Base Calendar
  5. Recurring Events
  6. AutoComplete and AutoCorrect
     
     
• Module 4: Build a Task List in Microsoft Project
  1. Adding a Task
  2. Deleting a Task
  3. Moving a Task
  4. Copying a Task
  5. Add a Recurring Task
  6. Formatting a Task
  7. Adding a Note to a Task
  8. Entering Task Durations
  9. Creating Task Relationships and Dependencies
  10. Unlinking Tasks
  11. Lag Time and Lead Time
      
      
• Module 5: Resources and Resource Management in Microsoft Project
  1. Resource Pools
  2. Setting up Work Resources
  3. Set Work Resources Maximum Capacity
  4. Edit Work Resources Maximum Capacity
  5. Set Work Resources Pay Rate
  6. Edit Working Time
  7. Setting up Cost Resources
  8. Setting up Material Resources
  9. Asigning Fixed/ Variable Material Consumption
     
     
• Module 6: Assigning Resources to Tasks
  1. Adding a Work Resource to a Task
  2. View / Edit Assigned Resources in Task Form View
  3. Adding Additional Work Resources
  4. Removing Work Resources
  5. Effort Driven Scheduling
  6. Adding a Cost Resource To a Task
  7. Cost Per Task
  8. Cost Per Resource
  9. Re-scheduling Work Resources
     
     
• Module 7: Finalising a Project
  1. Setting a Baseline
  2. Updating a Baseline
  3. Advanced Printing
  4. Reporting
     
     

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

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