All Microsoft Office classes include
Free retake
Detailed curriculum
Live instructor
Flexible rescheduling
Certificate of Completion
Small class sizes
Course recording
Skills you learn in this Project course
- Build and organize a project timeline with tasks and dependencies
- Allocate and manage human, material, and cost-based resources
- Set and interpret project baselines and track task progress
- Resolve scheduling conflicts and identify critical path activities
- Adjust calendars and constraints to reflect project requirements
- Customize Gantt chart views to highlight key information
- Generate reports for stakeholders
- Export or print project files for collaboration or archiving
- Track budgets and compare actual costs to planned values
- Create and manage recurring tasks and milestones
- Apply custom fields, filters, and views for better data insights
- Create Microsoft Project templates
Please call 800-851-9237 or 781-376-6044 to schedule a course.
Microsoft Project training course topics
Getting Started with Microsoft Project
- Overview of Microsoft Project interface and navigation
- Understanding core project management concepts in context
- Creating a new project and setting basic properties
- Setting working time and project calendars
Task and Schedule Management in Project
- Entering tasks and setting durations
- Creating task dependencies and relationships
- Applying constraints and deadlines
- Understanding task types: Fixed Duration, Fixed Units, Fixed Work
- Effort-driven scheduling explained
- Setting up recurring tasks (e.g., meetings, check-ins)
- Adding project milestones
- Managing task and resource calendars
Resource and Cost Planning using MS Project
- Adding and assigning resources including work, material, and cost types
- Managing resource availability, locations, and calendars
- Identifying and resolving resource allocation
- Using resource leveling to resolve conflicts
- Assigning and managing cost rates
- Budgeting and tracking project costs
Schedule Tracking and Performance Monitoring
- Viewing and adjusting the project schedule
- Setting baselines and comparing to actual values
- Identifying the critical path and slack time
- Tracking progress and updating tasks
- Performing variance analysis
- Introduction to Earned Value Analysis (EVA): CV, SV, CPI, SPI
Working with Multiple Projects and External Tools
- Creating master projects and inserting subprojects
- Sharing and managing a common resource pool
- Importing and exporting data to Excel and CSV
- Integrating with other apps
Customizing Views and Reporting in Microsoft Project
- Formatting Gantt charts and timeline views
- Creating and modifying views, tables, and filters
- Using custom fields
- Applying grouping and highlighting rules
- Creating and customizing built-in and visual reports
- Exporting and printing project reports for stakeholders
Project Templates and Global Settings
- Using and customizing built-in templates
- Creating reusable templates for standard projects
- Adjusting scheduling options and default settings in Project
- Managing project options and system-wide preferences
Microsoft Office course instructors
AGI instructors are Microsoft Office professionals and skilled teachers. You'll learn from a live Microsoft Office professional that brings years of experience that will help you learn Microsoft Office quickly and easily.
Grace
MS, Information Design
BA, Digital Communications
Adjunct Professor, St. Olaf
Shirley
MLA, Harvard
MS, Bentley
BS, Bentley
Elizabeth
BS, Finance
Teaching Assistant, Virginia Tech
Accounting & Finance Roles
Custom and private Microsoft Office classes
This Microsoft Office course is available as a private class. Curriculum can be customized for your specific needs. Microsoft Office classes can be delivered at your location, online, or in our classrooms. For more information, call 781-376-6044 to speak with a training consultant or contact us.
We recommend that you have the Microsoft Project app before starting this class so that you can practice techniques following the course. A computer with Microsoft Project is provided for class use if taking this course in our classrooms.
Repeat for free
If you need a refresher or miss a day of class, you can repeat the Microsoft Office class at no additional cost for one year.
Microsoft Project FAQ
Do I receive a Microsoft Office certificate?
AGI provides a certificate upon course completion, which can be shared on LinkedIn and verified digitally on the AGI website.
How many students are in a Microsoft Project class?
AGI limits its class sizes so that you receive personalized attention. Classes are limited to no more than 10 participants.
Can I get specific Microsoft Project questions answered in the class?
Yes, as a live class, you can ask the instructor questions about how you will be using Microsoft Project.
Does this Microsoft Project class include job placement support?
AGI provides job support only when Microsoft Project classes are taken as part of a longer-term certificate program, where AGI has a dedicated career counselor assigned to each certificate student.
Is this Microsoft Project class for Mac or Windows?
You can attend this Microsoft Project class using a Mac or Windows computer. The application itself has nearly identical functionality for both platforms. If attending in our classrooms, a computer will be provided using the operating system of your choice. At the time of registration we ask which operating system you use so that we can best help you to learn Microsoft Project on your own computer.
What to take after this Microsoft Office course
After you have attended this course, you may find it useful to continue your learning and attend: Excel class - Introduction.