Basic Project Training Course Content

Our Basic Project training course can be carried out in the following versions: 2010, 2013, 2016 and 365.

All of our courses are full day courses, typically running from 9:30am to 4pm with two coffee breaks and a lunch break throughout to break up the course. Timings can be slightly flexible though to fit in with your needs. We can also create a bespoke course to tailor the contents of the course to your needs. Just ask, we’d be happy to help.

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to enable the trainee to understand how to create simple Gantt Charts with the insertion of tasks and resources. Automatic scheduling will be used and also exercises to demonstrate the different views on a project.

Key Content

The key content that is covered in the course can be found below:

Introduction to terms and key features
Look and feel of Tabs and Ribbons
Guided exercise on simple project plan
Building a plan from scratch
Tasks, Notes, Durations
4 Link Types
Lag and Lead Times
Project Templates
Resource Assignment
Inserting and hiding columns
Task Types – Duration/Unit/Work Based
Project Views – Task Usage and Calendar
Task Drivers, Formatting Bar Styles and Text
Project Views, Amending a project/rescheduling
Resource and Fixed costs
Updating Progress and Costs
Exercises throughout

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Basic Project Training Course

Our Basic Project training course can be carried out in the following versions: 2010, 2013, 2016 and 365.

Course Objectives

Key Content

Comments and Testimonials

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Harvey and Brockless – working alongside JPL for training needs

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