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Microsoft Project Courses - Intermediate
Learn how to manage project costs and budgets using MS Project
Learn how to manage project costs and budgets using MS Project
Our Microsoft Project Intermediate course includes assigning resources to a project, progress tracking, allocating costs, and working more productively with project views. This course builds on the core knowledge taught in our Project Beginner course. View our full course outline.
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Project BeginnerPlan in Project, create lists, phases, milestones, assign resources and understand the Critical Path Method.
Project IntermediateAssign resources to a project, track progress, allocate costs and work more productively with Project views.
Project AdvancedLearn to automate with Macros, run and modify standard graphical reports and create your own custom reports.
Project Intermediate Course Content
- Resource Levelling
- Understanding Resource Levelling
- Creating Resource Chaos
- Tracking Down Over Allocations
- Checking Resource Usage
- Creating an Over Allocation Report
- Fix 1 – Changing Work Effort
- Understanding Overtime
- Fix 2 – Assigning Overtime
- Fix 3 – Hiring Contract Labour
- Fix 4 – Switching Work Assignments
- Fix 5 – Rescheduling Tasks
- Assigning Materials
- Assigning Fixed Material Consumption
- Contouring Materials Usage
- Adding More Material Assignments
- Assigning Variable Usage Material
- Adding to a Material Assignment
- Checking Work for Materials
- Costs
- Understanding Project Costs
- Reviewing Current Costs
- Entering Variable Costs
- Case Study Variable Costs
- Assigning Daily Costs
- Assigning Per Usage Costs
- Assigning Fixed Costs
- Assigning Material Costs
- Using Another Cost Table
- Applying a Different Cost Table
- Changing Rates During a Project
- Assigning Cost Resources
- Viewing Project Costs
- Constraints and Deadlines
- Understanding Constraints and Deadlines
- Reviewing Our Project
- Adding a Constraint
- Using Elapsed Time
- Rescheduling Tasks
- Creating a Deadline
- Project Tracking
- Creating a Baseline
- Automatically Updating Tasks
- Manually Updating Tasks
- Entering Delayed Tasks
- Tracking Actuals on a Gantt Chart
- Using the Tracking Box
- Viewing Task Slippage
- Printing and Reporting
- Printing a Gantt Chart
- Printing Sheet Views
- Printing Tasks for Resources
- Printing Resources for Tasks
- Project Views
- Understanding Project Views
- Working With the Standard Views
- Creating Split Views
- Creating a Custom View
- Creating a Custom Combination View
- Using Custom Views
- Customising the View Menus
- Saving an Existing View
- Deleting Unwanted Views
- Keeping New Views Local
- Tables
- Exploring Tables
- Creating a New Table
- Adding Fields Using Add New Column
- Adding Fields Using Insert Column
- Adding Simple Custom Fields
- Formatting Table Fields
- Creating a Simple Lookup Table
- Using a Custom Table
- Using a Hyperlink Field
- Controlling Project Data
- Understanding the Data Tools
- Basic Data Highlighting
- Highlighting Date Ranges
- Highlighting a Range of Tasks
- Highlighting Tasks With Specific Resources
- More Highlight Filters
- Applying Filters
- Creating a Custom Filter
- Using a Custom Filter
- Editing Existing Filters
- Deleting an Unwanted Filter
- Grouping Tasks
- Using AutoFilters
- Formatting Projects
- Understanding the Timescale
- Changing Time Periods
- Showing Tiers
- Modifying Specific Tiers
- Formatting for Non-Working Time
- Changing Text Styles
- Working With Gridlines
- Displaying Progress Lines
- Working With Progress Lines
- Changing the Layout
- Understanding Gantt Chart Bars
- Changing Gantt Chart Styles
- Changing Bar Text
- Formatting Selected Bars
- Changing Bar Styles
- Printing Gantt Charts
- Placing Printing Commands on the Ribbon
- Using Print Preview
- Setting Page Breaks
- Printing Specific Dates and Pages
- Printing Headers
- Printing Footers
- Working With the Legend
- Getting the Right Report Fit
- Exporting to PDF
Frequently Asked Questions
Who should attend Project Courses?
Our Microsoft Project training courses were designed for those who need to use Project in the workplace. From beginner to advanced, our trainers will work through exercises in a class environment with plenty of time for questions. Our Microsoft Project training is also ideal for those who want to upskill.
What version of Microsoft Project is this course based on?
Our Microsoft Project courses are delivered using the most recent version of Microsoft Project desktop. We do not currently offer courses in Project Online.
What is Remote Training?
Remote Microsoft Project training at Nexacu means our team of experienced trainers will deliver your training virtually. With remote Microsoft project training, students can access our usual classroom training courses via video conferencing, ask questions, participate in discussions and share their screen with the trainer if they need help. Students have the same level of participation and access to the trainer as they would in classroom training sessions.
What should I do to prepare for my online course?
Install the Microsoft Project desktop application. Note it is available on Windows only. Click here for detailed instructions. Ensure you have a valid license: Project Standard or Professional or Project Plan 3 or Plan 5. Plan 1 is not suitable for this course.
To download and unzip files, log in to your student portal and click on the "Materials" tab.
Download your exercise files and extract them to the folder specified below. You will need to create this folder prior to extracting your files.
