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A Comprehensive Introduction to Microsoft Project 2019

by Ben Howard

Learn to use Project 2019 in order to create and manage projects. Busy professionals will learn how to create tasks and dependencies, create and assign resources, track the project and create stunning reports to communicate to stakeholders.

What you'll learn

Dealing with large projects can be daunting through the whole project lifecycle. In this course, A Comprehensive Introduction to Microsoft Project 2019, you will learn foundational knowledge of defining and creating a project, resources, assignments, as well as tracking and reporting. First, you will learn how to create a work breakdown structure, link tasks and then display and print the project's Critical Path. Next, you will discover the different resource types and how these, and costs, can be assigned to the project. Finally, you will explore how to how to formally close the project and create a template from the existing schedule. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of Microsoft Project 2019 needed to use the Agile capabilities in the subscription version of Project, and how to print and communicate different aspects of the project plan using custom and pre-defined reports.

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About the author

Ben is a Power BI & Data Specialist with a healthy interest in Microsoft BI and planning tools. He has over 30 years of customer and implementation experience, has been a Microsoft MVP for 14 years, is a frequent speaker at several European conferences, and blogs and creates videos on a semi-regular basis. He is actively engaged in providing consultancy to UK FTSE companies, and co-runs the Manchester Power BI User Group.

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