Microsoft Project Syllabus

1. Certification in Microsoft Project
MicrosoftProjectisa projectmanagementsoftware product, developed and sold by Microsoft. It is
designed to assist a project manager in developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks, tracking
progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads.
Course Objectives
Thiscourse aims to make the participantsproductive bygivingthemthe ability to produce drawings
and redefineimagesof buildings.Also,itwill help you navigate user interface, architectural objects
such as floor,walls,roofs,windows,andstairs. Covering the basic to advance of Revit Architecture,
this course will assist in the creation of schematic design through construction n documentation.
Studentswhoenroll inthiscourse will learn:
 Enteringthe tasklist
 Enteringandassigningresources
 Workingwithreports
 Workingwithtasks,resourcesandcosts
 Balancingyourproject
 Updatingand checkingprojectprogress
Whoshould be aiming for this course?
The ideal candidate forthe course isanyone who usesMS Projecttool for the projects.Orwho is
goingto use the MS Projecttool inthe future.Withthe trainingandcertification,the employer’s
confidence inthe candidatesof managingthe projectincreasesmanifold.
What is MicrosoftProject?
Microsoft Office Project, also referred to as Microsoft Project, is a suite of tools for more efficient
projectand portfoliomanagement. Project is used in a variety of industries including construction,
manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, government, retail, financial services and health care.
The main modules of Microsoft Project include project work and project teams, schedules and
finances. Microsoft Project is designed to help users set realistic goals for project teams and
customers by creating schedules, distributing resources and managing budgets.
Scope of Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project can be used in any type of project. Project creates budgets based on assignment
work and resource rates. As resources are assigned to tasks and assignment work estimated, the
program calculates the cost, equal to the work times the rate, which rolls up to the task level and
thento any summarytasksand finallytothe projectlevel.Resourcedefinitions (people, equipment
and materials) canbe sharedbetweenprojectsusingasharedresource pool.Eachresource can have
itsown calendar,whichdefineswhatdaysandshiftsaresource isavailable.Resource rates are used
to calculate resource assignment costs which are rolled up and summarized at the resource level.
Each resource can be assigned to multiple tasks in multiple plans and each task can be assigned
multiple resources, and the application schedules task work based on the resource availability as
definedinthe resource calendars. All resources can be defined in label without limit. Therefore, it
cannot determine how many finished products can be produced with a given amount of raw
materials. This makes Microsoft Project unsuitable for solving problems of available materials
constrainedproduction.Additional software isnecessarytomanage acomplex facilitythatproduces
physical goods.
The applicationcreatescritical pathschedules,andcritical chainandeventchainmethodologythird-
party add-ons also are available. Schedules can be resource leveled, and chains are visualized in a
Gantt chart. Additionally,MicrosoftProjectcanrecognize different classes of users. These different

2. classes of users can have differing access levels to projects, views, and other data. Custom objects
such as calendars,views,tables,filters,andfieldsare stored in an enterprise global which is shared
by all users.
Benefits of Certification in Microsoft Project
1. Constructionmanagerswantingtoimprove theirplanningandtrackingskills,canbetter
drive projectstosuccess
2. ProjectManagerswantingto enhance managementskillsalsoboosttheirproductivity
3. Engineerswantingtostreamline theirprocesseswillalsoreduce riskandpowertheir
efficiency
4. A Tradespersonwantingtoupskill intoaSupervisorrole will alsopickuppractical
managementskills
5. Builderswantingtodevelopaprojectschedule alsoportrayalevel of professionalismwith
Gantt Chart plan
6. ProjectManagerswho manage one projectcan alsomanage multiple projectsonthe go
7. A newbie lookingforaprojectmanagement careerwill be equippedtouse atool like the
projectmanager
8. Site supervisorswantingtoimprove theirschedulingof tradescanmanage resourcesmore
efficiently
9. Companydirectorsseekingtoimprove businesssystemswill findmore efficiencyin
productivity
10. ShutdownPlannerscanplantheirshutdownsandhandoverprogressmore efficiently
betweenshifts
11. Eventorganiserscanbetterorganise eventandhave control overexpenditure
12. A managerwithmultiple projects,wantingtobetterorganise tradesandmaterials
13. Contract administratorswantingtotrackprogresscan alsosubmittimelyprogressclaims
14. Engineersrequiringbetterplanningcanalsoachieve betterresource management

3. MICROSOFT PROJECT SYLLABUS
MSP Time:- 30 Days/60Hrs.
Projects Time:- 30 Hrs.
DAYS Title Contents
DAY 1 Introduction to Microsoft
Project
 Describe how Project relates to the discipline of
Project management.
 Learn what the new features are in Project 2013.
 Navigate to the primary views available using the
Ribbon.
DAY2 Introduction to Microsoft
Project
 Choose Views that display task, resource, or
assignment information.
 Select table within views to change the information
that is available to see and edit.
 Relate the features of Project to the 5 steps for
building a plan in Project.
DAY3 A Quick and Easy
Overview of Managing
with Project
 Create a new project and prepare it for data entry.
 Enter project tasks.
 Sequence the tasks.
DAY4 A Quick and Easy
Overview of Managing
with Project
 Define resources.
 Estimate Task duration and assign resources.
 Baseline the project.
 Track project progress.
DAY5 Setting Up a Project  Use multiple methods to create a new project from
an Excel file and a SharePoint Tasks list.
 Establish one or more calendars to constrain resource
availability.
DAY 6 Setting Up a Project  Configure Project to calculate the schedule from the
Start Date forward, or from the Finish Date backward.
DAY 7 Manually Schedule vs.
Auto Schedule
 Students practice switching tasks between Manually
Schedule and Auto Schedule modes.
 By switching modes, students learn the impact made
on the project schedule and the individual tasks.
DAY 8 Creating a Work
Breakdown Structure
 Build and use summary and subordinate tasks.
 Understand and use milestones.
 Develop WBS Outlines.
DAY 9 Creating a Work
Breakdown Structure
 Assign completion criteria.
 Evaluate the WBS.
 Understand and use WBS templates.
DAY 10 Identifying Task
Relationships
 Understand the different types of task relationships.
 Understand and use various methods to create
relationships.
DAY 11 Identifying Task
Relationships
 Determine and display task sequence.
 Understand and use lag, lead, and delay.
 Understand the new feature of Task Paths.
DAY 12 Defining Resources
within Project
 Define resource types.
 Define individual resources that will be used on the
project.
 Record the cost(s) of using each type of resource.
 Record the limit of availability for each type of
resource by establishing a resource calendar and

4. defining the maximum units of that resource.
DAY 13 Making Work Package
Estimates
 Enter estimates for duration and costs for each task.
 Distinguish between task types and describe when
each is appropriate.
DAY 14 Making Work Package
Estimates
 Describe the relationship between work, units, and
duration.

DAY 15 Making Work Package
Estimates
 Describe the way Effort Driven scheduling is affected
by work, units, and duration.
 Assign tasks to resources using the Team Planner
view.
DAY 16 Creating an Initial
Schedule
 Calculate float and identify a project’s critical path.
 Understand and identify task constraints.

Day 17 Creating an Initial
Schedule
 Create milestones.
 Use the Task Inspector to troubleshoot the initial
schedule.
DAY 18 Create a Resource
Leveled Schedule
 Adjust a project schedule to account for limited
people and other resources.
 View the overall cost and schedule of a project.
DAY 19 Create a Resource
Leveled Schedule
 Identify resources that have been over allocated for a
project schedule.
 Use multiple ways to adjust tasks and assignments to
remove over allocation for any resource.
DAY 20 Managing the Project  Learn how to set a baseline.
 Lean how to enter and track project performance
data.
DAY21 Managing the Project  Learn how to apply different tracking methods.
DAY 22 Managing the Project  Learn how to perform a variance analysis on a
project.
DAY 23 Formatting Output and
Printing Reports
 Print
 Views
 Formats
DAY 24 Formatting Output and
Printing Reports
 Sorting
 Filtering
 Grouping
DAY 25 Formatting Output and
Printing Reports
 Custom Fields
 Reporting
 Other File Formats
DAY 26 Managing Multiple
Projects
 Learn how to use common resources among multiple
projects.
DAY 27 Managing Multiple
Projects
 Learn how to link tasks between multiple projects.
DAY 28 Managing Multiple
Projects
 Learn how to create a consolidated view of multiple
projects.
DAY 29 Ribbon Customization  Learn how to customize the Ribbon and the Quick
Access Toolbar.
 Learn how to customize WBS numbering.
DAY 30 Ribbon Customization  Learn the concepts of Formulas and Graphical
indicators.
 Learn the purpose of the Global template and
Organizer.
 Learn how to use Task Deadlines.