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Construction Scheduling in Microsoft Project Professional

Construction Scheduling in Microsoft Project Professional is a training course series designed to help construction professionals create, manage, and communicate effective project schedules using Microsoft Project. Starting with core scheduling fundamentals, participants learn how to build structured schedules, organize phases, assign resources, and control timelines. The advanced course builds on this foundation by introducing milestones, deadlines, baselines, Critical Path concepts, progress tracking, and professional schedule output. Together, these courses provide the practical skills needed to produce clear, accurate, and shareable construction schedules for real-world projects.

This live online series offers 2 four-hour courses. You can take both courses or just the one that meets your needs. Each separate course is delivered in 2 two-hour sessions. A live instructor explains the detailed functions and addresses questions as the class progresses.

Recording: Registrants for a course will receive access to a recording of each session for 7 consecutive days. Access will start the next business day after the session ends.

Construction Scheduling in Microsoft Project Professional I

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4 hour course

Microsoft Project Professional is a powerful, industry-standard scheduling tool, and knowing how to use it effectively is essential for construction project success. This introductory course is designed for new Microsoft Project users and focuses on building and managing construction schedules. You’ll learn how to create tasks, organize project phases, assign and manage resources, and adjust timelines to produce clear, accurate, and workable project schedules.

Session 1: Understanding Microsoft Project

  • The Project Interface
  • Creating a New Project
  • Saving/Opening a Project
  • Entering Project Information
  • Setting Working Time
  • Choosing Automatic or Manual Scheduling
  • Entering Tasks
  • Project Views
  • Organizing Tasks into Phases
  • Linking and Unlinking Tasks

Session 2: Schedules and Resources

  • Moving Tasks
  • Rescheduling Tasks
  • Splitting Tasks
  • Deleting Tasks
  • Creating Resources
  • Using the Resource Information Dialog
  • Assigning Resources to Tasks
  • Removing and Replacing Resource Assignments
  • Resource Leveling

Construction Scheduling in Microsoft Project Professional II

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4 hour course

Building on the fundamentals from Level I, this course focuses on refining schedules and producing clear, shareable project outputs for real-world construction use. You’ll learn how to customize timelines, set milestones and deadlines, apply Critical Path Methodology concepts, and track progress throughout the project lifecycle. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to update, format, and distribute Microsoft Project schedules with confidence.

Session 1: Timelines and Deadlines

  • Showing and Hiding the Timeline
  • Customizing Timeline Tasks
  • Changing Timeline Display Options
  • Copying the Timeline
  • Using the Task Information Dialog
  • Changing the Task Calendar
  • Creating a Baseline
  • Using Lag and Lead Time

Session 2: Project Output

  • Creating Milestones
  • Setting Deadlines
  • Creating Constraints
  • Format, Filters, and Groups
  • Exporting a Project to Other Formats
  • Printing/Emailing a Project
  • Overview of Project Web App
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