Microsoft Project for Construction Management

Microsoft Project Professional is the industry leading Project Management tool in the Construction world and understanding how to use it is vital to every PM & Construction Super. This class addresses concepts of Project Monitoring, Custom Fields, Resource Pools and Master/Sub-Project controls. It is specifically designed for users who work in the construction industry and are comfortable with basic MS Project, or have already taken the “Microsoft Project Professional: The Basics” course. If you are a construction project manager, superintendent, or executive looking to increase your Microsoft Project skills and have better control over project tracking/reporting, then this is the class for you.

​This eight (8) hour course is delivered in four (4), two-hour long sessions that students can attend online, right from their own desk. A live instructor will explain the detailed functions, and address questions as the class progresses.

Note: Instructor will be using the latest version of Microsoft Project Professional and students are encouraged to use same.

Recording: Registrants for this 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.

Must attend all four sessions.

Session 1: Progress Tracking and Custom Fields (November 13)

• Monitoring Project Progress
• Viewing Project Progress
• Adding Custom Fields
• Creating Custom Tables
• Creating Calculated Fields
• Creating Concatenated Fields
• Creating Customized Date Function Fields

Session 2: Views, Maps & Links (November 20)

• Creating Custom Single Views
• Creating Custom Combination Views
• Creating a Network Diagram
• Analyzing a Project Plan
• Importing and Exporting Data
• Importing and Exporting Maps
• Importing External Files Into Projects
• Hyperlinking Files in Project

Session 3: Understanding Resource Pools (November 27)

• Resource Pools
• Working With Resource Pools
• Sharing a Resource Pool
• Managing a Resource Pool
• Reporting and Analyzing the Resource Pool

Session 4: Master & Sub-Projects (December 4)

• Multiple Projects and Master Projects
• Linking Projects Plans
• Creating a Series of Sub-Projects
• Managing Projects Within the Master Project
• Managing Projects in the Sub-Project