ZenTek Consultants

Microsoft Project Professional: The Basics
2026-02-10 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Microsoft Project Professional is the industry-leading Project Management tool, and understanding how to use it is vital to every professional. This course covers all the tools a Project beginner needs, from developing project schedules, assigning resources, and editing timelines, all the way through sharing and outputting the Project for real-world use/update. The course addresses concepts of Critical Patch Methodology, setting Milestones, and updating timetables and workloads throughout the Project lifecycle.
​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: Understanding Microsoft Project (February 10)

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 (February 17)

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

Session 3: Timelines and Deadlines (February 24)

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 4: Project Output (March 3)

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