Basic Project Training Course

Our Basic Project training course can be carried out in all versions of Microsoft.

All of our courses are full day courses, typically running from 9:30am to 4pm with two coffee breaks and a lunch break throughout to break up the course. Timings can be slightly flexible though to fit in with your needs. We can also create a bespoke course to tailor the contents of the course to your needs. Just ask, we’d be happy to help.

Key Content

The key content that is covered in the course can be found below:

 

  • Introduction to terms and key features
  • Look and feel of Tabs and Ribbons
  • Guided exercise on simple project plan
  • Building a plan from scratch
  • Tasks, Notes, Durations
  • 4 Link Types
  • Lag and Lead Times
  • Project Templates
  • Resource Assignment
  • Inserting and hiding columns
  • Task Types – Duration/Unit/Work Based
  • Project Views – Task Usage and Calendar
  • Task Drivers, Formatting Bar Styles and Text
  • Project Views, Amending a project/rescheduling
  • Resource and Fixed costs
  • Updating Progress and Costs
  • Exercises throughout

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to enable the trainee to understand how to create simple Gantt Charts with the insertion of tasks and resources. Automatic scheduling will be used and also exercises to demonstrate the different views on a project.

FAQs

How is the Basic Project training course structured?
We cover a variety of topics in our basic Project course. The topics are structured to build on throughout the day. There is also a mid morning break, lunch break and mid afternoon break planned in to make sure that it isn’t too much information for you in one go.

 

Does the training cover the latest Microsoft Office 365 updates?
Definitely. The content of our Project training courses transfers across and is compatible with any future updates of Microsoft 365. As well as this though, our Project 365 training courses are reviewed regularly to ensure any new tools and features are not missed out.

 

How can Microsoft Project training benefit my business?
Project can be a useful package for creating plans in companies and so training in it will benefit any member of staff greatly. It can increase your team’s productivity, improve resource management in projects and strengthen their ability to communicate effectively, helping your business stand out in any industry.

 

How do I know if this is the right level course for my Project training needs?
You will be the best person to know what your knowledge of Project is. We say that a good indicator of your level, is that if you know at least 80% of the content covered confidently then you are ok to go on the next level course. However if you are unsure, we suggest it is best to do the level to make sure you are confident enough to move onto the next one. With Project we would recommend completing both levels of course to ensure a good rounded knowledge of the package.

 

Comments and Testimonials

Snow Business testimonial – working alongside staff in Excel

The session was very well structured with a good combination of theory and practical work. It was very useful to do individual examples of each task and the course notes are thorough without being confusing. John was a great teacher and catered for all knowledge levels. The pace of the day was great, at no point did we feel John was moving on too quickly but the sessions didn’t ‘drag’.

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Build It International testimonial – helping those that help others

Thanks to @johnlegge for our recent Excel training session helping us to manipulate data quicker and more effectively 📊📈 Lots of really useful hints and tips that we’ve already been putting into practise! #MasterYourData 🤓 #BuildingBrighterFutures

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Ashorne Hill – Training staff in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Excellent training delivery, courses being small in numbers worked very well for our staff, giving them time for any additional questions/content.
Smooth process from start to finish and excellent that trainers could provide individual laptops for staff that didn’t have their own.
Very informative training – we like the fact we can keep notes to refer back to while at work

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The SL Shop – Training Staff in Microsoft Excel 365

JPL came out to the SL Shop to give us some Excel training, we were blown away at how much we learnt on the intermediate course. What we have learnt is already being put into action throughout the company to streamline our processes. Advanced course booked and we are very excited. Great courses and an even greater teacher, thanks John.

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Woodgreen – Helping pets and their people – Bespoke Access training course

We were looking for a tailored Access database training course and John was able to accommodate our requirements with ease and offer flexibility which was just what we wanted.
The pace of the training was spot on. It was informative and interactive and we felt comfortable in asking questions.
John was very patient and we all learnt a lot. The day just flew by which just shows how much we enjoyed the day and the content and support given. Thank you John!

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