What you'll learn
Split and consolidate projects.
Set up recurring tasks and create custom fields.
Assign fixed costs to tasks and resources.
Understand cost accrual and work within budgets.
Work with overtime and variable material costs.
Create and modify custom reports.
Create Excel and Visio reports from project data.
Import and export project data.
Record macros to automate repetitive tasks.

Requirements
Microsoft Project 2021 downloaded and installed on your machine (ideal but not essential)
Beginner to intermediate-level knowledge of Microsoft Project 2021 as this is an advanced course

Description
**This course includes downloadable instructor files and exercise files to work with and follow along.**Are you an experienced project manager or PMO who knows your way around MS Project 2021 but who would like to build your confidence with the application's more sophisticated tools? If so, this is the course for you.In fourteen jam-packed sessions, we will cover a broad range of features that you can put to immediate use, learning to visualize, plan, and execute your projects in a whole new way.We will explore advanced topics like splitting, consolidating, and sharing projects and creating shared resource pools. We'll have you managing variable costs, overtime, budgets, and WBS codes in no time. Creating customized tables, views, and reports lets you look at your projects in the ways that are most helpful to you, and recording macros and modifying VBA macro code will save you valuable time, reducing repetitive tasks. We'll also cover importing and exporting data between Project and other applications to give you maximum flexibility. Each session ends with hands-on exercises to reinforce the new skills.This course is for the project manager who wants to hone their abilities and gain greater insight into and control over the projects they manage, using this powerful Microsoft tool as effectively as possible. Mastery of Project 2021 is among the most valuable tools in every project manager's professional toolkit, and we're here to make sure it's in yours.By the end of this course, you will feel confident:Splitting and consolidating projects.Creating shared resource pools.Setting up recurring tasks and creating custom fields.Customizing outline numbering.Understanding and creating unique WBS codes.Assigning fixed costs to tasks and resources.Understanding cost accrual and different accrual methods.Working within budgets.Making changes to cost rates.Working with overtime in a schedule.Working with variable material costs.Creating custom tables and views.Sorting, filtering and grouping Project data.Creating, modifying, and running custom reports.Comparing different versions of a project to highlight the differences.Creating Excel and Visio reports from Project data.Understanding Earned Value Analysis and interpreting the EVA tables.Importing and exporting data between Project and other applications.Recording a macro to automate repetitive tasks.Learning the basics of modifying VBA Macro code.This course includes:5+ hours of video tutorials49 individual video lecturesCourse and exercise files to follow alongCertificate of completion

Who this course is for
Users with a working knowledge of Microsoft Project 2021 and those upgrading from previous MS Project versions
Project managers
Experienced Project 2021 users who want to expand their skills and explore the software's more advanced functionalities