Microsoft Project Training: control over planning, resources and timelines
Practical in-company training in which your team learns to get the most out of Microsoft Project for project planning, resource management, progress tracking and reporting. From Gantt chart to baseline, tailored to your organisation.
The standard for professional project management
Microsoft Project is the leading tool for complex project planning. With the right training, you get the most out of your projects.
What you learn during the Microsoft Project training
A practical training with a good mix of theory and hands-on exercises. You work with recognisable project scenarios from your own organisation.
Project structure & interface
Get familiar with the Microsoft Project environment and learn how to set up a project file efficiently.
- Exploring the interface and ribbon
- Creating a new project and configuring basic settings
- Setting up the project calendar (working hours, public holidays)
- Views: Gantt chart, Timeline, Task sheet
Tasks, milestones & dependencies
Build a complete project plan with tasks, summary tasks, milestones and logical relationships.
- Entering and structuring tasks and summary tasks (WBS)
- Setting duration, start and finish dates
- Adding milestones
- Setting dependencies (FF, FS, SF, SS) and lag time
Resource management
Add people and materials to your project and manage workload in the right way.
- Setting up a resource list (people, materials, costs)
- Assigning resources to tasks
- Identifying and resolving over-allocation
- Applying resource levelling
Baseline, progress & reporting
Lock in the original plan and track progress accurately. Generate professional reports for your stakeholders.
- Setting a baseline and comparing with the current plan
- Tracking progress (% complete, actual hours)
- Analysing the critical path
- Generating and exporting reports and dashboards
Why choose this Microsoft Project training?
No off-the-shelf content, but training that matches the projects and challenges of your organisation.
Immediately applicable
You practise with project scenarios recognisable in your sector. No fictitious cases, but situations you can apply the same day in your own projects.
100% tailored
In a preliminary conversation, we map your project approach, knowledge level and organisational context. The training is fully aligned with this, from simple planning to complex multi-project environments.
Experienced Microsoft trainer
Over 15 years of experience in Microsoft 365 and project management training. Always up to date with the latest versions of Microsoft Project.
Integration with Microsoft 365
Learn how Microsoft Project works together with Teams, SharePoint and Power BI for optimal collaboration and reporting within your existing Microsoft environment.
Basic and advanced level
Whether your team is working with Microsoft Project for the first time or wants to deepen existing knowledge: we tailor the level to participants and offer both a basic and an advanced programme.
Materials & follow-up support
After the training, every participant receives a comprehensive summary, a handy tips sheet and the option to follow up with questions.
Is the Microsoft Project training right for you?
This training is ideal for everyone responsible for planning, monitoring or reporting on projects.
Project managers & project leads
Build a watertight project plan, keep track of resources and costs, and report professionally to stakeholders and clients.
Planners & coordinators
Create detailed plans, account for dependencies and resource availability, and flag bottlenecks in time.
Team leads & managers
Get real-time insight into the progress of your projects, your team's workload and deviations from budget and schedule.
PMO & programme managers
Manage multiple projects simultaneously with the consolidated views in Microsoft Project and ensure consistent project standards across your organisation.
Everything you need to know
Approach
The training combines clear theory with extensive hands-on exercises. We work with realistic project scenarios tailored to your industry, so you can apply what you have learnt immediately in your own projects.
Basic training (1 day)
Suitable for new users of Microsoft Project. You get to know the environment, set up a complete project plan, work with tasks and dependencies, assign resources and create basic reports. By the end of the day, you can work independently in Microsoft Project.
Advanced training (1 or 2 days)
For users with basic knowledge. You dive deeper into resource levelling, advanced reporting, critical path analysis, working with multiple projects simultaneously and integration with Power BI and Teams.
Prerequisites
For the basic training, basic knowledge of Windows is sufficient. Some experience with project planning is an advantage. For the advanced training, demonstrable experience with Microsoft Project is required. We align the level in the preliminary conversation.
Combining with other topics
Would you like to combine this training with Microsoft Teams, Power BI or Microsoft 365 Copilot for project management? We are happy to put together a custom programme that exactly fits your needs.
From request to result
Every Microsoft Project training is carefully prepared and tailored to your organisation and project environment.
Getting acquainted
A brief conversation to understand your needs, current usage and knowledge level of the participants. No obligation.
Create custom training
We design a programme with exercises and scenarios that match your project practice and industry.
Deliver training
Interactive, practical and engaging. Online or on-site. Directly applicable tips and techniques.
Follow-up support
Summary, tips sheet and the option to ask follow-up questions. So the learning sticks.
What participants say
"I finally understand how resource management works in Project. The trainer explained it step by step with recognisable examples from our industry. Applied it the very next day."
"Very educational training delivered enthusiastically. Interactive, room for sharing our own cases and lots of practical tips I could use straight away."
"We had been using Project for years but only scratching the surface. After the advanced training, we were able to completely improve our working method."
All about the Microsoft Project training
Microsoft Project is a fully-featured, professional project management application for complex projects with extensive resource management, cost tracking and critical path analysis. Microsoft Planner (and Planner Premium) is better suited for lightweight task management within teams in Microsoft 365. Project is primarily used by project managers with larger, more complex projects.
The basic training (1 day) is intended for participants with little or no experience with Microsoft Project who want to learn the fundamentals. The advanced training (1 or 2 days) is for users who already have basic knowledge and want to go deeper into resource levelling, multi-project management, advanced reporting and integrations.
We work with the version your organisation uses: Microsoft Project Standard, Professional or the online version (Project for the web / Project Online). We align this in the preliminary conversation so the training seamlessly fits your reality.
The basic training takes one day. The advanced training takes one or two days, depending on the desired depth and number of topics. We fully align the duration and content with your wishes.
Yes, all our Microsoft Project training courses are available in-company, at your location or online. We fully tailor content, scenarios and exercises to your organisation, industry and project practice.
Absolutely. Microsoft Project combined with Power BI for dashboards, Teams for collaboration or Microsoft 365 Copilot for AI support? We put together a programme that exactly fits what your team needs.
Book the Microsoft Project training for your team
Fill in the form on our contact page or call directly. We will contact you within two working days to discuss your requirements. No obligation.