Microsoft Project 2021 Course
Master Microsoft Project 2021 with hands-on and standardized planning
Workforce upskilling with role-ready scheduling expertise
Expert instructors with real-world PMO experience
Team-wide competency across complex project environments
Flexible workplace-based and instructor-led training at client locations
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Overview
What our training includes:
- Master Microsoft Project 2021 for structured project planning
- Build execution-ready schedules using task dependencies
- Analyze resource capacity to improve operational efficiency
- Track progress with baseline tracking and adjust schedules based on actual data
- Strengthen workforce capability with hands-on and task-based learning
- Receive workplace-based training at client-designated locations
Upcoming sessions
Curriculum
1
Practice files
2
Meet the Project program
3
Meet the Project family
4
Review features in earlier versions
5
Take a project manager’s perspective
6
Let’s get started!
7
Practice files
8
Explore the Project user interface
9
Manage files and set options in the Backstage view
10
Work with schedule details in views
11
Use reports to check a plan’s status
12
Skills review
13
Practice tasks
1
Practice files
2
Create a new plan and set its start date
3
Set nonworking days in the project calendar
4
Enter the plan title and other properties
5
Skills review
6
Practice tasks
7
Practice files
8
Create tasks
9
Switch task scheduling from manual to automatic
10
Enter task durations and estimates
11
Enter milestone tasks
12
Create summary tasks to outline the plan
13
Link tasks to create dependencies
14
Check a plan’s duration and finish date
15
Document task information
16
Skills review
17
Practice tasks
18
Practice files
19
Set up work resources
20
Enter the maximum capacity for work resources
21
Enter work resource pay rates
22
Adjust working time in a resource calendar
23
Set up cost resources
24
Document resources using notes
25
Skills review
26
Practice tasks
27
Practice files
28
Assign work resources to tasks
29
Control work when adding or removing resource assignments
30
Assign cost resources to tasks
31
Check the plan after assigning resources
32
Skills review
33
Practice tasks
34
Practice files
35
Customize a Gantt chart view
36
Add tasks to a Timeline view
37
Customize reports
38
Copy views and reports
39
Print views and reports
40
Skills review
41
Practice tasks
42
Practice files
43
Understand progress tracking
44
Save a baseline of your plan
45
Track a plan as scheduled
46
Enter a task’s completion percentage
47
Enter actual values for tasks
48
Skills review
49
Practice tasks
1
Practice files
2
See task relationships using Task Path
3
Adjust task link relationships
4
Control task scheduling using constraints
5
Interrupt work on a task
6
Adjust working time for individual tasks
7
Control task scheduling using task types
8
See task schedule details using the Task Inspector
9
Skills review
10
Practice tasks
11
Practice files
12
Enter deadline dates
13
Enter fixed costs
14
Create a recurring task
15
View the plan’s critical path
16
Schedule summary tasks manually
17
Skills review
18
Practice tasks
19
Practice files
20
Change resource availability over multiple date ranges
21
Work with multiple resource pay rates
22
Change resource pay rates over different date ranges
23
Delay the start of assignments
24
Apply contours to assignments
25
Create and assign material resources
26
View resource capacity
27
Adjust assignments in the Team Planner view (Project Professional only)
28
Skills review
29
Practice tasks
30
Practice files
31
Examine resource allocations over time
32
Resolve resource overallocations manually
33
Level overallocated resources
34
Check the plan’s cost and finish date
35
Inactivate tasks (Project Professional only)
36
Skills review
37
Practice tasks
38
Practice files
39
Sort plan details
40
Group plan details
41
Filter plan details
42
Create new tables
43
Create new views
44
Skills review
45
Practice tasks
46
Practice files
47
Update a baseline
48
Track actual and remaining work for tasks and assignments
49
Track time phased actual work for tasks and assignments
50
Reschedule incomplete work
51
Skills review
52
Practice tasks
53
Practice files
54
Examine a plan’s variance
55
Identify tasks that have slipped
56
Examine task costs
57
Examine resource costs
58
Skills review
59
Practice tasks
1
Practice files
2
Format a Gantt chart view
3
Format a Timeline view
4
Format a Network Diagram view
5
Format a Calendar view
6
Print and export views
7
Skills review
8
Practice tasks
9
Practice files
10
Create a custom report
11
Customize charts in a report
12
Customize tables in a report
13
Skills review
14
Practice tasks
15
Practice files
16
Share custom elements between plans
17
Record and run macros
18
Edit macros
19
Customize the ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
20
Skills review
21
Practice tasks
22
Practice files
23
Copy Project data to and from other programs
24
Open files in other formats in Project
25
Save to other file formats from Project
26
Generate reports with Excel and Visio
27
Skills review
28
Practice tasks
29
Practice files
30
Share a resource pool across multiple plans
31
Consolidate plans
32
Create dependencies between plans
33
Skills review
34
Practice tasks
Meet your Trainer
Our Trainers
Learners Point has a reputation for high-quality training that makes a difference in people's lives. We undertake a practical and innovative approach to working closely with businesses to improve their workforce. Our expertise is wide-ranging with ample support from our expert trainers who are globally recognized and hold a diverse set of experiences in their field of expertise. We are proud of our instructors who take ownership of our distinctive and comprehensive training methodologies, help our students imbibe those with ease, and accomplish gracefully.
We at Learners Point believe in encouraging our students to embark upon a journey of lifelong learning and self-development, with the aid of our comprehensive and distinctive courses tailored to current market trends. The manifestation of our career-oriented approach is what we assure through a pleasant professional enriched environment with cutting-edge technology, and an outstanding while highly acknowledged training staff that uses up-to-date methodologies and quality course material. With our aim to mold professionals to be future leaders, our industry expert trainers provide the best in town mentorship to our students while endowing them with the thirst for knowledge and inspiring them to strive for professional and human excellence.
Learning Outcomes
Upon finishing the training, your teams will:
1
Build structured project plans using Microsoft Project 2021 scheduling, calendars, milestones and summary tasks
2
Create dependency-driven task networks with Task Path, constraints, task types and relationship adjustment
3
Optimize operational efficiency by assigning work, cost and material resources with capacity management
4
Analyze resource utilization and resolve overallocations using resource levelling and Team Planner views
5
Produce executive-ready insights using built-in reports, custom reports and formatted Gantt views
6
Enable team-wide competency building through workplace learning and in-house training delivery options
Learners Point Certificate
Earn a Course Completion Certificate, an official Learners Point credential that confirms that you have successfully completed a course with us.
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Frequently asked questions
The Microsoft Project 2021 Course helps organizations and their workforce with structured and enterprise-ready project management capabilities using Microsoft Project software. Employees learn to create standardized project plans, define task dependencies, allocate work and cost resources, establish baselines, track progress and analyze schedule and cost variances. This enables consistent governance and delivery control across initiatives.
From a business perspective, this course strengthens workforce execution maturity, operational efficiency and ROI visibility by reducing scheduling errors, optimizing resource utilization and improving reporting accuracy. With hands-on and task-based learning, teams gain the capability to manage multi-project environments across sectors such as IT, construction, engineering and operations.
Microsoft Project 2021 Training suits project managers, PMO staff, operations leaders, planners and functional managers responsible for timelines, budgets and resources. It includes the following organizational positions:
- Project and program managers
- PMO analysts and coordinators
- Operations and delivery heads
- Consultants managing multi-project environments
In the Microsoft Project 2021 Course, organizations enable their teams to apply enterprise-grade planning and control techniques using Gantt charts, Timeline views, Task Path analysis and resource levelling within Microsoft Project. Employees develop structured skills in task scheduling, baseline management, cost tracking, critical path analysis and consolidated project oversight.
This course strengthens operational efficiency, governance compliance and resource optimization by preparing teams with hands-on expertise to manage multi-project environments. This capability supports reduced delivery risk, improved schedule predictability and measurable ROI at the organizational level.
Organizations adopt Microsoft Project 2021 Training to strengthen PMO maturity, workforce execution discipline and cost transparency. Over 68% of global enterprises prioritize standardized project tools to improve delivery performance. These are the reasons of enterprises investing in this training:
- Improve schedule accuracy and governance control
- Enhance resource utilization and cost visibility
- Support team-wide competency building
- Reduce project overruns and delivery delays
Yes. Microsoft Project 2021 Training teaches task linking, constraints, task types, calendars, milestones and Task Path analysis. This includes:
- Dependency-driven scheduling
- Constraint-based control
- Manual and automatic task modes
- Schedule inspection tools
Yes. Our institute, Learners Point offers Microsoft Project 2021 Training through enterprise cohorts and workplace-based learning formats with in-house training options. It includes the following:
- In-house training delivery
- On-premise client sessions
- Team-aligned schedules
- Minimal business disruption
Yes, we offer the Microsoft Project 2021 course across several GCC countries. This includes the following countries:
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