MS Project Basics in-company

A two-day course just for your group. You choose the date and the place, and the trainer tailors the content to your practice beforehand.

8.2 from 10 reviews 4,6 on Google

NRTO quality mark

Previously attended by staff from Enexis Groep, Vattenfall N.V, Havenbedrijf Amsterdam N.V, T&S Klimaattechniek and others.

Tailored: matched to the level and goals of your team
Trainers from the field, who do the work themselves
At your premises, at ours or online, on a date that suits you
In Dutch or English, in the language of your choice

Your trainer: Frank, Hans, Ruben or Hugo 527 evaluations in total, averaging 8,4. View the trainers

What the course covers

Do you want to plan projects faster and manage them more tightly? The MS Project Basics course gives you a grip on schedules, resources and progress. You work in a small group with an experienced trainer and put your new knowledge to use at work straight away.

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How an in-company course works

RequestYou tell us which course it concerns, how many people and roughly when. You receive a quotation with a fixed price for the group.
AlignmentWe discuss what the group can already do and what should be different afterwards. The trainer adapts the examples and exercises accordingly.
The courseOn the day and at the place you chose, with course materials for every participant.
AfterwardsEvery participant receives a certificate of attendance.

Practical information

Duration: Two-day course
Group: Only your own people
Location: At your office, at one of our locations or online
Date: You choose
Language: Dutch or English
Included: Course materials and a certificate of attendance
Price: Fixed price per group, in a tailored quote (scheduled course: € 1050,- excl. VAT per participant)

The trainers of this course

Ratings from participants after completing their course, across all courses by this trainer.

What participants say about MS Project Basics

8.2
MS Project Basics course: average 8.2 from 10 reviews

“After this course you can manage perfectly well with MS Projects. It is not a very difficult program, but a course to get out of it what you want is certainly recommended.”

L. Duijn - Enexis Groep10.0

“The content of the course was very useful, even for someone who was already familiar with MS Project and has worked as a planner for years.”

E. de Graaf - Vattenfall N.V.8.6

“MS Project is extremely well suited to an organisation that works a lot with projects. To really understand the programme and keep your projects on track, a training course (basics or advanced) is indispensable. The trainer explains clearly which tick boxes are important (and which are not), and the links between the various tasks in a project become clear straight away.”

An Hamel
Havenbedrijf Amsterdam N.V.8.5

“Well-organised course, very useful and practically oriented!”

L. Schenk
T&S Klimaattechniek8.4

“Professional training course given by a trainer with thorough (practical) knowledge of the application.”

P. Verburg - Eekels Techology B.V.8.2

“A relatively complete basics course. The package can do an awful lot. Good to see everything the programme is capable of, and then pick out what you want to use it for yourself.”

Dirk de Jong
Strukton Worksphere8.1

Frequently asked questions about MS Project Basics in-company

Where does the MS Project Basics in-company course take place?

Wherever suits you: at your office, at one of our training locations or online. You also choose the date.

Can the content be tailored to our organisation?

Yes. Before the course we discuss with you what the group can already do, where things go wrong in practice and what should be different afterwards. The trainer uses examples and exercises from your own work.

How large can the group be?

That depends on the course. For a skills course we prefer to work with a small group, so that everyone can really practise. If more people are involved, we schedule several groups or set up a fixed programme.

What does MS Project Basics in-company cost?

You receive a fixed price for the whole group, in a tailored quote. For a group this works out cheaper than booking everyone individually. For comparison: a place on the scheduled course costs € 1050,- excl. VAT per participant.

Can the course be delivered in English?

Yes. For in-company courses we deliver the training in the language of your choice, Dutch or English. Mention it in your request.

Do participants receive a certificate?

Yes, every participant receives a certificate of attendance afterwards.

How do I request a quote?

Via the quote form: state the course, the number of participants and roughly where and when you would like it. An adviser will then contact you.

What prior knowledge do you need for the MS Project Basics course?

For the MS Project Basics course you don't need any prior knowledge of MS Project. It is helpful, though, if you have basic experience with Windows and with working on projects. You don't need to have worked with planning software before. The course starts from the basics and builds up step by step, so that you can plan and manage projects independently in MS Project.

Who is the MS Project Basics course suitable for?

The MS Project Basics course is suitable for anyone who plans or manages projects with Microsoft Project. Think of project managers, project leaders, project planners, project administration staff and project controllers. Even if you are just starting out in a project role and want to professionalise your project planning, this classroom course fits in well with your day-to-day work.

Which topics do you cover in the MS Project Basics course?

In the MS Project Basics course you learn to plan and manage projects in Microsoft Project. You work with calendars, timelines, entering tasks, dependencies, assigning resources and resolving over-allocation. You also learn to set deadlines, record a baseline, update progress and produce reports for those involved in the project. Afterwards you apply these skills directly in your own project administration.

Do you receive a certificate after the MS Project Basics course?

Yes, on completion of the MS Project Basics course you receive a certificate of attendance from Learnit. This certificate confirms that you have followed the course and have mastered the basic skills for project planning and project management in MS Project. The course is taught in a classroom setting in a small group, led by an experienced trainer.

Can you also take the MS Project Basics course in-company?

Yes, the MS Project Basics course can also be taken as an in-company course. You decide on the location, date and group composition yourself, and the content can be tailored to the projects and planning issues within your organisation. The classroom course is given by an experienced trainer in a small group, so there is room for your own practical examples.

Is MS Project still the standard for project planning, or is it better to start straight away with a modern tool such as Asana or Monday?

MS Project is still the standard within organisations that work with complex schedules, dependencies between tasks, resource management and baselines. Tools such as Asana, Monday or Trello are stronger for light team coordination and kanban work, but lack functionality for detailed Gantt schedules, critical path analysis and over-allocation warnings. Do you work in an environment with multiple projects, fixed resources and formal progress reporting? Then MS Project is usually the logical choice. For agile teams with short iterations and few dependencies, a lighter tool is often sufficient. In the MS Project Basics course (classroom) you learn how to set up tasks, dependencies, resources and baselines. That is precisely the functionality for which people still prefer MS Project over lighter alternatives.

When should you choose a classroom-based MS Project Basics course instead of a YouTube tutorial or self-study?

A YouTube tutorial works perfectly well if you want to look up one individual function, for example how to adjust a Gantt chart. For building a complete working method it falls short. In the classroom-based MS Project Basics course you work through the entire project cycle in a small group: calendars, tasks, dependencies, assigning resources, resolving over-allocation, setting a baseline and updating progress. An experienced trainer looks at your file with you and corrects you immediately where you get stuck. You may bring along your own practical examples, something a tutorial does not offer. Choose the classroom format if you are going to use MS Project on a structural basis and want to avoid building a plan that runs into problems later. Choose self-study if occasionally looking at someone else's plan is enough.

Can you use MS Project to plan both waterfall and agile projects, or is it really a waterfall tool?

MS Project supports both approaches. It was originally designed for waterfall planning with Gantt charts, dependencies between tasks and critical path calculation. In the current versions you can also work in an agile way: Kanban-style task boards, sprint planning and backlog management are built in as standard. The MS Project Basics course focuses on the classic planning techniques: entering tasks, creating dependencies, assigning resources, setting a baseline and monitoring progress. You need that foundation whatever methodology you use. For purely agile teams, tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps are generally more common. If you work in a hybrid way. With an overall project schedule at programme level and agile teams underneath. Then MS Project really comes into its own. The classroom course.

MS Project Basics for your team?

Request a quote with no obligation and an adviser will get back to you shortly. Just one or two colleagues? MS Project Basics is scheduled 12 times over the coming year, in Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Zwolle, Eindhoven, Arnhem and Groningen.

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