Microsoft

Microsoft Project Level 2 PR-02

Microsoft Office Project training in Sacramento and OnLine

  • 4 upcoming dates
  • $395 per seat

Upcoming dates

Dates Where Status Seat Book
Sep 23 2026 Live Online 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PT Scheduled $395
Oct 23 2026 Live Online 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PT Scheduled $395
Nov 23 2026 Live Online 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PT Scheduled $395
Dec 17 2026 Live Online 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PT Scheduled $395

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About this class

This one-day, instructor-led course is for anyone who has Project on the desktop, regardless of whether they purchased an on-premise edition or subscribed to a cloud-based (online) edition. Most project managers and project team members use the desktop application, so that is the main focus of this course. The main features of the online app are presented in an appendix

This course is designed to familiarize you with some of the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Project so you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment.

In the first course of this series, you learned the basic features of Microsoft Project during the planning phase of a project. This course covers the advanced knowledge and skills a project manager needs to update a project plan in Project during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project. In other words, once your project plan is approved by the project sponsor, this course will enable you to manage the project so that it is completed on time, within budget, and according to scope.

This course is designed for a person with an understanding of project management concepts and who is responsible for creating and maintaining project plans. Target students will be looking to acquire the advanced knowledge and skills needed to update a project plan in Microsoft Project during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project.

You will create a project plan containing tasks, organize these tasks in a work breakdown structure containing task relationships, create and assign resources, and finalize the project to implement the project plan.

You will exchange project plan data with other applications, update project plans, create visual reports, and reuse project plan information. You will manage and customize project plans during the implementation stage of a project.

What you'll be able to do

  • Updating a Project Plan
  • Adjusting Project Plans
  • Reporting on Project Information
  • Creating Project Templates
  • Customizing Project
  • Working with Multiple Projects

Course outline

  1. Module 1Updating a Project Plan

    • Marking tasks complete
    • Adjusting actuals
    • Marking tasks partially complete
    • Showing progress lines
    • Comparing actuals to a baseline
  2. Module 2Adjusting Project Plans

    • Changing project resources
    • Adjusting task schedules
    • Splitting tasks
    • Delaying the remainder of a project
    • Saving an interim plan
  3. Module 3Reporting on Project Information

    • Using built-in reports
    • Exporting information to Excel
    • Copying information to Word
    • Using visual reports
  4. Module 4Creating Project Templates

    • Removing unwanted information
    • Saving the project as a template
    • Using a project template
  5. Module 5Customizing Project

    • Using filters
    • Formatting a project table
    • Grouping project information
    • Using custom fields
    • Customizing views
    • Building custom tables
    • Building custom reports
    • Sh aring custom items with other projects
    • Setting project options
  6. Module 6Working with Multiple Projects

    • Resource pools
    • Master projects

Download the full outline (PDF)

Before you attend

Students enrolling in this class should have the follow ing: An understanding of project management concepts. The course Project Fundamentals, (Course No. PRFND) provides this information An understanding of project management concepts. Knowledge of a Windows operating system Microsoft Office Project 2016: Level 1.

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