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Microsoft Project Training for Construction

Plan Microsoft Project training focused on construction scheduling examples and course fit. Discuss your goals and workshop scope with Power Concepts.

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Practise construction scheduling with a safe example

A construction-focused exercise should distinguish activity logic, calendars and resource assumptions. Use a fictional project and treat the model as software practice rather than an engineered construction plan.

An illustrative practice exercise

An illustrative fit-out includes procurement, preparation, installation and inspection. A delivery delay changes when installation can start.

  1. Identify the task relationships and calendar assumptions.
  2. Model the delivery dependency.
  3. Review the changed sequence and any resource conflict.

Check the result

Check for unsupported fixed dates and missing approval dependencies. A training schedule does not establish contractual entitlement, site safety or the feasibility of a real construction method.

Confirm the right training scope

Tell us your Microsoft Project edition and scheduling experience. The public Project ladder is a starting point; construction examples and specialist planning depth require scope confirmation.

Related options: Microsoft Project Training Courses; Corporate training; Excel skills assessment.

Compare the published course pathways

These public outlines are starting points for the skills discussed above. A role-specific example or requested workshop topic is not automatically included in every public session. Check the outline and confirm any must-have requirement before booking.

MS Project 1 - Building the Gantt Chart

Set up a Microsoft Project schedule with calendars, tasks, milestones and dependencies. The first course focuses on building and checking a workable Gantt chart before adding resource allocation and reporting.

Listed duration: 4 hours

  • Customise views, defaults and navigation
  • Set up a project and working calendars
  • Add holidays and calendar exceptions
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MS Project 2 - Resource Allocation and Reporting

Add resources and useful reporting views to a Microsoft Project plan. Work with assignments, the work-units-duration relationship, custom fields and Gantt formatting to make a schedule more useful for the people managing it.

Listed duration: 4 hours

  • Add resources and assign them to tasks
  • Work, units and duration
  • Custom tables and views
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MS Project 3 - Tracking and Managing the Project

Track an active Microsoft Project schedule against its baseline. Practise resource levelling, progress changes and reporting when work moves, tasks are added or unexpected interruptions affect the plan.

Listed duration: 4 hours

  • Connect Project with Excel
  • Manual and automatic resource levelling
  • Set baselines and prepare the Tracking Gantt
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Discuss your training needs

Send the work task, learner count and software version. Power Concepts can confirm whether a public course or a scoped workshop is suitable, along with availability and a written quote.

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Sources and booking details

Practice scenarios on this page are illustrative. Fees, dates, delivery arrangements, feature availability and custom scope must be confirmed for your booking.