Microsoft Project is the leading project management software program, and is designed to assist a project manager in developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads. As such it is a powerful tool that is useful in a wide range of professions. Learning how to get the most from this software is a sensible career move for many and upskilling your workforce on this programme is a wise move for many employers. There are some excellent Microsoft Project courses in Adelaide so if you are thinking of taking one or getting your employees on one then you are in luck.

If you're approaching Microsoft Project as a new user or are self-taught, then you need to take an introductory course. These will train you on the principles of Microsoft Project and once you have finished you'll be able to begin building correctly-structured Project files which can be used as a powerful forward-looking management tool, rather than simply a retrospective reporting tool. You should also be able to start developing workable and modifiable models of your real-world projects by the end of the beginner courses.

You can also take tasked oriented courses that help you with specific projects you are working on. These courses will help enable participants to begin building well-designed, stable and uniform schedules (also called Gantt charts), show them how to build Gantt charts which will function as effective forward-looking management tools, train participants on resource management basics and help them create a template platform where Microsoft Project files can be reused and deployed from project to project within an organisation. They will enable participants to baseline their projects in order to be able to track actual progress and report on variance and help them to apply the above elements to one of their actual projects.

The key is to find a company that has a range of great Microsoft Project courses, so look for one that specialises in teaching Microsoft Project. Don't go to a school that offers courses on all the different software suites as invariably they will not be able to offer the same focus as a specialised school. Find one that does one thing well.

If you are an employer make sure you find a training provider who can come to your office so that you can minimise the disruption, that way you can upskill your employees without too many delays.

Master Microsoft Project and take charge of your career.