Free online courseMicrosoft Project for Construction Scheduling, Resources and EVM (MSP)

Course Description

Learn how to build practical construction schedules with Microsoft Project, from first setup to confident project control. This free course guides you through structuring a plan with activities, milestones, and WBS summary tasks, then linking logic with predecessors and successors to produce a clear, dependable network and timeline.

Go beyond basic scheduling by creating WBS codes, defining project calendars and exceptions, and assigning the right working time to tasks. You will also set up and manage resources, including labor, materials, costs, and plant, with rates, accrual methods, and availability so your schedule reflects real site constraints.

Strengthen planning accuracy by understanding task types and effort-driven behavior, then assign resources to tasks and evaluate resulting costs. You will learn to detect and resolve overallocation, apply resource replacement techniques, and use leveling options to balance workloads while protecting key deadlines.

Track performance with baselines, progress updates, and earned value concepts, including the differences between percent complete and physical percent complete for reliable EV calculations. You will also work efficiently with views and reporting tools such as Tracking Gantt, usage views, calendars, and filtering and grouping for fast insights.

Finally, streamline collaboration by importing data from Excel and exporting schedules to common formats for sharing with stakeholders. If you want a structured, job-ready approach to construction planning, resources, and cost control in Microsoft Project, this course provides a clear path from setup to monitoring and analysis.