How to become a Microsoft Project power user and get paid like a boss

Manage your projects like a pro.
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Whether you’re creating a fiscal plan for a hedge fund or approving construction of the next Death Star, work projects can be notoriously difficult to manage. Even if you have great employees who work hard, it’s easy to miss deadlines and have your project go completely off the rails. You need a tool that gets out of your way and helps you keep everything running smoothly, and a great one to consider is Microsoft Project.

This Microsoft Office project management program (it’s sold separately from Microsoft Office but has the same interface) allows you to easily plan, track, and control a project so you can successfully complete it without going broke or having a nervous breakdown. It’s used by every company from small two-person startups to large public companies like Target. It also works with all the popular workflow methodologies and tools like agile, waterfall, Scrum, and Kanban.

Like all Microsoft Office products, Microsoft Project has tons of features, but can be intimidating to new users. Fortunately, you can erase those fears and learn how to master Microsoft Project with The Ultimate Microsoft Project Bundle. This can’t-miss bundle includes two invaluable courses:

1. Microsoft Project 2016

Everyone needs to start somewhere, and the Microsoft Project 2016 course is designed to be that place. You’ll start with the basic Microsoft Office features like the Ribbon and then learn Project-specific features like how to work with costs, deadlines, and scheduling issues. By the time you’re finished, you’ll be able to do everyday things like plan for resource over-allocations and ensure your projects have the proper amount of lag time.

2. Advanced Microsoft Project 2016

Once you’ve learned the fundamentals of Microsoft Project, you’ll be ready to level up and tackle the Advanced Microsoft Project 2016 course. This course will teach you how to become a Microsoft Project power user and master high-level tasks like splitting projects into sub-projects and calculating earned value analysis. Before you know it, you’ll be the scrum master that everyone wants to hire.

Lifetime access to The Ultimate Microsoft Project Bundle normally costs $690, but you can get it for just $19.99, a savings of 97%.

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