Introduction to Microsoft Project 2016 for Beginners (Udemy.com)
Learn the essentials of Microsoft Project 2016 in easy to follow steps
Created by: Simon Sez IT
Last updated December 2025
What you will learn
- Practice what you learned with included exercise files
- Learn valuable new skills for complex projects at work
- Setting up tasks and tracing their paths
- Discover how to use subtasks, dependencies, deadlines, and resources
- Interim plans and baselines
- Learn how to use Project 2016 on a touch device
- How to measure a project against a baseline project
- Navigate through the Microsoft Project 2016 interface
- How to open, save and close project files
How it compares
Against the other 459 rated Udemy courses in Office Productivity on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 67% of them
- Reviews898#148 of 460 by number of reviews
- Length3.5 hoursshorter than 56% of them
- Last updatedDecember 2025more recently than 59% of them
Course Description
During this introductory course on using Microsoft Project 2016, we'll teach the basics of using Microsoft Project 2016.
We'll start with navigating the Project 2016 interface, including the Ribbon, Backstage View and the Quick Access Toolbar.
Discover concepts to help you understand how enter data into a Project plan, creating tasks and sub-tasks, and creating project dependencies.
Contents and Overview
This easy to understand course starts at the very beginning, specifically designed for those with little or no Microsoft Project experience. The first task is to find the software and install it on your computer.
Then we discover the new and improved features added to the 2016 version. There are new features that could be a big help in your job, your business, or in personal projects.
We start with essential first steps. You will learn to create a project plan, save it, then open it. We show you simple ways to use Microsoft's powerful online and contextual help, so you are never left wondering when you have a question or encounter a challenge.
Along the way we keep in mind you will want to personalize Project to accomplish the things you want. We learn all about Ribbons and Toolbars that make Project extremely flexible.
Next we move on to entering and editing data in your project, adding tasks, linking tasks and project dependencies.
All along the way there are plenty of exercises and quizzes that help you fully understand all the concepts and solidify them in your memory.
This is the course you need to learn the most important ways to expertly use MS Project 2016. It assumes you are just beginning with Project and easily steps you through the process of being highly proficient with this widely used tool.
This course is for absolute beginners, thus is appropriate for those new to Project and who appreciate a methodical, patient and conversational pace.
** Updated July 2017: English close captions added
* Updated June 2017:
Course transcripts now available.
English course captions added
Here’s what our students are saying…
“Information presented well and was clear to understand. I had used MS Project for quite a few years but learned how to use it much more effectively and confidently. The beginner course covers the material to allow a Project Manager set up, resource, and track a project. Money well spent!”
– Gordon Staub
I'm learning what I expected. Does drag sometimes but I would not disparage that. It is easy to move forward and the detail may be of benefit to someone. Product has a good look and feel and has utility.”
– Mark Holcomb
“Wonderful Examples and able to follow along nicely with clear descriptions and lay out. I am finally able to understand the basic usage of MS Project 2016.”
– Terri Leedy
Did you know?
Simon Sez IT teaches all sorts of software, including:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Outlook
- QuickBooks
- Photoshop Elements
- Web Development Languages
- And so much more!
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
898 Reviews
Simon Sez IT
Since 2008, individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies with thousands of employees have benefited from the easy and hands-on software training offered by Simon Sez IT. With over 12,000 video tutorials on a range of software programs, Simon Sez IT ensures stress-free eLearning and enhanced employee productivity - no matter whether you are implementing new software or a technological upgrade for your workplace. With over 1 million Udemy students in over 190 countries, Simon Sez IT is the preferred online learning choice for individuals and businesses everywhere.
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Reviews
By Anonymized User on 10/13/2022
Good pace, demo materials, and subject matter. Things started to get a little tricky when multiple dependencies were created. Everything from that point forward was harder to comprehend and quite honestly feels like it might be suitable for a more advanced class.
By Lisa Thatcher on 4/15/2022
Loved this course. I had never even opened Microsoft Project before, and now I use it at work with my team and am ready to get into more advanced courses. It took me 1 week to become familiar and confident with the program. Excellent course. Highly recommended.
By Anastasia Thomas on 10/27/2020
A bit too detailed. The author definitely is very thorough, just want to jump into the MsProject right away ;)
By Elizabeth Aterno on 5/11/2020
It was a good course. I picked up some good tips. I was partway through a more comprehensive course when I decided to take an easier course. Examples were the same.
By Hemant Ghadge on 4/26/2020
the Course is very good for Beginners
By Sijil Easaw on 4/21/2020
This course is good for beginners who would like to get accustomed to work with MS Project. A minor point to note: Since this course seems to be a part of the more exhaustive course, I found the ending lesson a little abrupt where the instructor says 'I will see you in the next session'. May be confusing as one would expect to move to the next session! Other than this, I liked the course and the assignments.
By Shady Moustafa on 3/27/2020
From section 1 to section 3 could be Course Introduction. It also have to be minimized.
By Guillermo Anaya Aguilar on 7/22/2019
excelente
By Woldeghion Tarekegn Alemu on 5/25/2019
It is a very good course which let some one to learn a lot about Microsoft project many essential things. I have really learned a lot of things that i would definitely be able to use Ms project in my future professional career or personal tasks. Thank you very much.
By Tammy Johnson on 5/13/2019
The course was well taught; however, I hoped the beginner course would provide an overview of the program's capabilities, so I could see how much I needed to learn before it would be useful to me.
By Jimmy nelson on 1/26/2019
amazing course, understanding and great to understanding
By Bambang Suhermanto on 11/27/2018
the instructor was nice to explain detaily and clearly,,, the matter is just my english is not fluently,,
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