Your journey to mastering Microsoft Project starts here!
Whether you're a beginner or brushing up on your skills — B.A.S.I.C.S.®, our proven 6-step scheduling process will help you build and execute traditional and Agile schedules you can rely on.
Our book, on-demand video course, and instructor-led training will help you quickly progress from a beginner to a confident intermediate-advance scheduler. Whether you're managing a construction project, planning an event, managing a clinical trial, or deploying new software, you'll gain the scheduling expertise needed to manage projects with more confidence, communicate project status with authority, and earn stakeholder trust. You won't just be using Microsoft Project, you’ll be leading with it.
You’ll also learn to use Project for the Web, Microsoft’s newest cloud-based project management app.
Chose the Training that Fits your Learning Style
Book
Video Course
Instructor Led Training
We designed our book, video course, instructor-led training and website to work together to give you an immersive and productive learning experience! Our integrated approach ensures you build real skills and apply them immediately, to help you succeed in managing projects.
- The Book provides a structured, step-by-step approach to learning Project. Learn the software features, plus important project management fundamentals, based on real-world scenarios. Complete hands-on practice exercises to reinforce learning.
- The Video Course provides a comprehensive, easy to follow tutorial for each chapter of the book. Stunning design and vibrant graphics bring the Microsoft Project interface to life — perfect for visual learners. Clear instruction guides you through the course, explaining not only the "How", but the "Why" behind every software feature. Work along practice exercises reinforce the lessons.
- Instrucor-Led training is designed to equip professionals with the skills to plan, execute, and manage project schedules using Microsoft Project. Led by an award-winning Microsoft-Certified Professional and PMI-Authorized instructor with over 25 years of project management expertise. Experience interactive sessions, tailored to your learning needs, in a live supportive environment.
About the B.A.S.I.C.S.® Scheduling Approach
Our proven 6-step scheduling process provides a simple, but effective context for learning to use Microsoft Project’s powerful features. B.A.S.I.C.S.® streamlines the scheduling process. It represents the six steps you must complete to build a schedule – and reflects the natural progression of a project.
To build a schedule using any true scheduling software, you must:
- Break Down the Project
- Adjust the Settings
- Structure the Tasks
- Initialize the Durations
- Connect the Tasks
- Start the Project
Our structured approach simplifies the scheduling process and guides you in building and executing reliable project schedules and communicating clear updates through project completion. It's been vetted by new and experienced users from the construction, finance, pharmaceutical, entertainment, defense, military, healthcare, IT, government and many other industries.
If you’ve tried to learn Project before and found it difficult to learn, Microsoft Project B.A.S.I.C.S. is for you!
Watch the video below for a detailed overview.
Adopt Microsoft Project B.A.S.I.C.S. for Your Course
Instructors — Looking for a practical, student-friendly resource to teach Microsoft Project? Our book, Microsoft Project B.A.S.I.C.S., is now available for adoption on the Follett Bookstore, Barnes & Noble College and eCampus platforms.
We offer exclusive Instructor Discounts for educators who adopt the book for their courses, plus bulk order discounts for larger classes or departmental use.
Choose the format that fits your teaching style:
- Book only
- Book + Video Course Bundle — includes 4 months of access to our guided video series
Empower your students with real-world project management skills using a resource designed to make learning Microsoft Project simple and effective.
Testimonials
"This course exceeded my expectations and provided me with very valuable professional skills."
"I feel I now have all the basic tools needed to successfully run projects using MS Project.
Thank you, Instructor Reed!”
" ... the content was extremely up to date. The lessons (visuals) were very well done: organized, creative, colorful, easy to follow"
"Clearly you have provided your students with an outstanding learning experience, and you have provided UCLA Extension with the quality of instruction that we seek in all our programs.”
UCLA Extension, Dept of Engineering
"PMs in my company need to be taught by Jerry Reed. I do not believe even the most recently hired Associate PM knows MS Project, particularly with detailed projects.”
"Jerry Reed has a strong and excellent command of the PMP foundation, concepts and provided a great deal of practical topics. I would give him excellent rating.”
"I would not hesitate to recommend his course to anyone looking to gain a good understanding of how to use Microsoft Project”.
“This class is helpful to anyone that works as a project manager.
The instructor was extremely positive, patient and encouraging .....Always good at explaining concepts.”
"Jerry Reed is the best instructor I've ever had, both with expertise and personality! This course was extremely informative... I am certain that this is going to help me on my
career path.”
"This book and course is helpful to anyone that works as a project manager.”
"Professor Reed is clearly knowledgeable about project management and shared many relevant examples from his career throughout the course.”
" I got MS Project installed on my work laptop a month ago and I'm already using project to manage all my projects. It's already helping and I'm so glad to not be using excel like everyone else."
