### Course Overview
- **Course Title:** Mastering Microsoft Project for Civil Engineers
- **Instructor:** Faisal Athar (Quantity Surveying, Cost Control & Planning Specialist)
- **Target Audience:**
- Civil engineers
- Construction project managers
- Fresh graduates entering **project management** roles
- Professionals seeking **Microsoft Project** proficiency for **construction planning**
- **Prerequisites:**
- Basic knowledge of **civil engineering** and **construction projects**
- Laptop/PC with **Microsoft Project** installed
### Curriculum Highlights
- **Key Topics Covered:**
- **Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)** creation and management
- **Earned Value Management (EVM)** for cost and schedule tracking
- **Resource allocation** and **leveling techniques** (labor, materials, equipment)
- **Critical Path Method (CPM)** analysis
- **Project scheduling** (Gantt charts, milestones, dependencies)
- **Baseline creation** and progress comparison
- **Reporting & dashboards** in **MS Project**
- **Progress tracking** (actual vs. planned)
- **Stakeholder communication** tools
- **Key Skills Learned:**
- Develop **construction project schedules** aligned with goals
- Optimize **resource management** for civil engineering projects
- Apply **EVM** to monitor **cost performance** and **schedule efficiency**
- Generate **professional reports** for **project control**
- Mitigate **delays**, **overallocation**, and **cost overruns**
- Use **MS Project** for end-to-end **project management** (scheduling to billing)
### Course Format
- **Duration:** 1 hour on-demand video
- **Format:** Self-paced **online course** (lifetime access)
- **Resources:**
- **Mobile and TV access**
- **Certificate of completion**
- Hands-on exercises in **Microsoft Project**
- Downloadable **project templates** (implied via practical modules)
### Additional Information
- **Instructor Credentials:**
- 4.7/5 instructor rating (25 reviews, 2,232 students)
- Specialization: **Quantity Surveying**, **Cost Control**, **Planning**
- **Focus Industry:** **Civil engineering**, **construction management**, **project planning**
- **Software Taught:** **Microsoft Project** (latest version implied)
- **Outcome:** Proficiency in **construction project scheduling**, **tracking**, and **delivery** using **MS Project**.
