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45-question technical assessment drawn from a 72-question bank to place a learner in Microsoft Project and recommend the most useful training modules.

This assessment measures knowledge and produces a practical diagnostic. Modules are recommended after the test; they are not an offer of paid courses.

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What is assessed

Questions about practical workplace skills

The test covers different areas of the software, including beginner, intermediate and advanced questions. The score and skill-area breakdown help reveal strengths and topics to revisit.

This is not an official certification and should not be the sole factor in an employment decision.

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Microsoft Project manager

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Employers, managers and team leads.

Assessment learning framework

Modules that may appear in your recommended plan

The topics below form the recommendation framework associated with this assessment. The system selects priorities using individual answers and proposes a plan to use independently with a provider of your choice. We do not deliver these courses through this website.

Topic M01

Tasks, durations and structure

Group subtasks under a main phase or deliverable • Represent an important event with no significant work duration • Organize the project in a logical hierarchy of phases and tasks

Group subtasks under a main phase or deliverable
Represent an important event with no significant work duration
Organize the project in a logical hierarchy of phases and tasks
Indicate the planned time span needed to complete a task
Apply a structured workflow for tasks, durations and structure

3 h

Topic M02

Dependencies and scheduling

Make a task start only after the predecessor finishes • Add a delay between two linked tasks • Allow controlled overlap between two linked tasks

Make a task start only after the predecessor finishes
Add a delay between two linked tasks
Allow controlled overlap between two linked tasks
Apply a special calendar to a task when its schedule differs from the project
Apply a structured workflow for dependencies and scheduling

3 h

Topic M03

Resources and assignments

Represent a person or equipment whose capacity is measured in time • Track a consumable resource in units rather than work hours • Indicate the percentage or capacity of a resource assigned to a task

Represent a person or equipment whose capacity is measured in time
Track a consumable resource in units rather than work hours
Indicate the percentage or capacity of a resource assigned to a task
Manage the resource list, costs and availability
Apply a structured workflow for resources and assignments

3 h

Topic M04

Constraints, calendars and dates

Define the project’s default working days and hours • Track a target date without necessarily imposing a hard scheduling constraint • Force a task to start exactly on a specific date

Define the project’s default working days and hours
Track a target date without necessarily imposing a hard scheduling constraint
Force a task to start exactly on a specific date
Let the scheduling engine place a task as early as dependencies allow
Apply a structured workflow for constraints, calendars and dates

3 h

Topic M05

Tracking, progress and baseline

Save a reference of the original plan for later planned-versus-actual comparison • Record dates actually observed during execution • Record a progress measure for a task

Save a reference of the original plan for later planned-versus-actual comparison
Record dates actually observed during execution
Record a progress measure for a task
Visually compare current bars with baseline data
Apply a structured workflow for tracking, progress and baseline

3 h

Topic M06

Critical path and slack

Identify the chain of tasks that directly determines the project finish date • Measure how much a task can slip before affecting project finish • Quickly display tasks currently considered critical

Identify the chain of tasks that directly determines the project finish date
Measure how much a task can slip before affecting project finish
Quickly display tasks currently considered critical
Visualize logical relationships among tasks as a network
Apply a structured workflow for critical path and slack

3 h

Topic M07

Costs, reports and communication

Define a regular work cost for a resource • Assign a direct cost to a task independent of resource time • Export or analyze project data in supported visual reports

Define a regular work cost for a resource
Assign a direct cost to a task independent of resource time
Export or analyze project data in supported visual reports
Build a summary view tailored to project indicators
Apply a structured workflow for costs, reports and communication

3 h

Topic M08

Leveling and overallocation resolution

Resolve selected overallocations by delaying or splitting tasks according to settings • Identify that a resource is assigned beyond available capacity • View or control delay added by leveling

Resolve selected overallocations by delaying or splitting tasks according to settings
Identify that a resource is assigned beyond available capacity
View or control delay added by leveling
Define the frequency and criteria used to resolve overallocations
Apply a structured workflow for leveling and overallocation resolution

3 h

Topic M09

Fields, views and advanced planning

Add calculated or categorical information specific to your management method • Automatically calculate a custom value from other fields • Organize or isolate tasks according to management criteria

Add calculated or categorical information specific to your management method
Automatically calculate a custom value from other fields
Organize or isolate tasks according to management criteria
Keep multiple planning references to compare different phases or revisions
Apply a structured workflow for fields, views and advanced planning

3 h

Assessment output

Actionable insight, not a sales pitch

The report provides an overall score, category breakdown and recommended modules. Use it to inform development discussions, document progress or complement candidate assessment.

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