Project – Master Projects and Resource Pools
Learn how to manage multiple linked projects and shared resources using Microsoft Project. This practical course shows you how to create master schedules, share resource pools, and gain clear visibility across complex project portfolios.
In this course, you will learn how to:
- Create master projects and link multiple sub-projects
- Share resources across projects using resource pools
- Monitor resource loadings and identify conflicts
- Update and manage linked project schedules confidently
- Improve visibility and control across multiple projects
Who is this course for?
Experienced Microsoft Project users who manage multiple projects or shared resources and need clearer oversight of schedules, workloads and dependencies.
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Course Outline
Course overview
Duration: 4 hours
This course shows you how to create Master Projects allowing you to roll several sub projects into a master view. It also shows techniques to create resource pools to share resources between projects to enable you to better manage your resource teams and check resource loading.
This half day course looks at how to practically do this and setup both elements.
This is aimed at existing users of Microsoft Project who need to create master schedules and share resources and loadings.
Objectives
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Create master projects
- Insert and update sub projects
- Create a resource pool
- Share resources between projects
- Check resource loadings between projects
Content
Working with multiple projects
- Consolidating projects
- Linking to sub projects
- Setting the master project as read only
- Saving consolidated projects
- Working on consolidated projects
- Setting task links between projects
- Getting source project information
- Removing projects from the consolidation
Sharing resources
- Creating a resource pool
- Sharing resources
- Opening projects that share resources
- Updating the resource pool
- Refreshing the resource pool
- Opening a resource pool
- Removing resource sharing
Why Choose Underscore for Microsoft Project Training
Underscore Group delivers practical, instructor-led project management software training that helps people plan, track and control projects with confidence. Based in Sussex and supporting organisations across the UK, we focus on real-world planning, reporting and risk tools used to manage projects across the full lifecycle.
Our training goes beyond software features to show how project management tools are applied in live project environments. Every session is tailored to your organisation’s planning maturity, governance and reporting needs, ensuring techniques translate directly into day-to-day project delivery. Our programmes are trusted by organisations across infrastructure, construction, aviation, finance and professional services.
- Trusted by leading UK organisations
- Expert trainers with real business experience
- Small-group sessions (6–8 people)
- Practical, hands-on learning approach
- Virtual & onsite delivery across the UK
- Six months of post-course support
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