5928A - ENTERPRISE PROJECT MANAGEMENT WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE PROJECT SERVER 2007
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Course MOC
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Language Course
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ILT Classroom
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Mentored Learning
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OnLine AnyTime
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OnLive Live
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3 DAYS
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English
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At Course Completion
• Get started with Office Project Server 2007.
• Initiate projects. • Understand the project planning processes. • Plan projects
through scope and schedule management.
• Plan projects through staffing management plans. • Plan resource assignments for
projects. • Plan projects through cost, risk, and other planning documents.
• Execute projects through processes, resources, and deliverables. • Execute projects
by managing timesheets and personal settings.
• Monitor and control projects by tracking task and project progress. • Monitor
and control projects through measuring project performance and reporting progress.
• Close projects.
Prerequisites:
• Experience using Microsoft Office Project to create project schedules.
• Fundamental knowledge of project management.
• Experience with the Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2003.
• Recommended attendance of MOC course 5927, Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing
Projects
• Familiarity with the key project management concepts and terminology found in
the PMI PMBOK Guide –Third Edition.
Module 1: Getting Started with Office Project Server 2007
This module provides insight into the new features and benefits of Microsoft Office
Project Server 2007 that are designed to meet enterprise project management (EPM)
requirements. Additionally, it explains how to differentiate user interactions and
interfaces in Microsoft Project Web Access and how to work with Office Project Server
2007 from Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007.
Lessons
• Describing the Enterprise Project Management Context
• Discovering Office Project Server 2007
• Differentiating the Users of Office Project Server 2007
• Working with Office Project Professional 2007 and Office Project Server 2007
Module 2: Initiating Projects
Effectively managing the initiating processes includes setting up a central location
to store potential and approved projects. In this module, students will become familiar
with the project management initiating processes. They will initiate projects in
Office Project Professional 2007 and Office Project Web Access through Office Project
Server 2007. Finally, this module will illustrate how they can use Office Project
Web Access to centrally store and manage project documents.
Lessons
• Understanding Initiating Processes
• Differentiating the Initiating Processes in Project Professional 2007 and Project
Web Access
• Managing Initiating Processes by Using Project Web Access
• Managing Documents in Office Project Web Access
Module 3: Planning Projects—Context and Framework
This module describes the project management plan and then explains how students
can effectively use Office Project Web Access and Office Project Professional 2007
to connect to Office Project Server 2007 in their planning processes.
Lessons
• Understanding the Project Management Plan
• Differentiating the Office Project Server 2007 Client Software
Module 4: Planning Projects—Scope and Schedule Management
This module explains the scope management plan and the schedule management plan
and describes how students can implement these two plans with Office Project Server
2007.
Lessons
• Developing Components of the Scope Management and Schedule Management Plans
• Working with Deliverables
Module 5: Planning Projects—Staffing Management Plan
This module describes the concept of a staffing management plan and how students
can implement that plan by using Office Project Server 2007 for different types
of organizational structures. This module also identifies the other types of resources
available for project teams along with how to manage an organization’s overall resource
capacity in Office Project Server 2007.
Lessons
• Building a Project Team
• Managing Resource Availability
Module 6: Planning Projects—Resource Assignments
This module explains the new concepts and processes involved in the assignment cycle
and shows how to resolve enterprise resource overallocations.
Lessons
• Understanding the Assignment Cycle
• Resolving Resource Overallocation
Module 7: Planning Projects—Cost, Risk, and Other Management Plans
This module begins by describing the concept and implementation of a cost management
plan in Office Project Server 2007. Students will learn about the risk management
plan and how Office Project Server 2007 supports their need to deal with project
risk factors. Additionally, other types of management plans are explained in the
context of how they are supported by Office Project Server 2007.
Lessons
• Developing Components of the Cost Management Plan
• Developing Components of the Risk Management Plan
• Linking Planning Documents and Using the Team Discussion Feature
Module 8: Executing Projects—Processes, Resources, and Deliverables
In this module, students will learn how Office Project Server 2007 facilitates and
expedites the execution of the project management plan through resource assignment,
team building, and project deliverable management.
Lessons
• Understanding Executing Processes
• Managing Resources and Deliverables
Module 9: Executing Projects—Managing Timesheets and Personal Settings
In this module, students will work with timesheets in the team member, resource
manager, and project manager roles. They will learn how administrative time is captured.
Finally, they will configure Office Project Web Access to provide personal alerts
and reminders to help them keep track of project activities.
Lessons
• Working with Timesheets
• Reporting Administrative Time
• Configuring Personal Settings
Module 10: Monitoring and Controlling Projects—Tracking Task and Project Progress
In this module students will track task progress and updates in Office Project 2007
and Office Project Web Access 2007. They will also use the Office Outlook 2007 integration
as an alternative method to track task progress and submit updates.
Lessons
• Understanding the Monitoring and Controlling Processes
• Working with Task Progress and Updates in Project Web Access
• Working with Task Progress by Using Office Project 2007
• Tracking and Viewing Task Information by Using Outlook 2007
Module 11: Monitoring and Controlling Projects—Measuring Performance and Reporting
Progress
Office Project Web Access provides features that help the project manager
make informed decisions. In this module students will learn about status reports
and their functions, and they will review performance metrics and progress reports.
Lessons
• Understanding Status Reports
• Reviewing Performance Metrics and Progress Reports
Module 12: Closing Projects
Office Project Server 2007 can also help with the management
of closing activities and the storage and disposal of project information. In this
module, students will learn about the Closing process and the support provided for
it by Office Project Server 2007.
Lessons
• Understanding the Closing Process
• Supporting The Closing Process