5929 - MANAGING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
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ILT Classroom |
Mentored Learning |
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OnLive Live |
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5 DAYS |
English |
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Pré-Requisitos:
• Fundamental knowledge of project management.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Project to create project schedules.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Project Web Access.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Project Server, preferably Office Project
Server 2007.
• Experience with the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2003 or 2007.
Module 1: Managing Enterprise Projects, Programs, and Portfolios
• This module defines and explains project, program, and portfolio management,
their interrelationships, and how they work and are managed in an enterprise.
Participants will be able to describe general program management standards and
define general program management terminology.
Lessons
• Managing Projects, Programs, and Portfolios in an Enterprise.
• Understanding Program Management Standards and Terminology. No Lab
Module 2: Working with the Enterprise Project Management Solution 2007
• This module explores the features, benefits, components, and architecture of
the Office EPM Solution. Also, the different client interfaces that are
available as part of Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 are described and
demonstrated so that you can become familiar with techniques for navigating the
interfaces as various users.
Lessons
• Understanding the EPM t Solution 2007.
• Navigating the EPM Solution Interfaces.
Lab: Working with the EPM Solution
• Reviewing the Project Center.
• Reviewing Project Details.
• Reviewing the Resource Center.
• Reviewing Project Workspaces.
Module 3: Program Management
• This module explains how to define a standardized methodology for program
management. It also defines the necessary policies, procedures, and required
infrastructures to establish program management properly in enterprise
organizations.
Lessons
• Understanding Program Management.
• Program Management in the Organization.
• Defining Policies and Procedures for Program Management.
• Program Life Cycle Process and Phases.
No Lab
Module 4: Defining and Creating the Enterprise Environment
• This module explains the default configurations in Office Project Server 2007.
You will then learn how to propose and apply configuration changes to an
enterprise environment as they pertain to program management activities.
Lessons
• Reviewing the Default Settings of Office Project Server 2007.
• Implementing Changes in an Enterprise Environment.
No Lab
Module 5: Setting Up the Program
• This module explains how to establish the characteristics and parameters of a
program and define the program benefits in the context of Office Project Server
2007. It also describes how to identify ways to optimize the Project Server 2007
enterprise environment to effectively and efficiently implement and execute your
programs.
Lessons
• Working with a Program.
• Customizing Permissions and Enterprise Fields.
Lab 1: Proposing Changes to the Enterprise Environment
• Proposing Changes to the Enterprise Environment.
Lab 2: Updating the Definition of a Program in Office Project Server 2007
• Updating the Definition of a Program in Office Project Server.
Module 6: Planning the Program
This module explains how to deliver the detailed plan of a program and optimize
the program for time, cost, and resources in order to establish a program
baseline in the context of Office Project Server 2007.
Lessons
• Developing a Detailed Plan of the Program.
• Establishing Project Interdependencies in a Program.
• Finalizing the Program Plan.
Lab 1: Adding and Deleting a Project and Resetting the Baseline
• Removing a Project from the Program Plan.
• Adding a New Project to the Program Plan and Creating Appropriate
Interdependencies in the Program Plan.
• Resetting the Baseline.
Lab 2: Proposing and Implementing Updates to Improve the Planning Process
• Proposing Changes to the Enterprise Environment to Improve the Planning
Process.
• Implementing Changes to Views and Enterprise Fields.
Module 7: Managing the Resources
• This module explains how to define program resources and, after identifying
the critical resources, review and update the program plan and baseline.
Lessons
• Updating the Enterprise Resource Pool and Replacing Resources.
• Refining the Program Plan by Identifying Critical Resources.
Lab: Updating the Enterprise Resource Pool and Replacing Resources in the
Program Plan
• Incorporating New Resources into the Enterprise Resource Pool.
• Updating the Attributes of Enterprise Resources.
• Replacing Generic Resources with Named Resources.
• Administrator.
Lab 2: Applying Changes to an EPM Environment
• Negotiating Changes Between a Project Server Administrator and a Member of the
PMO.
• Applying Necessary Changes to the EPM Environment as a Project Server
Administrator.
• Testing Changes to the New Environment.
Module 8: Tracking Timesheets and Task Progress
• This module explains how to track the work of program resources in timesheets
and the task progress of a program in Office Project Web Access and Office
Project 2007.
Lessons
• Managing Timesheets and Task Progress.
• Configuring Timesheets and Task Progress.
Lab 1: Proposing Improvements to Timesheet and Task Progress Configurations
• Proposing Improvements to the Timesheet Configuration.
• Proposing Improvements to the Task Progress Configuration.
Lab 2: Reporting Time and Managing Timesheets
• Reporting Time as a Team Member.
• Approving, Rejecting, and Changing Timesheets.
Lab 3: Reporting and Managing Task Progress
• Reviewing and Approving, Rejecting, and Changing Task Progress as a Project
Manager.
• Reviewing the Project Progress Reports as a Program Manager.
Module 9: Performing Earned Value Management
• This module explains how to define Earned Value Management (EVM) and use EVM,
including metrics, variances, and performance indexes, to create forecasts and
make effective adjustments to a program.
Lessons
• Applying Earned Value Management.
• Using Earned Value Management in Office Project 2007.
• Creating and Modifying Views and Reports for EVM Analysis.
Lab 1: Performing Traditional Earned Value Management
• Establishing a Plan to Develop Earned Value Management in a Project by Hand.
• Calculating Progress Up to a Specific Status Date and the EVM Data Points,
Variances, and Indexes.
• Calculating Forecasts. Lab 2: Performing Earned Value Management
• Reviewing the Project Plan and Setting Earned Value Options.
• Creating PV, EV, and AC Graphics of the Program.
Module 10: Reporting and Analyzing the Program Data
This module explains how to use the Project Center and the Data Analysis (OLAP
Cube) features to view and report the status of a program and to make forecasts.
Lessons
• Customizing the Enterprise Fields and Views to Track a Program.
• Working with an OLAP Cube and a Data Analysis View.
Lab 1: Proposing Changes to the Look and Feel of a Program
• Identifying Needed Changes to the Default Views Used for Task and Project
Tracking
• Proposing Changes to the Project Center, Project Details, and Enterprise
Global Template Views.
Lab 2: Proposing OLAP Cube Configurations
• Proposing OLAP Cube Configurations.
Lab 3: Generating and Modifying Data Analysis Views
• Generating a Data Analysis View.
• Modifying a Data Analysis View.
Module 11: Managing Project Workspaces for Programs and the Queue
This module explains how to configure project workspaces to meet the needs of a
program. You will also learn how to properly configure and manage the queue to
help you to control and optimize the availability of Office Project Server 2007.
Lessons
• Configuring a Workspace for a Project in a Program.
• Managing the Queue. Lab: Planning Configuration Changes to a Workspace
• Planning Configuration Changes to a Workspace.
• Applying Configuration Changes to a Workspace.
• Reviewing Configuration Changes to a Workspace.
Module 12: Closing the Program and Refining the Environment
• This module explains how to define and apply the closing process for a program
and propose and apply changes to the enterprise environment based on the lessons
learned through a program life cycle. Lessons
• Closing and Archiving a Program.
• Refining an Enterprise Environment.
Lab 1: Proposing Changes to an EPM Environment
• Determining the Gaps Between a Current EPM Environment and a Required One.
• Determining the Necessary Modifications to an EPM Environment.