Microsoft Project 2003: Professional

Course objectives:
Microsoft Project 2003 Standard enables you to create and manage your projects in a standalone desktop environment. But to analyze projects, optimize resources, and prioritize work in a way that meets an organizations overall business objectives, you need to use a more encompassing project management solution. In this course, you will use Microsoft Project Professional 2003 to create, coordinate, and communicate project information in a consistent and efficient manner within the framework of an Enterprise Project Management (EPM) environment.

You will use Microsoft Project Professional 2003 to create, coordinate, and communicate project information in a consistent and efficient manner within the framework of an existing EPM environment.

Requirements:
This course is designed for a person who needs to create and manage projects in an existing enterprise environment to optimize resources, analyze projects, and prioritize work to meet overall business objectives.

Students enrolling in this class should have an understanding of project management concepts and knowledge of a Windows operating system and a Web browser. They should also have taken the following courses: Microsoft Project 2003: Level 1 and Microsoft Project 2003: Level 2.

Course content:
Creating a New Enterprise Project on the Project Server

Establish Access to the Project Server

Create a New Enterprise Project

Save a New Project to the Project Server

Open an Existing Enterprise Project
Resourcing an Enterprise Project

Build a Team from the Enterprise Resource Pool

Substitute Enterprise Resources Automatically

Assign Local Resources to Tasks
Establishing the Project

Publish All Project Information to the Team

Save a Version for Reference

Change Managers for Assignments

Request Periodic Status Reports
Managing Project Updates

Update Task Progress in Project Web Access

Mark Task Updates Submitted by Enterprise Resources

Review Update History

Adjust Updates from Resources

Request Progress Information for Selected Tasks
Managing Project-related Information

Compile a Team Status Report

Manage Issues

Mitigate Risks

Upload a Document

AutoFilter Project-related Files
Analyzing Enterprise Project Information

Compare Versions of an Enterprise Project

View Projects in the Project Center

Use the Portfolio Analyzer