Managing Projects Using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007

Course

In Bath and London

£ 1,185 + VAT

Description

  • Duration

    3 Days

After completing the course, students will be able to 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. Suitable for: This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close enterprise projects by using the Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 enterprise tool. It is intended for experienced project managers and schedulers.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bath (Somerset)
3 Kelso Place, Upper Bristol Road, BA1 3AU

Start date

On request
London
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Valiant House, 4-10 Heneage Lane, EC3A 5DQ

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On request

About this course

Before attending this course, students must have the following pre-requisites:Fundamental knowledge of project management.Experience with the Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system.Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2003.Familiarity with the key project management concepts and terminology found in the PMI PMBOK Guide -Third Edition.It is recommended that delegates...

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Course programme

Target Audience
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close enterprise projects by using the Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 enterprise tool. It is intended for experienced project managers and schedulers.

Pre-Requisites
Before attending this course, students must have the following pre-requisites:Fundamental knowledge of project management.Experience with the Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system.Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2003.Familiarity with the key project management concepts and terminology found in the PMI PMBOK Guide -Third Edition.It is recommended that delegates have attended Course 5927, Managing Projects using Microsoft Office Project 2007.

Purpose
After completing the course, students will be able to 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.

Course outline
  1. Getting Started with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007
  2. Initiating Projects
  3. Planning Projects-Context and Framework
  4. Planning Projects-Scope and Schedule Management
  5. Planning Projects-Staffing Management Plan
  6. Planning Projects-Resource Assignments
  7. Planning Projects-Cost, Risk, and Other Management Plans
  8. Executing Projects-Processes, Resources, and Deliverables
  9. Executing Projects-Managing Timesheets and Personal Settings
  10. Monitoring and Controlling Projects-Tracking Task and Project Progress
  11. Monitoring and Controlling Projects-Measuring Performance and Reporting Progress
  12. Closing Projects
Module 1:Getting Started with Microsoft 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.
  • 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
  • Lab: Creating and Saving a New Project in Office Project Server 2007
  • Describe the enterprise project management context.
  • Describe Office Project Server 2007.
  • Identify the users of Office Project Server 2007.
  • Work with Office Project Professional 2007 within Office Project Server 2007.
Module 2:Initiating Projects
  • In this module, students will become familiar with the project management initiating processes.
  • 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
  • Lab: Initiating Projects and Working with Document Files
  • Describe the project management initiation processes.
  • Differentiate the initiating processes between Office Project Professional 2007 and Office Project Web Access.
  • Create and manage proposals, activity plans, and resource plans.
  • Manage documents in Project Web Access 2007.
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.
  • Understanding the Project Management Plan
  • Differentiating the Office Project Server 2007 Client Software
  • Describe the project management plan.
  • Compare the uses of Office Project Web Access and Office Project 2007 in the planning processes.
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.
  • Developing Components of the Scope Management and Schedule Management Plans
  • Working with Deliverables
  • Lab: Working with Tasks, Milestones, and Deliverables
  • Establish the scope management and schedule management plans.
  • Work 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.
  • Building a Project Team
  • Managing Resource Availability
  • Lab: Managing Enterprise Resources
  • Build a project team.
  • Manage 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 over-allocations.
  • Understanding the Assignment Cycle
  • Resolving Resource Over-allocation
  • Lab: Working with Assignments
  • Describe the assignment cycle.
  • Resolve resource over-allocation.
  • Describe the assignment cycle.
  • Resolve resource over-allocation.
Module 7:Planning Projects-Cost, Risk, and Other Management Plans
  • This module describes the concept and implementation of a cost management plan in Office Project Server 2007.
  • Developing Components of the Cost Management Plan
  • Developing Components of the Risk Management Plan
  • Linking Planning Documents and Using the Team Discussion Feature
  • Lab: Planning Projects-Cost, Risks, Issues, and Other Planning Documents
  • Develop components of the cost management plan.
  • Develop components of the risk management plan.
  • Link planning documents and use 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.
  • Understanding Executing Processes
  • Managing Resources and Deliverables
  • Lab: Executing Projects-Processes, Resources and Deliverables
  • Describe the executing processes.
  • Manage the executing processes by working with various resources.
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.
  • Working with Timesheets
  • Reporting Administrative Time
  • Configuring Personal Settings
  • Lab: Using Timesheets and Reporting Administrative Time
  • Work with timesheets.
  • Report administrative time.
  • Configure 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.
  • 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
  • Lab: Tracking Task Progress
  • Describe the monitoring and controlling processes.
  • Work with task progress and updates by using Office Project Web Access.
  • Work with task progress and updates by using Office Project 2007.
  • Track and view task information by using Office Outlook 2007.
Module 11:Monitoring and Controlling Projects-Measuring Performance and Reporting Progress
  • In this module students will learn about status reports and their functions, and they will review performance metrics and progress reports.
  • Understanding Status Reports
  • Reviewing Performance Metrics and Progress Reports
  • Lab: Preparing Status Reports and Analyzing Progress Reports
  • Describe status reports and their function.
  • Review performance metrics and progress reports.
Module 12:Closing Projects
  • In this module, students will learn about the Closing process and the support provided for it by Office Project Server 2007.
  • Understanding the Closing Process
  • Supporting The Closing Process
  • Lab: Creating and Saving an Enterprise Template
  • Describe the closing process.
  • Support the closing process with Office Project 2007.

Managing Projects Using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007

£ 1,185 + VAT