Managing Projects. Course Outline. Course Number: 5928A Course Length: 3 Days. Course Overview. Prerequisites. Audience

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1 Managing Projects Course Number: 5928A Course Length: 3 Days Course Overview This three-day instructor-led 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. This is the second course in the Microsoft Office Project 2007 Official Curriculum series and covers the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution. Prerequisites Before attending this course, students must: 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 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. Audience This course is intended for experienced project managers and schedulers. These individuals are capable of managing projects in the Microsoft Office Project 2007 EPM environment, including project and nonproject efforts, risks, issues, documents, task progress, and timesheets. These individuals should be familiar with key project management concepts and terminology found in Project Management Institute (PMI), A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) Third Edition, and advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Office Project Course Outline Course Introduction Course Introduction 13m Module 01 - Getting Started with Office Project Server 2007 Getting Started with Office Project Server 2007 Project Management Components What Is Project Management? 1h 37m

2 What Is Program Management? Project Management Process Groups What Is Portfolio Management? What Is Enterprise Project Management? What Is a Project Management Office? Project Management Architecture - Front End Applications Server Platforms Database Storage - Three Sets of Databases Project Management Solution 2007 Architecture New and Enhanced Features: Office Project 2007 New and Enhanced Features: Office Project Server 2007 What Are the Project Center and Resource Center? Who Are the Different Users of Office Project Server 2007? Review of the Default Groups Demo - Project Web Access Homepage Review of the Default Categories What Is the Software Required for Various Users? Authentication Methods - Windows Authentication Authentication Methods - Forms Authentication Demo - Project Server Account Adding a Connection to Office Project Server 2007 Setting Up a New Project Demo - New Project Saving, Publishing, and Opening Projects in Office Project Server 2007 Demo - Open a Published Project Module 01 Review Module 02 - Initiating Projects Initiating Projects What Are the Initiating Processes? Demo - Initiating Projects What Is a Project Charter? What Is the Preliminary Scope Statement? What Is a Project Workspace? Importing a Project from Project Professional 2007 into Project Server 2007 Browsing Project Server 2007 from Project Professional 2007 Working with Proposals in Project Web Access What Is an Activity Plan? Working with Resource Plans Demo - Import a Project Working with Document Files Module 02 Review 59m Module 03 - Planning Projects - Context and Framework Planning Projects - Context and Framework 28m

3 What Is the Project Management Plan? Subsidiary Plans Office Project Server 2007 Client Software Project 2007 Comparisons Project 2007 Comparisons - Scope Management Plan Project 2007 Comparisons - Schedule Management Plan Project 2007 Comparisons - Staffing Management Plan Project 2007 Comparisons - Cost Management Plan Project 2007 Comparisons - Risk Management Plan Project 2007 Comparisons - Communications Management Plan Demo - Enterprise Fields Module 03 Review Module 04 - Planning Projects - Scope and Schedule Management Planning Projects - Scope and Schedule Management Creating the Work Breakdown Structure, Tasks, and Milestones Scope WBS, Tasks and Deadlines, and Estimates Scheduling Process Scheduling Process Office Project 2007 Scheduling Process - Project Web Access Demo - WBS Schedule Demo - Schedule Management Deliverable How Deliverables Are Created Creating a Deliverable Demo - Deliverables Module 04 Review 47m Module 05 - Planning Projects - Staffing Management Plan Planning Projects - Staffing Management Plan What Are Enterprise Resources? Budget Resources Create and Use Project Budget with Budget Resources Enterprise Resource Pools Three Types of Organizations Functional Organization Matrix Organizations Projectized Organizations Building a Project Team in Different Organizational Structures Considerations for Building a Project Team Viewing Resource Assignments and Availability Considerations That Affect Resource Availability Demo - Staffing Management Demo - Resource Availability 38m

4 Module 05 Review Module 06 - Planning Projects - Resource Assignments Planning Projects - Resource Assignments The Assignment Cycle Project Team Dependence Assignment Owner Demo - Assignments Status Manager Collaboration Sequences Update Requests Leveling - Proactive Approach Leveling Resources - Reactive Approach Task Drivers Module 06 Review 46m Module 07 - Planning Projects - Cost, Risk, and Other Management Plans Planning Projects - Cost, Risk, and Other Management Plans Working with Costs Fixed and Variable Costs Dynamic Vs. Static Cost Values Options for Cost Estimates - Fixed Options for Cost Estimates - Variable Establishing the Cost Budget Budget Features Setting the Baseline Demo - Resource Costs What Are Components of a Risk Management Plan? Working with Risk Items in Office Project Web Access Working with Issue Items in Office Project Web Access Risk Management Methodologies Creating a Risk Item Default Risk Item Properties Issue Management Create an Issue Item Linking Documents to Different Items Using the Team Discussion Feature Module 07 Review 54m Module 08 - Executing Projects - Processes, Resources, and Deliverables Executing Projects - Processes, Resources, and Deliverables What Are the Executing Processes? Project Execution Process Management Matching and Replacing Resources Resource Substitution Wizard 28m

5 Resource Substitution Wizard Options Build Team from Enterprise Managing Project Deliverables Demo - Deliverables Module 08 Review Module 09 - Executing Projects - Managing Timesheets and Personal Settings Executing Projects - Managing Timesheets and Personal Settings The Timesheet Cycle Demo - Timesheets Demo - Timesheet Approval What Is Administrative Time? Overview of Personal Settings in Project Web Access Module 09 Review 35m Module 10 - Monitoring & Controlling Projects -Tracking Task & Project Progress 23m Monitoring and Controlling Projects - Tracking Task and Project Progress How the Monitoring and Controlling Processes Work Baselines Task Progress by Using Project Web Access Demo - Task Progress Overview of Tracking Progress and Updates by Using Outlook 2007 Synchronize Tasks with Outlook Module 10 Review Module 11 - Monitoring & Controlling Projects Measuring Performance and Reporting Progress Monitoring and Controlling Projects - Measuring Performance and Reporting Progress Working with Status Reports in Office Project Web Access Status Reports Status Reports Process Responding to Status Report Request Demo - Status Reports Project Performance Metrics and Progress Reports Demo - Analyze Performance Project Center Views Excel Project Summary Report Module 11 Review 29m Module 12 - Closing Projects Closing Projects Project Closing Processes Closing Process Analysis of Project Performance Project Information Storage and Disposal 41m

6 Office Project Server 2007 Database Administration Demo - Enterprise Template Demo - Enterprise Objects Server Settings - Database Administration Retiring Enterprise Projects Module 12 Review Course Closure Total Duration: 8h 59m