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Planning, Deploying, and Managing an Enterprise Project Management Solution (MOC2732)
Course Number: MOC2732
Category: Business & Office Applications
Duration: 5.00 days
Description

The goal of this five-day, instructor-led course is to provide systems engineers with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively plan, deploy, and manage a Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 solution.

Target Audience

Candidates for this course are IT professionals who operate in medium to very large computing environments that use the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. Typical environments in which they work have these characteristics:

  • Supported users ranging from 200 to 5,000 or more
  • Multiple physical locations

 

Typical products and technologies include Windows Server 2003, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft SQL Server, Project Server 2003, Microsoft Project Professional 2003, SQL Analysis Services, Office Web components and messaging and collaboration platforms, and network security products and technologies.

Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe an Enterprise Project Management solution.
  • Plan a Project Server infrastructure.
  • Install and configure Project system servers.
  • Implement Project Server 2003.
  • Plan the Project Server deployment.
  • Plan client software distribution.
  • Deploy client software.
  • Plan Project Server 2003 operations.
  • Configure and manage resource and project data.
  • Configure and manage views and security.
  • Administer Project Server 2003.
  • Migrate project data.
  • Plan the testing of a Project Server 2003 deployment.
  • Troubleshoot Project Server 2003.
Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

  • Completed Course 2279: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure.
  • A working knowledge of basic project management concepts.
Certification

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

  • Exam 70-281: Planning, Deploying, and Managing an Enterprise Management Solution
Outline
  • Module 1: Overview of an EPM Solution
    • Introduction to Project Server 2003
    • Practice: Identifying Project Terms
    • Deploying Project Server 2003
    • Practice: Identifying Processes and Components
    • Lab A: Overview of Project Server 2003 Deployment
  • Module 2: Planning the Project Server 2003 Infrastructure
    • Introduction to the Logical Architecture of Project Server 2003
    • Practice: Identifying Project Server 2003 Components
    • Analyzing Current Infrastructure
    • Planning for High Availability and Scalability
    • Practice: Creating a High Availability and Scalability Plan
    • Planning the Physical Architecture for Project Server 2003
    • Practice: Creating a Physical Architecture Plan
    • Planning Security for System Servers
    • Practice: Creating a Security Plan for System Servers
  • Module 3: Installing and Configuring Project System Servers
    • Creating Service Accounts
    • Practice: Creating and Configuring Project System Service Accounts
    • Installing and Configuring IIS 6.0 Servers
    • Practice: Configuring IIS 6.0 Server
    • Configuring SQL Server for Project Server 2003 Installation
    • Practice: Configuring SQL Server for Project Server 2003 Installation
    • Configuring Windows SharePoint Services
    • Practice: Installing and Configuring Windows SharePoint Services
  • Module 4: Implementing Project Server
    • Installing Project Server 2003
    • Practice: Installing and Configuring Project Server 2003
    • Migrating Analysis Services Repository
    • Practice: Migrating the Analysis Services Repository
  • Module 5: Planning the Deployment of Project Server 2003 Clients
    • Selecting Client Software
    • Practice: Creating a Client Software Plan
    • Planning Client Software Deployment
    • Practice: Creating a Client Software Deployment Plan
  • Module 6: Deploying Project 2003 Clients
    • Deploying Project Professional 2003
    • Creating a Custom Installation of Project Professional 2003
    • Connecting Project Professional 2003 to Project Server 2003
    • Practice: Connecting Project Professional 2003 to Project Server 2003
    • Configuring Project Web Access Client Computers
    • Practice: Configuring Project Web Access Client Computers
    • Configuring Microsoft Outlook Integration for Project Server 2003 Clients
    • Practice: Configuring Outlook Integration for Project Server 2003 Clients
  • Module 7: Planning Project Server 2003 Operations
    • Planning the Project Server 2003 Security Structure
    • Practice: Creating a Project Server 2003 Security Structure Plan
    • Planning to Integrate Project Server 2003 with Active Directory
    • Practice: Creating an Active Directory Integration Plan
    • Planning to Import Existing Data
    • Practice: Creating a Plan to Import Data
    • Planning Project Data Migration
    • Practice: Creating a Project Data Assessment Plan
    • Planning Disaster Recovery
    • Practice: Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan
  • Module 8: Configuring and Managing Resource and Project Data
    • Configuring Enterprise Custom Fields
    • Practice: Configuring Enterprise Custom Fields
    • Configuring Enterprise Outline Codes
    • Practice: Configuring Enterprise Outline Codes
    • Creating Enterprise Calendars
    • Practice: Creating Enterprise Calendars
    • Importing Projects and Resource Data into the Enterprise
    • Practice: Importing Projects and Resources into the Enterprise
    • Creating Generic Resources
    • Practice: Creating Generic Resources
    • Associating Resources with the Enterprise Custom Fields and Outline Codes
    • Practice: Associating Resources with the Enterprise Custom Fields and Outline Codes
    • Editing Resource Calendars
    • Practice: Creating Resource Calendars
  • Module 9: Configuring and Managing Views and Security
    • Configuring Enterprise Features
    • Practice: Configuring Enterprise Features
    • Creating and Configuring OLAP Cubes
    • Practice: Creating and Configuring OLAP Cubes
    • Creating Portfolio Analyzer Views
    • Practice: Creating Portfolio Analyzer Views
    • Creating Project, Resource, and Assignment Views
    • Practice: Creating Project, Project Center, and Resource Views
    • Configuring Project Server Security
    • Practice: Configuring Project Server Security
    • Configuring Account Synchronization
    • Practice: Configuring Account Synchronization
  • Module 10: Administering an EPM Solution
    • Managing Windows SharePoint Services
    • Practice: Managing Windows SharePoint Services
    • Configuring Project Server Features
    • Practice: Configuring Project Server Features
    • Configuring Tracking Settings
    • Practice: Configuring Tracking Settings
    • Practices and Lab
    • Lab: Administering an Enterprise Project Management Solution
  • Module 11: Migrating Project Data
    • Migrating Project Data from Previous Versions of Project
    • Practice: Migrating Project Data from Previous Versions of Project
    • Migrating SharePoint Team Services Data
  • Module 12: Planning for Testing
    • Monitoring Role-Based Performance
    • Practice: Creating a Role-Based Response Metrics Worksheet
    • Creating a Test Plan for Project Server 2003
    • Practice: Creating a Test Plan for Project Server 2003
    • Practices and Lab
    • Lab: Planning Testing
  • Module 13: Troubleshooting Project Server 2003
    • Project Server Data Flow Paths
    • Project Server 2003 Troubleshooting Tools
    • Troubleshooting Project Server
    • Lab: Troubleshooting Project Server 2003
    • Troubleshooting: Logging on to Project Web Access
    • Troubleshooting: Logging on to Project Professional 2003
    • Troubleshooting: Opening a Project in Project Web Access
    • Troubleshooting: Opening a Portfolio Analyzer View in Project Web Access
    • Troubleshooting: Opening a Project in Project Professional 2003
    • Troubleshooting: Publishing a Project in Project Professional 2003