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Managing Projects using Project Server 2007 (MOC5928)
Course Number: MOC5928
Category: Business & Office Applications
Duration: 3.00 days
Description

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.

Target 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 non-project 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 2007.

Objectives

After completing this 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.
Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

  • 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 2003.
  • Familiarity with the key project management concepts and terminology found in the PMI PMBOK Guide –Third Edition.

 

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

  • Course 5927: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Project
Outline
  • Module 1: Getting Started with Office Project Server 2007
    • Lessons
      • 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
      • Connecting to Office Project Server 2007
      • Creating a New Project in Office Project Server 2007
      • Saving a New Project in Office Project Server 2007
  • Module 2: Initiating Projects
    • Lessons
      • 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
      • Creating an Activity Plan
      • Building a Resource Plan
      • Creating a Project Workspace
      • Managing Documents
  • Module 3: Planning Projects—Context and Framework
    • Lessons
      • Understanding the Project Management Plan
      • Differentiating the Office Project Server 2007 Client Software
  • Module 4: Planning Projects—Scope and Schedule Management
    • Lessons
      • Developing Components of the Scope Management and Schedule Management Plans
      • Working with Deliverables
    • Lab: Working with Tasks, Milestones, and Deliverables
      • Entering WBS, Tasks, and Milestones
      • Creating the Project Schedule
      • Creating Project Deliverables
      • Managing Dependencies on Deliverables
  • Module 5: Planning Projects—Staffing Management Plan
    • Lessons
      • Building a Project Team
      • Managing Resource Availability
    • Lab: Managing Enterprise Resources
      • Building the Project Team
  • Module 6: Planning Projects—Resource Assignments
    • Lessons
      • Understanding the Assignment Cycle
      • Resolving Resource Overallocation
    • Lab: Working with Assignments
      • Assigning Resources
      • Self-Assigning to a Team Task
      • Reassigning Assignments
      • Leveling Overallocation with Enterprise Resources
  • Module 7: Planning Projects—Cost, Risk, and Other Management Plans
    • Lessons
      • 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
      • Entering Costs for Resources
      • Customizing Risk Items
      • Customizing Issue Items
      • Uploading Project Documents to the Project Workspace
  • Module 8: Executing Projects—Processes, Resources, and Deliverables
    • Lessons
      • Understanding Executing Processes
      • Managing Resources and Deliverables
    • Lab: Modifying the Project Team and Managing Deliverables
      • Modifying the Project Team and Managing Deliverables
      • Managing Deliverables
  • Module 9: Executing Projects—Managing Timesheets and Personal Settings
    • Lessons
      • Working with Timesheets
      • Reporting Administrative Time
      • Configuring Personal Settings
    • Lab: Using Timesheets and Reporting Administrative Time
      • Using Timesheets
      • Reporting Non-Project Work
  • Module 10: Monitoring and Controlling Projects—Tracking Task and Project Progress
    • Lessons
      • 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
      • Tracking Task Progress by Using Office Project 2007
      • Tracking Task Progress by Using Office Project Web Access
  • Module 11: Monitoring and Controlling Projects—Measuring Performance and Reporting Progress
    • Lessons
      • Understanding Status Reports
      • Reviewing Performance Metrics and Progress Reports
    • Lab: Preparing Status Reports and Analyzing Progress Reports
      • Preparing a Status Report
      • Analyzing Project Progress in Project Center Views
      • Analyzing Project Progress in Project Report Center
  • Module 12: Closing Projects
    • Lessons
      • Understanding the Closing Process
      • Supporting The Closing Process
    • Lab: Creating and Saving an Enterprise Template
      • Creating and Saving an Enterprise Template