5928, Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 - Managing Projects

	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.
	Duration: 3.0 day(s) Price: £800.00 + VAT	Download Course Content   Download Course Files

Locations

Infero Ltd is based in the Lace Market in Nottingham. Training courses take place at the following locations including Nottingham, Derby, Loughborough, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Burton-on-Trent, Lincoln, Leicester, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham, Solihul, Coventry, Nuneaton, Peterborough, Grantham.

Target Students

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 the Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Third Edition, and advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Office Project 2007.

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 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 Project
• Management Institute's PMBOK Guide, Third Edition

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

• 5927, Microsoft Project 2007 - Managing Projects

Delivery Method

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Certification

This 3 day course prepares students for the Microsoft exam 70-633 TS: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Managing Projects which counts as credit toward the Microsoft certification Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007. This is the second course in the Microsoft Office Project 2007 Official Curriculum series.

Course 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.

Course Content

Module 1: Getting Started with Office Project Server 2007

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

Module 2: Initiating Projects

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

Module 3: Planning Projects Context and Framework

Understanding the Project Management Plan
Differentiating the Office Project Server 2007 Client Software

Module 4: Planning Projects Scope and Schedule Management

Developing Components of the Scope Management and Schedule Management Plans
Working with Deliverables

Module 5: Planning Projects Staffing Management Plan

Building a Project Team
Managing Resource Availability

Module 6: Planning Projects—Resource Assignments

Understanding the Assignment Cycle
Resolving Resource Overallocation

Module 7: Planning Projects Cost, Risk, and Other Management Plans

Developing Components of the Cost Management Plan
Developing Components of the Risk Management Plan
Linking Planning Documents and Using the Team Discussion Feature

Module 8: Executing Projects Processes, Resources, and Deliverables

Understanding Executing Processes
Managing Resources and Deliverables

Module 9: Executing Projects Managing Timesheets and Personal Settings

Working with Timesheets
Reporting Administrative Time
Configuring Personal Settings

Module 10: Monitoring and Controlling Projects - Tracking Task and Project Progress

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

Module 11: Monitoring and Controlling Projects - Measuring Performance and Reporting Progress

Understanding Status Reports
Reviewing Performance Metrics and Progress Reports

Module 12: Closing Projects

Understanding the Closing Process
Supporting The Closing Process