Microsoft Project 2003 Professional

	Microsoft Project 2003 Standard enables you to create and manage your projects in a standalone desktop environment. But to analyse projects, optimise resources, and prioritise work in a way that meets an organisation's overall business objectives, you need to use a more encompassing project management solution. In this course, you will use Microsoft Project Professional 2003 to create, coordinate, and communicate project information in a consistent and efficient manner within the framework of an Enterprise Project Management (EPM) environment.
	Duration: 1.0 day(s) Price: £198.00 + 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 designed for a person who needs to create and manage projects in an existing enterprise environment to optimise resources, analyse projects, and prioritise work to meet overall business objectives.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should have an understanding of project management concepts and knowledge of a Windows operating system and a Web browser. Students are also recommended to take the following courses, or have equivalent knowledge:

• Microsoft Project 2003 Introduction
• Microsoft Project 2003 Intermediate

The following courses would be helpful, but are not required:

• Project Management Fundamentals
• Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft Excel 2003 or Microsoft PowerPoint 2003

Delivery Method

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

Certification

This course is one of a series of courses that addresses Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (Microsoft Business Certification) skill sets. The Microsoft Certified Application Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order to earn Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Create a new enterprise project on the Project Server.
• Resource an enterprise project.
• Establish a project within the EPM solution.
• Manage project updates.
• Manage project-related information.
• Analyse a project within the context of the enterprise.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a New Enterprise Project on the Project Server

Topic 1A: Establish Access to the Project Server
Topic 1B: Create a New Enterprise Project
Topic 1C: Save a New Project to the Project Server
Topic 1D: Open an Existing Enterprise Project

Lesson 2: Resourcing an Enterprise Project

Topic 2A: Build a Team from the Enterprise Resource Pool
Topic 2B: Substitute Enterprise Resources Automatically
Topic 2C: Assign Local Resources to Tasks

Lesson 3: Establishing the Project

Topic 3A: Publish All Project Information to the Team
Topic 3B: Save a Version for Reference
Topic 3C: Change Managers for Assignments
Topic 3D: Request Periodic Status Reports

Lesson 4: Managing Project Updates

Topic 4A: Update Task Progress in Project Web Access
Topic 4B: Mark Task Updates Submitted by Enterprise Resources
Topic 4C: Review Update History
Topic 4D: Adjust Updates from Resources
Topic 4E: Request Progress Information for Selected Tasks

Lesson 5: Managing Project-related Information

Topic 5A: Compile a Team Status Report
Topic 5B: Manage Issues
Topic 5C: Mitigate Risks
Topic 5D: Upload a Document
Topic 5E: AutoFilter Project-related Files

Lesson 6: Analysing Enterprise Project Information

Topic 6A: Compare Versions of an Enterprise Project
Topic 6B: View Projects in the Project Centre
Topic 6C: Use the Portfolio Analyser