Microsoft Project 2007 Professional

	Microsoft Office Project 2007 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 Office Project Professional 2007 to create, coordinate, and communicate project information in a consistent and efficient manner within the framework of an Enterprise Project Management.
	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 2007 Introduction
• Microsoft Project 2007 Intermediate

The following course would be helpful, but is not required:

• Project Management Fundamentals
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Excel 2007 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 would also be helpful.

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.
• Add resources to an enterprise project.
• Establish a project baseline within the EPM solution.
• Manage project updates.
• Manage a project.
• 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: Open an Existing Enterprise Project
Topic 1C: Create a New Enterprise Project Based on an Enterprise Template
Topic 1D: Save a New Project to the Project Server

Lesson 2: Resourcing an Enterprise Project

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

Lesson 3: Establishing the Project Baseline

Topic 3A: Publish an Enterprise Project to the Team
Topic 3B: Save a Baseline Version

Lesson 4: Managing Project Updates

Topic 4A: Update a Project
Topic 4B: Update Task Progress
Topic 4C: View Update History
Topic 4D: Request Progress Information for Selected Tasks
Topic 4E: Mark Task Updates Submitted by Enterprise Resources
Topic 4F: Adjust Updates from Resources

Lesson 5: Managing a Project

Topic 5A: Manage Costs
Topic 5B: Manage Issues
Topic 5C: Mitigate Risks

Lesson 6: Managing Project-Related Information

Topic 6A: Change Managers for Assignments
Topic 6B: Request Periodic Status Reports
Topic 6C: View Responses
Topic 6D: Upload a Document
Topic 6E: AutoFilter Project-Related Files

Lesson 7: Analysing Enterprise Project Information

Topic 7A: Compare Versions of an Enterprise Project
Topic 7B: View Projects in the Project Centre