Business Skills Training Overview
Microsoft Office Project 2007 Standard enables you to create and manage your projects in a standalone desktop environment. But to analyze projects, optimize resources, and prioritize work in a way that meets an organization'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 (EPM) environment.
Courses Objecties:
You will use Microsoft Project Professional 2007 to create, coordinate, and communicate project information in a consistent and efficient manner within the framework of an existing EPM environment.
Prerequisites
Students enrolling in this class should have an understanding of project management concepts and knowledge of a Windows operating system and a Web browser. They should also have taken the following courses (or possess equivalent knowledge): Microsoft Office Project 2007Level 1 and Microsoft Office Project 2007 Level 2 .
The following courses would be helpful, but are not required: Project Management Fundamentals (online instructor-led course), Harvard Manage Mentor Project Management (online self-paced course), Project Management Fundamentals Parts 1 and 2 (online self-paced courses). Knowledge of Microsoft Office Word 2007, Microsoft Office Excel 2007, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 would also be helpful.
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities
Target Student;
This course is designed for a person who needs to create and manage projects in an existing enterprise environment to optimize resources, analyze projects, and prioritize work to meet overall business objectives
Hardware Requirements
You will need two computers: one to act as the domain controller running Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition; and one to act as the Project Server running Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition, Project Server 2007. You will need one computer for each student, to act as a client machine running Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 and Microsoft Office 2007 applications. All computers must meet the following minimum system requirements:
- Pentium IV 800 MHz CPU or higher.
- 512 MB of RAM (for domain controller and client machines)
- 1 GB of RAM (for Project Server)
- 10 GB of available disk space
- CD-ROM or DVD drive
- VGA or higher video adapter and monitor
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 (for domain controller and Project Server)
- Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition (for student computers)
Software Requirements
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
- Microsoft® SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft® SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft® SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services
- Microsoft® SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services Service Pack 4
- Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.0
- Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007
- Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition.
- Microsoft® Office Project Professional 2007
- Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional Edition
- Internet access (required for downloading service pack and .NET Framework)
Performance-Based 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.
- analyze a project within the context of the enterprise.
Course duration
1 Day
Business Skills Training outline
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: Analyzing Enterprise Project Information
- Topic 7A: Compare Versions of an Enterprise Project
- Topic 7B: View Projects in the Project Center
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