5928A: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Managing Projects

Please contact us for dates and availability of the 2003 version of this course.

Course Description:
Students use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 and Project Web Access 2007 to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control projects (aligning with Project Management Institute best practices) in an efficient and reliable manner within an EPM environment. Students learn to utilize all aspects of an EPM solution to increase communication and coordination between both project team members and executives. The course begins with creating a resource-loaded project plan, then flows through the process of optimizing the plan and updating it with progress, and concludes with analyzing the project using various reporting methods.

Courseware and Certification:
This course uses Microsoft Official Curriculum ("MOC") courseware and 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.

PM Resource Group is also an authorized Prometric Testing Center.  So students may take the 70-633 exam immediately following the class.  There is an additional $125 exam fee.

Recommended Prerequisites:

• Familiarity with the key project management concepts and terminology found in Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)
• Course 5927A: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 or equivalent knowledge and experience

Intended Audience:
This 3-day course is designed for:

• Individuals who are required to use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 and Project Web Access to create, update, manage and report progress of project plans
• Individuals who manage project-related risks, issues and documents
• Individuals who want to take exam 70-633 TS: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Managing Projects
• Project Managers, Program Managers, members of the PMO, and other stakeholders participating in the deployment or refinement of an EPM solution

Course Objectives:
In this course, students will learn how to:

• Initiate or plan for a project using Project Web Access ("PWA")
• Create a project plan in Project Professional using an enterprise project template
• Scope and schedule the plan - deliverables, tasks, and milestones
• Staff the plan and assign resources to tasks - work, cost, generic, budget and team resources
• Optimize and publish project plans to the enterprise
• Process timesheets, administrative time, and status updates from team members
• Update project plans with team member progress and changes
• Track project issues, risks and deliverables
• Measure performance and report progress using Project Professional and PWA
• Describe the closing process for a project and propose changes to enterprise project templates based on lessons learned from a project life cycle