6540MPS: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects: Review Course and Exam 70-632

Course Description:
Students use Microsoft Office Project in this advanced workshop to review 70-632 exam topics with emphasis on advanced capabilities and features new to Project 2007. Students should have prior experience with Project 2003 or 2007 including the ability to build, maintain, and control well-formed projects.

Included in this course:

• An overview of the exam process including exam topic areas, logistics and statistics

• Sample exam questions and discussions

• Course Manual - A 150-page course manual structured to align with the exam topic areas and including product screenshots and step-by-step practices to reinforce new and advanced features

• Quick Help Guide - 70-632 Exam Review Tips Sheet

• Take the Exam - Students may take the 70-632 exam onsite immediately after the review.  This course fee includes an exam voucher ($125 value) that you can use to take the exam at PMRG's testing center at the end of class.  The exam voucher includes a free retake valid through 6/30/2010.

• Microsoft Certified Instructor - Classroom instruction by a Microsoft Certified Trainer with this MCTS certification.

• Training laptop - Students may bring a laptop (with Project 2003 or 2007 installed) or request a training laptop (prior to the class, based on availability)

• Breakfast and snacks

• Free Course Retake - If you do not pass the 70-632 exam at the end of class, you may retake this course assuming the first time you attended the entire course without interruption, you use your course materials from the first class, and we are still offering this course.

Certification:
At the end of this course, you can take the 70-632 TS: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects exam.  If you pass it, you will achieve the Microsoft certification Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Project Management with Microsoft Office Project 2007 and also be recognized as a Microsoft Certified Professional.  If you do not pass it, you have a free second shot which expires on June 30, 2010.  You do not need to sign up with Microsoft for the free retake.  Our exam vouchers already include the free retake.

Prerequisites:
5927A: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 or similar experience.  This is not a training class.  Instead, the course focuses on the Project capabilities you should know in order to pass the exam.  The course should allow you to confirm what you know and identify the areas you need to study.  The course manual is structured to be used as a study guide for self learning during and after class.

Intended Audience:
This 1-day course is designed for:

• Individuals who are required to use Microsoft Project to create, plan and maintain projects
• Individuals who plan to take the 70-632 Microsoft certification titled Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects
• Individuals who use Microsoft Project in their role as project manager, resource manager, project scheduler, program manager, portfolio manager, or a similar role

Course Objectives:
In this course, students will review Project capabilities within the following topic areas:

• Configure Tools and Options
• Setup a Project and a Template
• Estimate, Schedule and Budget Tasks
• Effectively use task types
• Resource Project Plans
• Analyze Resource Utilization
• Update and Report on Project Performance

Course Syllabus:

Module 1: Configuring Tools and Options

• Set up Schedule options
• Set up Calculation options
• Set up Interface options
• Set up View options
• Set up General options
• Set up Calendar options
• Set up Security options

Module 2: Setting Up a Project

• Create and modify a template
• Select a template
• Enter project information
• Manage calendars
• Import and export data

Module 3: Estimating, Scheduling, and Budgeting Tasks

• Create a WBS
• Create and modify tasks
• Estimate and budget tasks
• Sequence tasks
• Identify and analyze critical tasks and critical path
• Manage multiple projects

Module 4: Resourcing Project Plans

• Forecast time-phased generic skill or role requirements
• Create, modify, and use resource pools
• Add, change, substitute, or remove resource assignments
• Predict durations and work calculations
• Optimize resource utilization

Module 5: Updating and Reporting on Project Performance

• Save and modify baselines
• Enter task updates
• Reschedule incomplete work
• Track project progress
• Analyze variance
• Create, modify, and delete objects
• Create reports