Successful Project Management with Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close enterprise projects by using the Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 enterprise tool.

Target Audience

This course is intended for experienced project managers and schedulers. These individuals are capable of managing projects in the Microsoft Office Project 2007 EPM environment, including project and non-project efforts, risks, issues, documents, task progress, and timesheets. These individuals should be familiar with key project management concepts and terminology found in Project Management Institute (PMI), A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) – Third Edition, and advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Office Project 2007.

Duration

3 days.

Training Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Get started with Office Project Server 2007.
• Initiate projects.
• Understand the project planning processes.
• Plan projects through scope and schedule management.
• Plan projects through staffing management plans.
• Plan resource assignments for projects.
• Plan projects through cost, risk, and other planning documents.
• Execute projects through processes, resources, and deliverables.
• Execute projects by managing timesheets and personal settings.
• Monitor and control projects by tracking task and project progress.
• Monitor and control projects through measuring project performance and reporting progress.
• Close projects.

Prerequisites

• Experience using Microsoft Office Project to create project schedules.
• Fundamental knowledge of project management.
• Experience with the Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2003.
• Recommended attendance of MOC course 5927, Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects
• Familiarity with the key project management concepts and terminology found in the PMI PMBOK Guide –Third Edition.

Professional Certification

This course is aligned with the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) : Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007.

The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications enable professionals to target specific technologies and distinguish themselves by demonstrating in-depth knowledge and expertise in their specialized technologies. More than a product certification, the new Office Project 2007 certification family is designed specifically to help project managers apply the leading project management best practices and methodologies as established by the Project Management Institute (PMI), resulting in better project outcomes, greater efficiency, and optimal resource management.

The MCTS: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 certification for managing projects provides industry recognition to project managers and other professionals who use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 and Office Project Server 2007 to manage and support projects in an enterprise environment. Candidates for this credential may use Office Project 2007 or Office Project Server 2007 to manage project and non-project efforts, risks, issues, documents, task progress, and timesheets. Candidates should be familiar with the key project management concepts and terminology found in the Project Management Institute's "A Guide to the Project Management Book of Knowledge" (PMBOK Guide).

• Initiating Projects (12 percent)
• Planning Projects (23 percent)
• Executing Projects (23 percent)
• Monitoring and Controlling Projects (27 percent)
• Managing Project Professional and PWA Environments (15 percent)