SUMMARY:   Completing projects successfully requires good communication between all team members. A Microsoft Enterprise Project Management solution provides a framework for electronically creating and managing projects within an organization. This course is designed for individuals who will use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 as a tool to assist them in managing projects. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan that contains tasks, resources, baseline information and resource assignments. After using your project management skills to create a complete project plan, this course will build upon that knowledge, and give you the opportunity to work with a project plan once it has entered the project implementation phase. You’ll be able to enter actual project work, create reports and make changes to the project plan. In this course, you will use Microsoft Project Web Access 2003 to view and access project information located on the server, as well as to report progress on assigned project tasks. Participants will learn how to collaborate with the Microsoft Project Server through Microsoft Project Professional and through Project Web Access. This will enable project team members to collaborate with their project managers through time sheets and other components built into Project Web Access. AUDIENCE:   This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs to learn how to use Microsoft Project Professional, Server and Web Access to manage those project plans. PREREQUISITES:   Students enrolling in this class should have an understanding of project management concepts. DURATION:   2.5 Days APPROACH:   Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities. Connectivity to Microsoft Project Server 2003 will enable the class participants to learn how to collaborate, publish and retrieve projects using the MS-Project Server. Participants can also gain experience using Project Web Access (PWA) to assign and delegate tasks, keep track of time sheets and other PWA functions. OBJECTIVES:   You will create a project plan file containing tasks, organize these tasks in a work breakdown structure containing task relationships, create and assign resources, and finalize the project to implement the project plan. You will exchange project plan data with other applications, update project plans, create custom reports, and reuse project plan information. You will collaborate with your project team using Microsoft Project Server and Project Web Access. You will use Project Web Access to connect to the Project Server in order to view, report progress on, and communicate information regarding task assignments. You will also manage to-do lists, create status reports, and access issues, risks, and documents. Finally, you will use both the Project and Resource Centers to view project status. Create a project plan file and enter task information. Create a work breakdown structure by organizing tasks and setting task relationships. Assign project resources. Finalize the project plan file. Exchange project plan data with other applications. Update a project plan. Create custom reports. Re-use existing project plan information. Collaborate with the MS-Project Server. Use Project Web Access. COURSE CONTENT:   Lesson 1: Creating a Project Plan File Create a Project Plan File Create and Assign a Project Calendar Add Tasks to the Project Plan File Add a Project Summary Task Add a Recurring Task Enter Task Duration Estimates Lesson 2: Creating a Work Breakdown Structure Outline Tasks Link Dependent Tasks Identify Deliverables in the Project Plan File Constrain Tasks Set a Task Deadline Lesson 3: Creating and Assigning Resources Create Resources Create a Resource Calendar Assign Resources Assign Additional Resources to a Task Resolve Resource Conflicts Lesson 4: Finalizing the Project Plan View the Critical Path Shorten the Project Duration Set a Baseline Display Project Summary Information Lesson 5: Exchanging Project Plan Data with Other Applications Import a Task List from an Excel File into a New Project Plan Create a Custom Import Map Export Project Plan Cost Data into Excel Copy a Picture into a Word Document Save Project Plan Information as a Web Page Lesson 6: Updating a Project Plan Enter Task Progress Information View Task Progress Split a Task Reschedule a Task Filter Tasks in a Project Plan Save an Interim Project Plan Create a Custom Table Add Custom Columns to a Table Hyperlink Documents to Tasks Lesson 7: Creating Custom Reports Create a Custom Report Modify a Custom Report's Header and Footer Add a Picture to a Report Modify a Custom Report's Margins Print a Custom Report Lesson 8: Re-using Project Plan Information Create a Project Plan Template Create a Custom Combination View Make Custom Views Available to Other Project Plans Share Resources Create a Master Project Plan Lesson 9: Creating a New Enterprie Project on the Project Server Establish Access to the Project Server Create a New Enterprise Project Save a New Project to the Project Server Open an Existing Enterprise Project Lesson 10: Resourcing an Enterprise Project Build a Team from the Enterprise Resource Pool Substitute Enterprise Resources Automatically Assign Local Resources to Tasks Lesson 11: Overview - The Collaborate Menu Publish Request Progress Information Update Project Progress Project Center Resource Center Portfolio Analyzer Portfolio Modeler Risks Issues Documents Collaboration Options Tools…Enterprise Options Lesson 12: Establishing the Project Publish All Project Information to the Team Save a Version for Reference Change Managers for Assignments Request Periodic Status Reports Lesson 13: Managing Project Updates Update Task Progress in Project Web Access Mark Task Updates Submitted by Enterprise Resources Review Update History Adjust Updates from Resources Request Progress Information for Selected Tasks Lesson 14: Managing Project-related Information Compile a Team Status Report Manage Issues Mitigate Risks Upload a Document AutoFilter Project-related Files Lesson 15: Analyzing Enterprise Project Information Compare Versions of an Enterprise Project View Projects in the Project Center Use the Portfolio Analyzer Lesson 16: Using Project Web Access Introduction and Overview Microsoft Project Product Family Overview Microsoft Project Server Architecture Supporting Technologies System Requirements Setup Enhancements Functions of Setup.exe Microsoft Project Desktop Client Setup User Interface Microsoft Project Server Setup User Interface Automatic Recovery (Rollback) Registry Settings Upgrade Considerations Enterprise Tools Installation from a URL Licensing Architecture Server Overview Microsoft Project Server Overview Overview of Microsoft Project Server Accessing Microsoft Project Server Connecting to the Microsoft Project Server Logging on to the Microsoft Project Server Viewing Microsoft Project Server Pages in Microsoft Project The Microsoft Project Server Interface Overview Functionality Overview User Types and Microsoft Project Server User Types Roles and Functionality The Home Page Home Page Overview Home Page Content Overview Other Home Page Links To Display the Project Web Access Page in Outlook To Display a Digital Dashboard page in Outlook Changing Passwords Set E-mail Notifications Overview To Go Offline To Go Back Online The Tasks Page Tasks Overview Viewing and Updating Tasks Tasks & Fields in the Task Sheet Change Task Order Task Actions Menu Bar View Types in View my Tasks Updating Tasks Update Progress on Task Assignments Creating New Tasks Delegating Tasks Search for Task Information in a View Change Tasks Displayed Set View Options Print Task Information Work Offline Transfer Non Working Time Notify Work Day Changes Attach Notes to Task Assignments Reject an Existing Task Assignment Assign Yourself to an Existing Task Notify Your Manager of a Change in Availability Status Reports Status Reports Overview User Groups and Status Reports Request a Status Report Submit a Status Report Responding to a Requested Status Report Submit an un-requested Status Report Viewing Status Reports Status Reports Archive Sending Status Updates The Update Page Update Page Overview Viewing and Updating Task Changes Viewing Task Updates Update Action Menu Bar Customizing the Task Updates View Updating Task Changes into Project Plans Update Changes to Resource Calendars Set Rules to Automate Changes Task Change History The Documents Page Documents Overview Creating a Subweb Viewing and Uploading Project Documents Documents Page Document Library Uploading Project Documents Other Functions of the Library Page Public Documents Search Documents Managing Risks, Issues, and Documents Work with Risks Work with Issues Issues Overview Create an Issue View Issues by Individual Project Submit New Issues Filtering Issues Edit an Issue Work with Documents Filter Risks, Issues, and Documents Using To-do Lists Create a To-do List Modify a To-do List Item Set To-do List Options Viewing Project Status Within the Enterprise Work in the Project Center Work in the Resource Center AM/07