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Managing Projects with Project Server 2013 (55107A)

Overview

Duration: 2 days

This two-day instructor-led course is intended for project team member or project managers who build an easy-to-maintain and reusable work schedule for team members and partners. Managing task status and evaluate the work schedule in terms of time, man-hours, tasks, budgets on demand. Also would like to improve effective project team communication and collaboration.

Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Create a project plan with MS Project and publish to MS Project Server 2013/Project Server Online
Managing project task
Managing project tasks resources
Reporting status
Generating project reports

Content

Module 1: Understanding Projects and Project Management
This module explains the basic elements of project and what is the common tasks to perform when managing a project.
Lessons

What is a Project?
Determining Project Objectives
The Project Triangle
Optimize the Schedule
Introduction to Project Site

Lab : Understanding Project Site
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the basics of project management
Create a Project Site

Module 2: Create a new Project
This module explains how to create a new project with MS Project 2013 and publish it to Project site.
Lessons

Understand MS Project
Define the Project Scope
Create a Project
Overview of Project calendars

Lab : Create a new project
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the scope of a project
Create a new project
Editing project properties
Publish the project to project site

Module 3: Managing Project Task
This module explains how to manage project tasks in the project. Also explain the considerations for creating work breakdown schedule (WBS).
Lessons

Defining WBS
Entering task information into project
Create milestone and timeline
Using Dependencies

Lab : Managing Project Resources
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the key concept of WBS
Create task in project
Creating dependencies between tasks

Module 4: Managing Project Resources
This module explains how to manage project resources in MS Project. This module also describe the concept of centralized resources pool with Project Server.
Lessons

Defining Resources
Assigning Resources to Task
Estimating Project Cost
Resources leveling

Lab : Managing Project Resources
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the key concept of managing project resources
Assigning resources to project plan
Estimate project cost

Module 5: Using Timesheet
This module explains how to report project task status from project member prospective. This module also describe the configuration tasks for enabling timesheet.
Lessons

Understanding timesheet
Configuring timesheet
Completing timesheet

Lab : Using timesheet
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the features of timesheet
Configuring timesheet
Completing timesheet

Module 6: Managing Issues and Risks
This module explains how to manage issue and risk with Project Site. This also explain the basis of project issues and risks.
Lessons

Understanding Issue
Understanding Risk
Managing Issue and Risk in Project Site

Lab : Managing Issues and Risks
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the key concept of managing project issue and risk
Using Project Site to manage Issue and Risk

Module 7: Project Reporting
This module explains how to use project report and project site report to understand the project status.
Lessons

Using Project Report
Using Project Server Report
Building Custom report with Excel

Lab : Project Reporting
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the reporting needs
Using built-in reporting
Create custom reporting

Audience

This course is intended for both novice and experienced project team members or project managers who will be managing a team or will be involved in project management tasks.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

Experience with managing projects or project tasks
Basic Windows and Active Directory knowledge.

Certification

This course is not associated with any Certification.

Schedule

Course ID:

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