MOC 5928 Microsoft Office Project Server 2007-Managing Projects

    

Summary:
This 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. This is the second course in the Microsoft Office Project 2007 Official Curriculum series and covers the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution.

Duration:
3 Days/Lecture & Lab

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 the Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Third Edition, and advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Office Project 2007.

Topics:

• Getting Started with Office Project Server 2007
• Initiating Projects
• Planning Projects Context and Framework
• Planning Projects Scope and Schedule Management
• Planning Projects Staffing Management Plan
• Planning Projects Resource Assignments
• Planning Projects Cost, Risk, and Other Management Plans
• Executing Projects Processes, Resources, and Deliverables
• Executing Projects Managing Timesheets and Personal Settings
• Monitoring and Controlling Projects Tracking Task and Project Progress
• Monitoring and Controlling Projects Measuring Performance and Reporting Progress
• Closing Projects

Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, students must have:-Experience using Microsoft Office Project to create project schedules-Fundamental knowledge of project management-Experience with the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system-Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2003-Familiarity with the key project management concepts and terminology found in the Project Management Institute's PMBOK Guide, Third EditionIn addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:-Course 5927: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Project

Last Update: May 23, 2012