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Training Course Summary:

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to use the Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 enterprise tool to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close enterprise programs and to customize the enterprise environment.

This is the third course in the Microsoft Office Project 2007 Official Curriculum series and addresses the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution

At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Define project, program, and portfolio management and explain their interrelationships in an enterprise environment.

• Describe the architecture and components of the Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Solution and navigate the key interfaces of Office Project 2007, Project Server 2007, and Project Web Access.

• Define a standardized methodology for program governance.

• Propose and apply updates to an enterprise environment.

• Define a program by establishing its characteristics and parameters and delineate program benefits.

• Deliver the detailed plan of a program and optimize the program for time, cost, and resources in order to establish a program baseline.

• Define program resources, and after identifying the critical resources, review and update the program plan and baseline.

• Track the work of the program resources in timesheets and the task progress of the program in Project Web Access and Project 2007.

• Define Earned Value Management (EVM) and perform EVM, including metrics, variances, and performance indexes, in order to create forecasts and make effective adjustments to the program.

• Use Project Center and the Data Analysis (OLAP Cube) feature to view and report the status of a program and to make forecasts.

• Configure project workspaces to meet the needs of a program.

• Describe the closing process for a program and propose changes to the enterprise environment based on the lessons learned through a program life cycle.

Pre-Requisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Fundamental knowledge of project management.

• Experience using Microsoft Office Project to create project schedules.

• Experience using Microsoft Office Project Web Access.

• Experience with Microsoft Office Project Server, preferably Office Project Server 2007.

• Experience with the Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system.

• Experience with Microsoft Office Excel 2003 or 2007.


In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have:

• Familiarity with the key project management concepts and terminology found in the PMBOK Guide – Third Edition.

• Familiarity with the key program management concepts and terminology found in PMI’s The Standard for Program Management.

• Completed MOC Course 5927A: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects.

• Completed MOC Course 5928A: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Managing Projects.

Who Should Attend:

This course is intended for project managers, program managers, members of the project management office, or participants in the deployment of an EPM solution, who are responsible for managing, analyzing, and reporting on projects and programs in the Microsoft Office EPM environment. Further, these individuals are able to refine the Office EPM environment to create solutions to business problems. A solid understanding of key project management concepts and terminology as found in the Project Management Institute’s (PMI), A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Third Edition, and in PMI’s The Standard for Program Management is recommended. Additionally, substantial hands-on experience is recommended in Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Project Server 2007, and Project Web Access prior to attending the course.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Module 1: Managing Enterprise Projects, Programs, and Portfolios

This module defines and explains project, program, and portfolio management, their interrelationships, and how they work and are managed in an enterprise. Participants will be able to describe general program management standards and define general program management terminology.

Lessons

• Managing Projects, Programs, and Portfolios in an Enterprise.

• Understanding Program Management Standards and Terminology.


No Lab

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Define project, program, and portfolio management.

• Explain the interrelationships of project, program, and portfolio management and how these interrelationships work in an enterprise environment.


Module 2: Working with the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Solution

This module describes the architecture and components of the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Solution and explains how to navigate the key interfaces of Office Project 2007, Project Server 2007, and Project Web Access.

Lessons

• Understanding the Enterprise Management Solution 2007.

• Navigating the Enterprise Project Management Solution Interfaces as Various Users.


Lab: Working with the Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Solution

• Reviewing the Project Center as a Program Manager.

• Reviewing Project Details as a Program Manager.

• Reviewing the Resource Center as a Program Manager.

• Reviewing Project Workspaces as a Program Manager.


After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Solution 2007.

• Navigate the EPM Solution interfaces as various users.


Module 3: Establishing Program Governance

This module explains how to define a standardized methodology for program governance.

Lessons

• Understanding Program Governance.

• Understanding Program Governance Infrastructure.

• Defining the Policies and Procedures of Program Selection and Governance Process Control.

• Establishing Project and Program Life Cycle and Phase Governance.


No Lab

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe program governance and its framework.

• Describe the roles and responsibilities of those involved in program selection and implementation and the infrastructure needed to manage the program governance process.

• Define the policies and procedures of program selection and governance process control.

• Describe the program life cycle process and the guidelines to be used in establishing a program governance process.


Module 4: Defining and Creating the Enterprise Environment

This module explains how to propose and apply configuration changes to an enterprise environment as they pertain to program management activities.

Lessons

• Reviewing the Default Settings of Office Project Server 2007.

• Implementing Changes in an Enterprise Environment.


No Lab

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the default settings for an enterprise environment in Project Server 2007.

• Implement a proposed change in an enterprise environment.


Module 5: Setting Up the Program

This module explains how to establish the characteristics and parameters of a program and define the program benefits in the context of Office Project Server 2007.

Lessons

• Creating, Saving, and Publishing a Program.

• Proposing and Implementing Changes to the Permissions and Enterprise Fields in an Enterprise Environment.


Lab 1: Proposing Changes to the Enterprise Environment

• Proposing Changes to the Enterprise Environment.

• Implementing Changes to Permissions and Customizing Enterprise Project Fields in the Enterprise Environment.


Lab 2: Updating the Definition of a Program in Office Project Server

• Updating the Definition of a Program in Office Project Server.


After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create, save, and pub