Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
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.
This is the second course in the Microsoft Office Project 2007 Official Curriculum series and covers the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution.

Audience Profile

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.

Module 1: Getting Started with Office Project Server 2007

• Describing the Enterprise Project Management Context
• Discovering Office Project Server 2007
• Differentiating the Users of Office Project Server 2007
• Working with Office Project Professional 2007 and Office Project Server 2007

Module 2: Initiating Projects

• Understanding Initiating Processes
• Differentiating the Initiating Processes in Project Professional 2007 and Project Web Access
• Managing Initiating Processes by Using Project Web Access
• Managing Documents in Office Project Web Access

Module 3: Planning Projects—Context and Framework

• Understanding the Project Management Plan
• Differentiating the Office Project Server 2007 Client Software

Module 4: Planning Projects—Scope and Schedule Management

• Developing Components of the Scope Management and Schedule Management Plans
• Working with Deliverables

Module 5: Planning Projects—Staffing Management Plan

• Building a Project Team
• Managing Resource Availability

Module 6: Planning Projects—Resource Assignments

• Understanding the Assignment Cycle
• Resolving Resource Overallocation

Module 7: Planning Projects Cost, Risk, and Other Management Plans

• Developing Components of the Cost Management Plan
• Developing Components of the Risk Management Plan
• Linking Planning Documents and Using the Team Discussion Feature

Module 8: Executing Projects Processes, Resources, and Deliverables

• Understanding Executing Processes
• Managing Resources and Deliverables

Module 9: Executing Projects—Managing Timesheets and Personal Settings

• Working with Timesheets
• Reporting Administrative Time
• Configuring Personal Settings

Module 10: Monitoring and Controlling Projects—Tracking Task and Project Progress

• Understanding the Monitoring and Controlling Processes
• Working with Task Progress and Updates in Project Web Access
• Working with Task Progress by Using Office Project 2007
• Tracking and Viewing Task Information by Using Outlook 2007

Module 11: Monitoring and Controlling Projects—Measuring Performance and Reporting Progress

• Understanding Status Reports
• Reviewing Performance Metrics and Progress Reports

Module 12: Closing Projects

• Understanding the Closing Process
• Supporting The Closing Process

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'sPMBOK Guide, Third Edition

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

• Course 5927: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Project

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 Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution.

Audience Profile

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 (PMI), A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Third Edition, and 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.

Module 1: Managing Enterprise Projects, Programs, and Portfolios

• Managing Projects, Programs, and Portfolios in an Enterprise.
• Understanding Program Management Standards and Terminology.

Module 2: Working with the Enterprise Project Management Solution 2007

• Understanding the EPM t Solution 2007.
• Navigating the EPM Solution Interfaces.

Module 3: Program Management

• Understanding Program Management.
• Program Management in the Organization.
• Defining Policies and Procedures for Program Management.
• Program Life Cycle Process and Phases.

Module 4: Defining and Creating the Enterprise Environment

• Reviewing the Default Settings of Office Project Server 2007.
• Implementing Changes in an Enterprise Environment.

Module 5: Setting Up the Program

• Working with a Program.
• Customizing Permissions and Enterprise Fields.

Module 6: Planning the Program

• Developing a Detailed Plan of the Program.
• Establishing Project Interdependencies in a Program.
• Finalizing the Program Plan.

Module 7: Managing the Resources

• Updating the Enterprise Resource Pool and Replacing Resources.
• Refining the Program Plan by Identifying Critical Resources.

Module 8: Tracking Timesheets and Task Progress

• Managing Timesheets and Task Progress.
• Configuring Timesheets and Task Progress.

Module 9: Performing Earned Value Management

• Applying Earned Value Management.
• Using Earned Value Management in Office Project 2007.
• Creating and Modifying Views and Reports for EVM Analysis.

Module 10: Reporting and Analyzing the Program Data

• Customizing the Enterprise Fields and Views to Track a Program.
• Working with an OLAP Cube and a Data Analysis View.

Module 11: Managing Project Workspaces for Programs and the Queue

• Configuring a Workspace for a Project in a Program.
• Managing the Queue.

Module 12: Closing the Program and Refining the Environment

• Closing and Archiving a Program.
• Refining an Enterprise Environment.

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 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 PMI 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 5927: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects.
• Completed MOC Course 5928: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Managing Projects.