| Tutorial Overview |
| Are you |
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An organization performing projects? Or, |
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Responsible for managing a group of projects? Or, |
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Project manager within an organization that performs various projects? Or, |
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A technical resource that is engaged in various projects concurrently? |
| And, does this sound similar… |
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We are doing………to make……..better, as measured by……….., which is worth $…………. |
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I want to have a systematic management of Projects |
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I want all my project documents and its related communication organized at a central location which is easy to access |
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I want to communicate with my team effectively |
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I want to have a system where in all my team members and Sponsors have access to up-to-date information and communicate around it from within the system |
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I want to get timely notification of all project issues |
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Has a similar Project been done in the past…? |
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Can I have access to the knowledge base of similar projects done in the past, where in I can know the Risks, Issues encountered and the Lessons Learned against them…? |
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I want a system which lets me know the resource utilization across projects, so that I can plan accordingly |
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Can I know which region or department needs my attention and when |
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Project Management is not at all easy and has various intricacies involved. The complexities increases with the size of the project and the interfaces involved. Project Management skills are very important to manage a project effectively, and for which the need of an Information system is a must. |
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Microsoft Project is one of the most powerful and effective tool, widely used for project planning, monitoring & tracking. Microsoft also has an enterprise-wide tool which is Microsoft Office Project Server that addresses all the requirement of an organization w.r.t. portfolio management, program management, and project management. |
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| Objective |
| The program is a mix of instructor led and self paced learning. The program includes hands on practice using lab exercises and quizzes. |
| After the completion of this program, you will be able to: |
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Understand the architecture of the EPM solution |
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Understand the various enterprise features of MS Project like- resource management, calendars, etc. |
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Create a project plan using the enterprise features |
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Understand and use the project management & collaboration features like- task updation by the owner of the task, status reporting, document management, Issue management, and Risk management |
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Understand and use various available features, if integrated with MS Outlook |
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Program Outline |
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Introducing Enterprise-Wide Project Management
Introduction |
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Introduction to Project Management |
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Overview of Project Management Concepts |
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Microsoft EPM 2003 Architecture Overview |
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Enterprise-Wide Planning |
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Implementing Enterprise- Wide Standards |
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Project Setup and the Project Manager Role |
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Planning Projects with MS Project Professional 2003 |
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Creating a New Project Plan |
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Entering Tasks, Subtasks and Milestones |
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Setting Task Dependencies |
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Assigning Resources and Costs |
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Setting Project Baselines |
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Publishing Project Plans to Project Server |
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Managing Documents, Issues and Risks Using Windows Sharepoint Services |
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Windows SharePoint Services Architecture |
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Preparing Windows SharePoint sites for Projects |
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Managing Documents |
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Managing Issues |
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Managing Risks |
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Discussion Forums & Threads |
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Executing and Controlling Projects |
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Updating Tasks & Activities using Project Web Access |
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Status Reporting |
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Working Offline |
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Project Manager Activities in Project Professional/Web Access |
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Using Project Workspace from MS Outlook |
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Analyzing Results with Project Web Access |
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Project Center |
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Analyzing Projects in Portfolio Analyzer |
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Modeling Projects with Portfolio Modeler |
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Resource Center |
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| Who Should Attend |
| Any professional in the below mentioned role(s) can attend the program: |
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Portfolio Manager (Senior Manager in-charge of multiple projects) |
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Program Manager |
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Project Manager |
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PMO (Project Management Office) |
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Project Leader |
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Project Team Member |
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Resource Manager (Functional head managing a team of resources) |
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Project Server Administrator/ System Administrator |
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| What will you get |
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Following will be the take-away(s) from the program: |
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14 PDUs (Professional Development Units) |
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Handouts of the content covered |
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| Prerequisites |
| There is no pre-requisite for attending the program. However, exposure to a project environment and basic understanding of PM concepts would be beneficial. |
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