55107 : Managing Projects with Project Server 2013

This course is intended for both novice and experienced project team member or project manager who will be managing a team or involved in project task management tasks

• 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

 

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 Web App

Lab 1: Understanding Project Web App

• Experience the Project Web App
• Experience the Project site

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the basics of project management
• Create Project Site
• Create Project Web App

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

Lab 1: Create a new project

• Create a new project with MS Project 2013
• Editing Project Properties
• Editing Project Calendar
• Publish to Project Site

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

• Project Task
• Managing Project Task

Lab 1: Managing Project Resources

• Creating tasks in MS Project
• Defining task properties
• Creating dependancies

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the key concept of WBS
• Create task in project
• Creating dependancies 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

• Create Enterprise resources
• Define Project resources
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Lab 1: Managing Project Resources

• Create project specific resources
• Create centralized resources
• Estimating project cost

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 1: Using timesheet

• Configuring timesheet
• Completing timesheet

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the features of timesheet
• Configuring timesheet
• Completing timesheet
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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 1: Managing Issues and Risks

• Managing Issue
• Managing Risk

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 1: Project Reporting

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

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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