Course 55107-A: Managing Projects with Project Server 2013

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Course 55107-A: Managing Projects with Project Server 2013

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This two-day instructor-led course is intended for project team member or project managers who build an easy-to-maintain and reusable work schedule for team members and partners. Managing task status and evaluate the work schedule in terms of time, man-hours, tasks, budgets on demand. Also would like to improve effective project team communication and collaboration.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for both novice and experienced project team members or project managers who will be managing a team or will be involved in project management tasks.

Prerequisites

Course outline

Module 1: Understanding Projects and Project Management

Module Overview

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 Site

Lab Sessions

Understanding Project Web App

Lab Lessons

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 a Project Site.

Module 2: Create a new Project

Module Overview

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
Overview of Project calendars

Lab Sessions

Create a new project

Lab Lessons

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

Module Overview

This module explains how to manage project tasks in the project. Also explain the considerations for creating work breakdown schedule (WBS).

Lessons

Defining WBS
Entering task information into project
Create milestone and timeline
Using Dependencies

Lab Sessions

Managing Project Resources

Lab Lessons

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 dependencies between tasks.

Module 4: Managing Project Resources

Module Overview

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

Defining Resources
Assigning Resources to Task
Estimating Project Cost
Resources leveling

Lab Sessions

Managing Project Resources

Lab Lessons

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

Module Overview

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 Sessions

Using timesheet

Lab Lessons

Configuring timesheet
Completing timesheet

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the features of timesheet.
Configuring timesheet.
Completing timesheet.

Module 6: Managing Issues and Risks

Module Overview

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 Sessions

Managing Issues and Risks

Lab Lessons

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

Module Overview

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 Sessions

Project Reporting

Lab Lessons

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

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the reporting needs.
Using built-in reporting.
Create custom reporting.

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