Microsoft^® Project Server 2010 for Enterprise Project Management: Hands-On

Who will benefit from this course?

Project and program managers who want to maximize the capabilities of Microsoft Project Server within their organizations. In addition, team leaders that manage multiple projects and team members across the enterprise benefit from this course.

What is this course about?

Microsoft Project Server 2010 enables you to better organize and execute projects ranging from the simple to complex across the entire project life cycle. In this course, you gain the skills to apply Microsoft Project Server to manage enterprise projects and portfolios. You learn how to centralize project plans throughout your enterprise, harmonize organizational processes, streamline communication, and control critical performance factors. You also learn to visualize and control the progress of multiple projects through portfolio management.

What background do I need?

Experience with Microsoft Project at the level of Course 3702: Microsoft^® Project 2010: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction, or Course 299: Microsoft^® Project 2007: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction, is beneficial, but not required. For example, it is helpful to know how to:

• Create a Microsoft project plan from a blank view or from a template
• Use a resource sheet to assign resources to project tasks
• Update project status by entering information on resource work, accomplishments and completion

Knowledge of project management principles at the level of those covered in Course 296: Project Management: Skills for Success, is also helpful, but not required.

How does this course differ from Course 3702?

This course features the Microsoft Project Server product and is designed for intermediate/advanced project users who need to track multiple projects and connect many team members to an end user interface to enhance communication and collaboration.

Course 3702: Microsoft^® Project 2010: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction, is an introductory course featuring the desktop product. The course is designed for project managers and team members new to Microsoft Project or working on a single project.

What is the difference between Microsoft Project Server 2007 and Microsoft Project Server 2010?

The core functionality of both versions to plan, track and control enterprise projects remains constant making this course beneficial for project professionals using both Project Server 2007 and 2010. Key new features and benefits of Project Server 2010 include:

• Unified Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)
• Project Server 2010 is built on top of SharePoint Server 2010, allowing for flexible work solutions
• Enhanced portfolio selection and business strategy prioritization
• Project Professional 2010 is leveraged for Web-based project editing
• A fluent user interface provides the tools needed to plan and manage projects efficiently
• Enhanced reporting and Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities

How much time is spent on each topic?

How much time is devoted to hands-on exercises?

Exercises account for nearly 40 percent of this course and offer significant experience in working with all details of running and maintaining Project Server as well as establishing enterprise standards. Exercises include:

• Creating, tracking and updating multiple project plans with Microsoft Project Server
• Managing project life cycles with workflow
• Migrating project plans from Project Professional 2010
• Implementing enterprise custom fields, outline codes, calendars and resources for use across all projects
• Publishing documentation and reports for stakeholders
• Populating the Enterprise Resource Pool and resourcing tasks

How does this course help me to manage projects that are in trouble?

This course gives you the skills to structure projects, collaborate with geographically dispersed team members, and create consistency across the enterprise.

Does this course offer PMI Professional Development Units (PDUs)?

This course is beneficial to anyone working toward PMI's PMP certification. For those who are currently certified, or maintaining a certification, completion of this course will count as 17 professional development units (60 units must be completed every three years to maintain certification.) For more details, please see the Learning Tree PMI Registered Education Provider Q&A. If you are an experienced project manager intending to take the PMP exam, you should take Course 276: Preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP)^® Exam. In this course you learn essential PMBOK^® Guide terminology, tools and techniques. You gain practical test-taking experience through PMI-style practice exams and create your own personal study plan for continued use after the course.

How does this course relate to other Learning Tree courses?

This course is one of many Learning Tree Management courses. You may also find these courses of interest:

• 3702: Microsoft® Project 2010: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 
• 299: Microsoft® Project 2007: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 

• 296: Project Management: Skills for Success 

• 340: Project Management for Software Development 

• 287: Complex Project Management 

• 286: Preparing for the PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® Exam 

• 919: SharePoint® for Project Management 

• 346: Project Leadership: Building High-Performance Teams 

• 294: Influence Skills: Getting Results without Direct Authority 

• 315: Developing User Requirements: The Key to Project Success 

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