Microsoft Project 2007: Professional Course

- this course is no longer scheduled to run. Please refer to schedule for current course titles.

Microsoft Office Project 2007 Standard enables you to create and manage your projects in a standalone desktop environment. But to analyze projects, optimize resources, and prioritize work in a way that meets an organization's overall business objectives, you need to use a more encompassing project management solution. In this course, you will use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 to create, coordinate, and communicate project information in a consistent and efficient manner within the framework of an Enterprise Project Management (EPM) environment.

Students enrolling in this class should have an understanding of project management concepts and knowledge of a Windows operating system and a Web browser.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• create a new enterprise project on the Project Server.
• add resources to an enterprise project.
• establish a project baseline within the EPM solution.
• manage project updates.
• manage a project.
• manage project-related information.
• analyze a project within the context of the enterprise.

Topics covered on the 1 day Microsoft Project 2007: Professional course

Creating a New Enterprise Project on the Project Server

• Establish Access to the Project Server
• Open an Existing Enterprise Project
• Create a New Enterprise Project Based on an Enterprise Template
• Save a New Project to the Project Server

Resourcing an Enterprise Project

• Substitute Enterprise Resources Automatically
• Build a Team from the Enterprise Resource Pool
• Add Local Resources to Tasks

Establishing the Project Baseline

• Publish an Enterprise Project to the Team
• Save a Baseline Version

Managing Project Updates

• Update a Project
• Update Task Progress
• View Update History
• Request Progress Information for Selected Tasks
• Mark Task Updates Submitted by Enterprise Resources
• Adjust Updates from Resources

Managing a Project

• Manage Costs
• Manage Issues
• Mitigate Risks

Managing Project-Related Information

• Change Managers for Assignments
• Request Periodic Status Reports
• View Responses
• Upload a Document
• AutoFilter Project-Related Files

Analyzing Enterprise Project Information

• Compare Versions of an Enterprise Project
• View Projects in the Project Center