Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you have some working knowledge of general project management concepts, a basic knowledge of Microsoft Project 2010 and Microsoft Excel 2007/2010.

Recommended: Microsoft Project 2010-Fundamentals (MP10-Fundamentals)

Agenda

Module 1:

Project Server 2010 Overview

• What is an EPM Solution?
• The role of the Project Manager
• Components of an EPM Solution

Module 2:

Working in the Project Center

• Viewing and Opening Projects
• Checking-in Projects
• Editing Custom Fields
• Changing Ownership and Republishing

Module 3:

Proposals and Demand Management

• Creating and managing proposals
• Approving Proposals and using workflow

Module 4:

Working with Project Professional

• Creating a new project from a template
• Saving an Enterprise Project
• Building a Team from the Enterprise
• Publishing projects to Project Server

Module 5:

Working in the Resource Center

• Analyzing availability and assignments Team Building
• Managing resources in the Resource Center

Module 6:

Managing Time & Tasks

• Using PWA to track task progress
• Using PWA to track and manage non project time using Timesheets

Module 7:

Updating Progress against Tasks

• Using PWA to track task progress
• Using PWA to update task progress in a project schedule

Module 8:

Issues, Risks and Documents

• Managing Issues
• Managing Risks
• Managing Documents

Module 9:

Collaborating in the Project Site

• Collaborating in the Project Site
• Using Project Site lists
• Managing the Project Site

Module 10:

Working with Status Reports

• Managing Status Reports
• Grouping status reports

Module 11:

Portfolio Management & Analysis

• Work with existing Portfolios
• Create and manage a new Portfolio

Business Intelligence & Reporting

• Create and Manage BI reports using Excel Services and the Excel Web Access web part