Microsoft® Office Project 2007: Professional
Course Specifications
Course number: 084627
Software: Microsoft® Office Project Professional 2007
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
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. 
Course Objective: You will use Microsoft Project Professional 2007 to create, coordinate, and communicate project information in a consistent and efficient manner within the framework of an existing EPM environment.

Target Student: This course is designed for a person who needs to create and manage projects in an existing enterprise environment to optimize resources, analyze projects, and prioritize work to meet overall business objectives.

Prerequisites: Students enrolling in this class should have an understanding of project management concepts and knowledge of a Windows operating system and a Web browser. They should also have taken the following Element K courses (or possess equivalent knowledge): Microsoft Office Project 2007Level 1 and Microsoft Office Project 2007 Level 2 . 
The following Element K courses would be helpful, but are not required: Project Management Fundamentals (online instructor-led course), Harvard Manage Mentor Project Management (online self-paced course), Project Management Fundamentals Parts 1 and 2 (online self-paced courses). Knowledge of Microsoft Office Word 2007, Microsoft Office Excel 2007, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 would also be helpful. 

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
You will need two computers: one to act as the domain controller running Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition; and one to act as the Project Server running Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition, Project Server 2007. You will need one computer for each student, to act as a client machine running Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 and Microsoft Office 2007 applications. All computers must meet the following minimum system requirements: 
•	Pentium IV 800 MHz CPU or higher. 
•	512 MB of RAM (for domain controller and client machines) 
•	1 GB of RAM (for Project Server) 
•	10 GB of available disk space 
•	CD-ROM or DVD drive 
•	VGA or higher video adapter and monitor 
Platform Requirements
•	Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 (for domain controller and Project Server) 
•	Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition (for student computers) 
Software Requirements
•	Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition 
•	Microsoft® SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition 
•	Microsoft® SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 
•	Microsoft® SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services 
•	Microsoft® SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services Service Pack 4 
•	Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.0 
•	Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007 
•	Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition. 
•	Microsoft® Office Project Professional 2007 
•	Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional Edition 
•	Internet access (required for downloading service pack and .NET Framework) 
Performance-Based Objectives
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. 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Creating a New Enterprise Project on the Project Server 
Topic 1A: Establish Access to the Project Server 
Topic 1B: Open an Existing Enterprise Project 
Topic 1C: Create a New Enterprise Project Based on an Enterprise Template 
Topic 1D: Save a New Project to the Project Server
Lesson 2: Resourcing an Enterprise Project 
Topic 2A: Substitute Enterprise Resources Automatically 
Topic 2B: Build a Team from the Enterprise Resource Pool 
Topic 2C: Add Local Resources to Tasks
Lesson 3: Establishing the Project Baseline 
Topic 3A: Publish an Enterprise Project to the Team 
Topic 3B: Save a Baseline Version
Lesson 4: Managing Project Updates 
Topic 4A: Update a Project 
Topic 4B: Update Task Progress 
Topic 4C: View Update History 
Topic 4D: Request Progress Information for Selected Tasks 
Topic 4E: Mark Task Updates Submitted by Enterprise Resources 
Topic 4F: Adjust Updates from Resources
Lesson 5: Managing a Project 
Topic 5A: Manage Costs 
Topic 5B: Manage Issues 
Topic 5C: Mitigate Risks
Lesson 6: Managing Project-Related Information 
Topic 6A: Change Managers for Assignments 
Topic 6B: Request Periodic Status Reports 
Topic 6C: View Responses 
Topic 6D: Upload a Document 
Topic 6E: AutoFilter Project-Related Files
Lesson 7: Analyzing Enterprise Project Information 
Topic 7A: Compare Versions of an Enterprise Project 
Topic 7B: View Projects in the Project Center