Classroom On Demand

Project Online & Server 2013-2016 for Project Managers (PPM-PM)

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Microsoft Project Online & Server 2013-2016 for Project Managers (PPM-PM)

This On Demand course is designed to teach project managers how to effectively manage projects and resources in the Microsoft Project Online & Server 2013-2016 environment. Participants will learn how to initiate projects in the Project Web App (PWA) and Project Professional, collaborate with project sites, interact with the ribbon in the Project Server Project and Resource centers. Students will also learn how to manage task assignments and timesheet updates. Creating, saving, publishing and managing projects and resources will be covered. Reporting with Project Server data and working with reporting will also be covered. This course covers Project Server 2013 and 2016 versions and On Demand is highly recommended.

Introduction: Project 2013/2016/Online for Project Managers

Module 1: Project 2013/2016/Online Overview

1.1: What is Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management (PPM)
1.2: The role of the Project Manager
1.3: Components of a Project Server/Online implementation

Module 2: Working in the Project Center

2.1: Viewing and Opening Projects
2.2: Checking-in Projects
2.3: Saving and Publishing Projects
2.4: Managing Project properties including changing ownership

Module 3: Managing Views, Notifications & Personal Settings

3.1: Creating and managing Views
3.2: Working with notifications and personal settings

Module 4: Proposals & Demand Management

4.1: Understanding demand & lifecycle management with Project Online
4.2: Initiating and managing projects with EPT’s and PDP’s

Module 5: Working with Project Professional

5.1: Creating a new project from a template
5.2: Saving and Publishing an Enterprise Project
5.3: Building a team from the enterprise resource pool
5.4: Importing projects
5.5 Working with projects offline

Module 6: Managing Resources

6.1: Analyzing resource availability and assignments
6.2: Team Building with Project Online and Project Professional

Module 7: Managing Tasks & Approvals

7.1: Assigning tasks to resources
7.2: Managing updates, approvals and Rules

Module 8: Managing Timesheets & Approvals

8.1: Creating and submitting timesheets
8.2: Managing Timesheet approvals including recalling timesheets

Module 9: Issues, Risks & Documents

9.1: Managing Issues, Risks and Documents
9.2: Relating items to tasks

Module 10: Managing the Project Site

10.1: Working with Site Contents and Site Settings in the project site
10.2: Creating and Managing site Apps
10.3: Manage permissions and users

Module 11: Working with Status Reports

11.1: Create and manage Status Reports
11.2: Respond to status reports
11.3: Compile Status Reports

Module 12: Portfolio Management & Analysis

12.1: Understand Portfolio Management with Project Online
12.2: Create and manage a new Portfolio Analysis

Module 13: Business Intelligence & Reporting

13.1: Use existing BI reports
13.2: Create a new Dashboard Report using Excel Services