Module 1: Understanding Projects and Project Management

This module explains the basic elements of project and what is the common tasks to perform when managing a project.

Lessons

• What is a Project?
• Determining Project Objectives
• The Project Triangle
• Optimize the Schedule
• Introduction to Project Site

Lab: Understanding Project Site

• Create a new Project Site
• Experience the Project Site

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the basics of project management
• Create a Project Site

Module 2: Create a new Project

This module explains how to create a new project with MS Project 2013 and publish it to Project site.

Lessons

• Understand MS Project
• Define the Project Scope
• Create a Project
• Overview of Project calendars

Lab: Create a new project

• Create a new project with MS Project 2013
• Editing Project Properties
• Editing Project Calendar
• Publish to Project Site

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the scope of a project
• Create a new project
• Editing project properties
• Publish the project to project site

Module 3: Managing Project Task

This module explains how to manage project tasks in the project. Also explain the considerations for creating work breakdown schedule (WBS).

Lessons

• Defining WBS
• Entering task information into project
• Create milestone and timeline
• Using Dependencies

Lab: Managing Project Resources

• Creating tasks in MS Project
• Defining task properties
• Creating dependencies

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the key concept of WBS
• Create task in project
• Creating dependencies between tasks

Module 4: Managing Project Resources

This module explains how to manage project resources in MS Project. This module also describe the concept of centralized resources pool with Project Server.

Lessons

• Defining Resources
• Assigning Resources to Task
• Estimating Project Cost
• Resources leveling

Lab: Managing Project Resources

• Create project specific resources
• Create centralized resources
• Estimating project cost

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the key concept of managing project resources
• Assigning resources to project plan
• Estimate project cost

Module 5: Using Timesheet

This module explains how to report project task status from project member prospective. This module also describe the configuration tasks for enabling timesheet.

Lessons

• Understanding timesheet
• Configuring timesheet
• Completing timesheet

Lab: Using timesheet

• Configuring timesheet
• Completing timesheet

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the features of timesheet
• Configuring timesheet
• Completing timesheet

Module 6: Managing Issues and Risks

This module explains how to manage issue and risk with Project Site. This also explain the basis of project issues and risks.

Lessons

• Understanding Issue
• Understanding Risk
• Managing Issue and Risk in Project Site

Lab: Managing Issues and Risks

• Managing Issue
• Managing Risk

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the key concept of managing project issue and risk
• Using Project Site to manage Issue and Risk

Module 7: Project Reporting

This module explains how to use project report and project site report to understand the project status.

Lessons

• Using Project Report
• Using Project Server Report
• Building Custom report with Excel

Lab: Project Reporting

• Using Project Report
• Using Project Server Report
• Building Custom Report

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the reporting needs
• Using built-in reporting
• Create custom reporting