MICROSOFT PROJECT MODULE 10 PROJECT SERVER CLASS DETAILS

MICROSOFT PROJECT MODULE 10 – PROJECT SERVER

CLASS DETAILS • JEREMY CALLINAN • FRIDAY, 6/3/15 • FRIDAY, 6/5/15 • FRIDAY, 6/10/15 • ALL SESSIONS: 12: 30 PM UNTIL 4: 30 PM

OVERVIEW OF CLASSES • MODULE 1 – INTRO • MODULE 2 – EXAMPLE PROJECT : BUILD A HOUSE – MAKING TASKS • MODULE 3 – SETTING UP YOUR PROJECT FILES – WORKING TIME & OTHER OPTIONS • MODULE 4 - TASKS & PREDECESSORS • MODULE 5 – SETTING UP RESOURCES • MODULE 6 – RESOURCE LEVELING • MODULE 7 – CRITICAL PATH • MODULE 8 – REPORTING • MODULE 9 – OTHER EXAMPLE PROJECTS • MODULE 10 – PROJECT SERVER • MODULE 11 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES • MODULE 12 – OTHER EXAMPLE PROJECTS • NOTE: MODULE 9 ALSO HAS A GLOSSARY

PROJECT SERVER • MICROSOFT EXTENDS THE CAPABILITIES OFMICROSOFT PROJECT WITH PROJECT SERVER AND PROJECT WEB APP (PWA, FORMERLY PROJECT WEB ACCESS). MICROSOFT PROJECT SERVER STORES PROJECT INFORMATION IN A CENTRAL SQL SERVER DATABASE, PROTECTED FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS AND CORRUPTION. A PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR CAN CONTROL SECURITY DEFINING USERS AND ACCESS RIGHTS. • THE PROJECT CENTER SUPPORTS REPORTS ACROSS AN ORGANIZATION AT THE PROJECT LEVEL. MANAGERS CAN DRILL DOWN INTO PROJECT DETAILS. TASKS, PROJECTS AND RESOURCES CAN HAVE ENTERPRISE CUSTOM FIELDS DEFINED (SIMILAR TOCUSTOM FIELDS IN THE MICROSOFT PROJECT DESKTOP APPLICATION). • THE PROJECT MANAGER NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE PROJECT PLANS AND TO DISTRIBUTE TASK ASSIGNMENTS TO TEAM MEMBERS. THE ASSIGNMENT OF TASKS CAN BE DISTRIBUTED TO TEAM MEMBER HOME PAGES IN PWA. THEY NEED TO COMMUNICATE STATUS AND CHANGES TO KEEP THE PROJECT MANAGER UP TO DATE. PROJECT SERVER SUPPORTS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION OVER THE WEB VIA PWA. TEAM MEMBERS CAN UPDATE THEIR TASKS' STATUS VIAPWA AND THE MY TASKS LIST OR VIA A TIME SHEET.

• RESOURCE WORKLOADS CAN BE ANALYZED BY PROJECT AND BY RESOURCE WITH THERESOURCE CENTER, ALLOWING ORGANIZATIONS TO FORECAST FUTURE RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS AND MAKE MORE EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES. • THE VIEW DEFINITION IS EASIER TO UNDERSTAND MORE ROBUST WITHPWA THAN WITHMICROSOFT PROJECT. VIEWS CAN BE PROTECTED TO ASSIST STANDARDIZATION. PROJECT SERVER STORES CUSTOM CALENDARS, VIEWS, TABLES, FILTERS, AND FIELDS, IN AN ENTERPRISE GLOBAL AREA WHERE USERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE LATEST VERSION EVERY TIME THEY RESTARTMICROSOFT PROJECT. • FOR EACH PUBLISHED PROJECT INMICROSOFT PROJECT A PROJECT WORKSPACE CAN BE CREATED. A PROJECT WORKSPACE IS A MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT TEAMSITE WHERE THE PROJECT TEAM CAN SHARE DOCUMENTS, ISSUES AND RISKS.

BASIC TERMINOLOGY Project Client Project Web App Project Services Application Project Database Project Site

MINIMUM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Microsoft SQL Windows Server 2008 R 2 SP 1 Share. Point Server 2013 Enterprise Exchange Server 2013 (Optional) IE 8 or latest version of Project Firefox, Chrome Professional or Safari Windows 7 or 8 Tech. Net Lync 2010 (Optional)

3 BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS

WORKFLOW Project Web App

EVENT SERVICE

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