Planning, Deploying, and Managing an Enterprise Project Management Solution (100777)

Candidates for this course are IT professionals who operate in medium to very large computing environments that use the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. Typical environments in which they work have these characteristics:

• Supported users ranging from 200 to 5,000 or more

• Multiple physical locations

Typical products and technologies include Windows Server 2003, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft SQL Server, Project Server 2003, Microsoft Project Professional 2003, SQL Analysis Services, Office Web components and messaging and collaboration platforms, and network security products and technologies.

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The goal of this five-day, instructor-led course is to provide systems engineers with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively plan, deploy, and manage a Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 solution.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe an Enterprise Project Management solution.

• Plan a Project Server infrastructure.

• Install and configure Project system servers.

• Implement Project Server 2003.

• Plan the Project Server deployment.

• Plan client software distribution.

• Deploy client software.

• Plan Project Server 2003 operations.

• Configure and manage resource and project data.

• Configure and manage views and security.

• Administer Project Server 2003.

• Migrate project data.

• Plan the testing of a Project Server 2003 deployment.

• Troubleshoot Project Server 2003.

Module 1: Overview of an EPM Solution

During the deployment of a Project Server 2003 infrastructure, a systems engineer must know the terminology used in project management and in Project Server 2003. In this module, the students are introduced to these terms and how they are used. In addition, the students must analyze functional specifications as they are written by the business analyst and project manager. This module discusses the components of the functional specifications, and the relationships of other job roles in a Project Server 2003 solution.

Introduction to Project Server 2003

Practice: Identifying Project Terms

Deploying Project Server 2003

Practice: Identifying Processes and Components

Module 2: Planning the Project Server 2003 Infrastructure

This module covers the tasks, tools, and knowledge needed to plan the Project Server infrastructure. The module explains what the components are within the infrastructure and how to plan for optimum usage.

Introduction to the Logical Architecture of Project Server 2003

Practice: Identifying Project Server 2003 Components

Analyzing Current Infrastructure

Planning for High Availability and Scalability

Practice: Creating a High Availability and Scalability Plan

Planning the Physical Architecture for Project Server 2003

Practice: Creating a Physical Architecture Plan

Planning Security for System Servers

Practice: Creating a Security Plan for System Servers

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the logical architecture of Project Server 2003.

Describe how to analyze current infrastructure.

Describe how to plan the physical architecture of Project Server 2003.

Describe how to plan security for system servers.

Module 3: Installing and Configuring Project System Servers

This module covers the tasks, tools, and knowledge needed for installing and configuring Project system servers.

Creating Service Accounts

Practice: Creating and Configuring Project System Service Accounts

Installing and Configuring IIS 6.0 Servers

Practice: Configuring IIS 6.0 Server

Configuring SQL Server for Project Server 2003 Installation

Practice: Configuring SQL Server for Project Server 2003 Installation

Configuring Windows SharePoint Services

Practice: Installing and Configuring Windows SharePoint Services

Module 4: Implementing Project Server

This module covers the tasks, tools, and knowledge needed to complete the installation and configuration of Project Server 2003, and to confirm that the connectivity to the Project system servers is complete.

Installing Project Server 2003

Practice: Installing and Configuring Project Server 2003

Migrating Analysis Services Repository

Practice: Migrating the Analysis Services Repository

Module 5: Planning the Deployment of Project Server 2003 Clients

This module covers the tasks, tools, and knowledge needed to plan deployment of Project Server. Students will learn how to plan for client software distribution.

Selecting Client Software

Practice: Creating a Client Software Plan

Planning Client Software Deployment

Practice: Creating a Client Software Deployment Plan

Module 6: Deploying Project 2003 Clients

This module describes how to determine the configuration and connectivity of client software used to access Project Server. The module will cover the two available client-end options: Project Professional and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Deploying Project Professional 2003

Creating a Custom Installation of Project Professional 2003

Connecting Project Professional 2003 to Project Server 2003

Practice: Connecting Project Professional 2003 to Project Server 2003

Configuring Project Web Access Client Computers

Practice: Configuring Project Web Access Client Computers

Configuring Microsoft Outlook Integration for Project Server 2003 Clients

Practice: Configuring Outlook Integration for Project Server 2003 Clients

Module 7: Planning Project Server 2003 Operations

This module covers the tools, tasks, and knowledge required to plan a Project Server 2003 operation, including planning the security structure, using Active Directory to integrate Project Server 2003 resource pools and security groups, and importing or migrating existing project data.

Planning the Project Server 2003 Security Structure

Practice: Creating a Project Server 2003 Security Structure Plan

Planning to Integrate Project Server 2003 with Active Directory

Practice: Creating an Active Directory Integration Plan

Planning to Import Existing Data

Practice: Creating a Plan to Import Data

Planning Project Data Migration

Practice: Creating a Project Data Assessment Plan

Planning Disaster Recovery

Practice: Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan

Module 8: Configuring and Managing Resource and Project Data

This module describes how to determine the configuration and connectivity of client software used to access Project Server. Lessons presented in this module will cover the two client-end options that are available: Project Professional and Internet Explorer.

Configuring Enterprise Custom Fields

Practice: Configuring Enterprise Custom Fields

Configuring Enterprise Outline Codes

Practice: Configuring Enterprise Outline Codes

Creating Enterprise Calendars

Practice: Creating Enterprise Calendars

Importing Projects and Resource Data into the Enterprise

Practice: Importing Projects and Resources into the Enterprise

Creating Generic Resources

Practice: Creating Generic Resources

Associating Resources with the Enterprise Custom Fields and Outline Codes

Practice: Associating Resources with the Enterprise Custom Fields and Outline Codes

Editing Resource Calendars

Practice: Creating Resource Calendars

Module 9: Configuring and Managing Views and Security

Microsoft Project Server 2003 provides an administrator with a number of tools to manage and configure views and security. The lessons in this module describe the options available when configuring enterprise features, creating views, configuring security, and configuring account synchronization.

Configuring Enterprise Features

Practice: Configuring Enterprise Features

Creating and Configuring OLAP Cubes

Practice: Creating and Configuring OLAP Cubes

Creating Portfolio Analyzer Views

Practice: Creating Portfolio Analyzer Views

Creating Project, Resource, and Assignment Views

Practice: Creating Project, Project Center, and Resource Views

Configuring Project Server Security

Practice: Configuring Project Server Security

Configuring Account Synchronization

Practice: Configuring Account Synchronization

Module 10: Administering an EPM Solution

In this module, you will learn about the settings and how to manage them. You will also learn how to manage Windows SharePoint Services in a Project Server 2003 environment.

Managing Windows SharePoint Services

Practice: Managing Windows SharePoint Services

Configuring Project Server Features

Practice: Configuring Project Server Features

Configuring Tracking Settings

Practice: Configuring Tracking Settings

Practices and Lab

Lab: Administering an Enterprise Project Management Solution

Module 11: Migrating Project Data

This module describes the tasks and procedures that you use to migrate data to Microsoft Project Server 2003.

Migrating Project Data from Previous Versions of Project

Practice: Migrating Project Data from Previous Versions of Project

Migrating SharePoint Team Services Data

Module 12: Planning for Testing

Before deploying Project Server 2003 to the enterprise, you must test it. You will test at these levels: pilot, departmental and enterprise. In this module, you will learn how to plan measurements of system speed and delivery based on the roles of the users and how to plan testing the Enterprise Project Management systems.

Monitoring Role-Based Performance

Practice: Creating a Role-Based Response Metrics Worksheet

Creating a Test Plan for Project Server 2003

Practice: Creating a Test Plan for Project Server 2003

Practices and Lab

Lab: Planning Testing

Module 13: Troubleshooting Project Server 2003

This module describes how to troubleshoot Project Server 2003.

Project Server Data Flow Paths

Project Server 2003 Troubleshooting Tools

Troubleshooting Project Server

Lab: Troubleshooting Project Server 2003