Microsoft Project Online/Server 2013 for Administrators

MS PROJECT ONLINE/SERVER 2013 FOR ADMINISTRATORS

Course Overview

Project Server is used for Enterprise Project and Portfolio management in an organization. It offers features that are designed to report on schedule status, resource capacity, and portfolio needs. This course teaches the core techniques that the Project Server administrator or PMO administrator will need to be skilled in to support an existing or new installation of Project Server. Attendees of this course will gain practical examples from the experienced instructor who has deployed and configured these features in organizations in a wide variety of businesses. (Course delivery may be tailored for a 1-2 day format.)

Participants will learn to:  Describe the components of the Project Server software solution and its benefits to an organization  Manage enterprise-wide security in an efficient manner and to support future changes  Create and update enterprise-wide templates used to jump start projects of various types  Configure all enterprise-wide objects used to gather or deliver information to users  Design security-controlled views to enhance the user experience  Perform recommended database maintenance to optimize Project Server

Course Materials

Course materials are comprised of a proprietary book written by Project MVPs and MCPs, combining over 50 years of industry experience. This course manual outlines best practices gained from our years of consulting experience. Course Instructors and Accreditation

We are Microsoft Certified Partners – Microsoft’s highest partner ranking – with Gold Competency in Project and Portfolio Management. This course will be taught by an experienced instructor, whose is an industry expert in the field of project management and Microsoft Project/Project Server.

As an R.E.P., Advisicon has been approved by PMI to issue Professional Development Units (PDUs) for its training courses. Advisicon is members of PMI’s R.E.P. Program; PMI does not specifically endorse, approve, or warrant R.E.P.’s products, courses, publications, or services.

Learn the Project Server Solution Perform Database Maintenance  Project Server Solution Benefits  Delete Custom Objects  The SharePoint Relationship  Check In Custom Objects  Project, Program, and Portfolio Support  Set Backup Policies  Database Reporting Options  Work with OLAP Cubes  Enterprise Resource Management Support  Manage the Queue

Manage Enterprise Templates Manage Project Server Security  Create Enterprise Project Types  Work with Users, Groups and Categories  Create and Edit Project Detail Pages  Control PWA permissions by Role or Feature  Understand Project Workflow Through  Use Delegates for Resource Backups and Phases and Stages Troubleshooting  Change Elements of the Project Workflow

Configure Custom Objects  Set Enterprise Server Settings  Configure Timesheet and Task Settings  Edit Administrative Timesheet Categories  Manage Enterprise Calendars  Create Enterprise Fields and Lookup Tables  Create New Enterprise Resources  Edit the Global Project Template  Set Project Site Options

Configure the User Experience  Develop PWA Page Views  Control Filters and Groups  Set PWA Gantt Formatting  Modify Quick Launch Links