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.

Lessons

·         Introduction to Project Server 2003

·         Deploying Project Server 2003

Lab A: Overview of Project Server 2003 Deployment

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.

Lessons

·         Introduction to the Logical Architecture of Project Server 2003

·         Analyzing Current Infrastructure

·         Planning for High Availability and Scalability

·         Planning the Physical Architecture for Project Server 2003

·         Planning 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.

Lessons

·         Creating Service Accounts

·         Installing and Configuring IIS 6.0 Servers

·         Configuring SQL Server for Project Server 2003 Installation

·         Configuring Windows SharePoint Services

·         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.

Lessons

·         Installing Project Server 2003

·         Migrating 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.

Lessons

·         Selecting Client Software

·         Planning Client Software Deployment

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.

Lessons

·         Deploying Project Professional 2003

·         Creating a Custom Installation of Project Professional 2003

·         Connecting Project Professional 2003 to Project Server 2003

·         Configuring Project Web Access Client Computers

·         Configuring Microsoft 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.

Lessons

·         Planning the Project Server 2003 Security Structure

·         Planning to Integrate Project Server 2003 with Active Directory

·         Planning to Import Existing Data

·         Planning Project Data Migration

·         Planning Disaster Recovery

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.

Lessons

·         Configuring Enterprise Custom Fields

·         Configuring Enterprise Outline Codes

·         Creating Enterprise Calendars

·         Importing Projects and Resource Data into the Enterprise

·         Creating Generic Resources

·         Associating Resources with the Enterprise Custom Fields and

     Outline Codes

·         Editing 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.

Lessons

·         Configuring Enterprise Features

·         Creating and Configuring OLAP Cubes

·         Creating Portfolio Analyzer Views

·         Creating Project, Resource, and Assignment Views

·         Resource Views

·         Configuring Project Server Security

·         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.

Lessons

·         Managing Windows SharePoint Services

·         Configuring Project Server Features

·         Configuring Tracking Settings

Module 11: Migrating Project Data

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

Lessons

·         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.

Lessons

·         Monitoring Role-Based Performance

·         Creating a Test Plan for Project Server 2003

Module 13: Troubleshooting Project Server 2003

This module describes how to troubleshoot Project Server 2003.

Lessons

·         Project Server Data Flow Paths

·         Project Server 2003 Troubleshooting Tools

·         Troubleshooting Project Server

Lab: Troubleshooting Project Server 2003