Microsoft® Project Blue Belt® 2016

This course introduces Project Server 2016 features that expedite scheduling projects and simplify managing tasks within an enterprise environment. Learn different aspects of Project Server and their benefits to varying roles in the enterprise, and gain hands-on experience and insights on best practices from SMEs around the world.

PREREQUISITES:
Experience using Microsoft® Project to create project schedules
Fundamental knowledge of project management
Experience with Microsoft® Office Excel 2013
Familiarity with the key project management concepts and terminology found in PMI’s PMBOK® Guide
Highly recommended: Attending the Microsoft® Project Orange Belt 2016 course

Who should attend:

Busy practicing project managers, program managers, portfolio managers, executives, team members, functional managers or anyone who needs to get up to speed quickly with Project Server 2016 or Project Online.

What you will learn:

You’ll learn how to:

Describe the Enterprise Project Management (EPM) environment
Apply the basic project management principles of, initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing your project schedules
Discuss new features
Explain PWA views and project sites
Meet deadlines and budget restrictions
Keep the workloads of your resources within their available limits
Efficiently update your schedule
Use standard reports, custom views, and visual reports for your projects
Recognize the potential of the Business Intelligence features

Course Overview:

Getting Started with Microsoft® Project Server 2016

Describing the EPM context
Discovering Project Web App
Differentiating the users of PWA
Working with Project Professional and PWA
Initiating Projects

New projects with Project Professional, SharePoint lists, Enterprise Projects
Importing schedules and managing project owner and permissions
Customize the ribbon with enterprise commands
Planning Projects – Scope and Schedule Management

Scheduling in PWA
Using the Deliverables feature
Developing components of the Risk Management Plan and Issues Tracking
Linking planning documents
Planning Projects – Staffing Management Plan

Building a project team
Managing resource availability
Reviewing the assignment cycle
Managing resource engagements
Resolving resource overallocation
Executing, Monitoring and Controlling

Baselines
Working with timesheets
Reporting administrative time
Tracking methods (% work, actual work, single entry mode)
Task progress and updates in PWA
Task progress and updates in Project Professional
Monitor and Control Projects – Measuring Performance and Reporting Progress

Understanding status reports
Reviewing performance metrics and progress reports
Using the preloaded reports at the Business Intelligence Center
Considerations for defining custom reports
Closing Projects

Reviewing the closing processes and closing tasks to updates
Supporting the closing process
Course Summary and Next Steps

Certification Qualifications:

IIL Certification: Candidates for IIL’s Project Blue Belt 2016 certification must attend the program and achieve a passing score (70% or higher) on a 30-question, multiple-choice exam. Participants that conclude the program will be enrolled in order to complete this exam online.

Continue growing your capabilities in Project Server 2016 by attending:

Project Black Belt 2016
Project Portfolio Analysis Workshop