Overview
To get the most from any project management software, the user must understand the project management techniques upon which the software is based. This course presents the most popular project management software in the context of how a project manager will use it. Participants in this course learn the functions of the software and the project management concepts which make the
software effective.

This course begins with the basic concepts and leads participants through all the functions they’ll need to plan and manage a project, including how to level resources and capture both cost and schedule
progress.

The course then looks at implementing Microsoft Project Server in the SharePoint 2010 environment and discusses implementing the Scrum methodology within Project 2010.  Team Foundation Server integration rounds out the course topics.

Audience
Project managers who need to incorporate the discipline of project management with Microsoft® Project software tools.

Outline

1. Overview of Managing with Project
2. Setting Up a Project
3. Manually Schedule vs. Auto Schedule
4. Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
5. Identifying Task Relationships
6. Defining Resources within Project
7. Making Work Package Estimates
8. Creating an Initial Schedule
9. Create a Resource Leveled Schedule
10. Managing the Project
11. Formatting Output and Printing Reports
12. Managing Multiple Projects with Project Server 2010 and SharePoint 2010
13. Implementing Scrum concepts in Project 2010
14. Integration with Team Foundation Server