Planning, Deploying, And Managing An Enterprise Project Management Solution 2732 en Monterrey

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

• Practice: Identifying Project Terms

• Deploying Project Server 2003

• Practice: Identifying Processes and Components

Lab A: Overview of Project Server 2003 Deployment

• Case Study

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe Project Server 2003 at a high level.

• Describe how to deploy Project Server 2003.

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

• 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.

Lessons

• 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

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create user accounts used for Project Server 2003 installation.

• Install and configure IIS 6.0 servers.

• Configure SQL Server 2000 for Project Server 2003 installation.

• Install and configure 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.

Lessons

• Installing Project Server 2003

• Practice: Installing and Configuring Project Server 2003

• Migrating Analysis Services Repository

• Practice: Migrating the Analysis Services Repository

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Install Project Server 2003.

• Describe Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services data migration.

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

• Practice: Creating a Client Software Plan

• Planning Client Software Deployment

• Practice: Creating a Client Software Deployment Plan

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Select the client software.

• Plan the deployment of client software.

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

• 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

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure Project Professional client computers.

• Configure Project Web Access client computers.

• Configure 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