Each student will follow the instructor and complete hands-on exercises on their own computer workstation that is pre-loaded with the Microsoft Office 2010 application suite and Microsoft Project Professional 2010, and is connected to a live Project Server 2010 training system that is shared with other students in the class. Each student will create and manage projects in the Project Server 2010 environment and follow the same steps that they would follow if they were creating and managing live projects in a production system.

This is a public, open enrollment training course, and there typically are students from various companies and industries in the same class. Because of this diversity, class discussions often include a wide variety of comments, questions, and student experiences to supplement the standard material covered in the course.

Introduction to Microsoft Project Server 2010 - Review Project Server's main features and terminology; review how Project Server facilitates the life of a project; review how Project Server uses its four databases; review the project data and metadata model; review how the web and desktop interfaces are used.

Using the Project Web App (PWA) Interface - Learn how to open Project Web App (PWA) web site, navigate through its interface, and use the main features of the interface.

Initiating Enterprise Projects with PWA - Learn how Enterprise Project Types are used in Project Server; learn how to initiate, save,  and close a Basic Project Plan in PWA; review Project Server's demand management features; learn how to initiate, save, and close a Sample Proposal in PWA.

Viewing and Analyzing Enterprise Projects with PWA - Learn how to navigate and manipulate project data views in the PWA Project Center; learn how to locate a project in the PWA Project Center and view its properties; learn how to view and manipulate the detailed data views for a project in the PWA Project Center such as task views, resource views, and assignment views.

Project Editing and Task Planning with PWA - Learn how to open a project for editing in the PWA Project Center; learn how to modify the properties of a project; learn how to add and remove tasks and milestones, set up a Work Breakdown Structure, and set dependencies within a project schedule; learn how to save, publish, close, and check in a project schedule.

Resource and Assignment Planning with PWA - Learn how to select resources from the Project Server Enterprise Resource Pool and add them to a project team in PWA; learn how to reserve resources for a project using a Resource Plan; learn how to assign resources to tasks in a project schedule.

Viewing and Analyzing Enterprise Resources in PWA - Learn how to navigate and manipulate resource data views in the PWA Resource Center; learn how to locate a resource in the PWA Resource Center and view its properties; learn how to select one or more resources and analyze their assignments, workloads, and availabilities.

Using the Microsoft Project Professional 2010 Interface - Learn how to navigate and manipulate the Microsoft Project Professional interface; learn how to view and manipulate task, resource, and assignment data in a project using Views, Tables, Filters, and Groups; learn how to configure the Quick Access Toolbar and the Ribbon interface.

Using Project Pro with Project Server - Learn how to create a Project Server connection profile within Project Pro; learn how to open and close enterprise project schedules from Project Server with Project Pro; learn how to work with the local cache in Project Pro; learn how to take an enterprise project schedule offline for remote working with Project Pro.

Initiating Enterprise Projects with Project Pro - Learn how to create a new enterprise project schedule by starting with a blank project; learn how to create a new enterprise project schedule by importing a project from a file; learn how to create a new enterprise project schedule by using an enterprise project schedule template; learn how to define the summary information for a project such as its start date, working calendar, project data fields and properties, and other options unique to the project.

Project Task Planning with Project Pro - Learn how to use manually-scheduled and auto-scheduled tasks in a project schedule; learn how to add and remove tasks and milestones, set up a Work Breakdown Structure, and set up task dependencies; learn how to apply scheduling constraints, deadlines, and calendars to tasks.

Resource and Assignment Planning with Project Pro - Review the types of enterprise resources in the Project Server Enterprise Resource Pool; learn how to select resources from the Enterprise Resource Pool and add them to a project team in Project Pro; review the variables that affect resource assignments in a project schedule; learn how to assign work resources to tasks in a project schedule; learn how to manage resource overallocations in a project schedule; learn how to use cost resources to plan for fixed project costs.

Preparing for Project Execution with Project Pro - Learn how to identify and analyze the critical path in a project schedule; review project baselining and learn how to save a baseline; learn how to publish a project schedule with Project Pro and control task assignment publishing for individual tasks in the schedule.

Tracking Time and Task Progress with PWA - Review task status tracking and time tracking in Project Server; learn how to view and manipulate task and activity views on the PWA Tasks and Timesheet pages; learn how to plan and track time against various project and non-project activities on the PWA Timesheet page; learn how to track task progress on the PWA Tasks page.

Collaborating on Project Risks, Issues, and Documents - Review project site usage and learn how to visit and navigate within the Project Site for an enterprise project; learn how to view, track, and update project risks in a Project Site; learn how to view, track, and update project issues in a Project Site; learn how to view, upload, share, and update project documents in a Project Site.

Reviewing and Approving Task Updates with PWA - Learn how to view and process submitted task status updates in the PWA Approval Center; learn how to view the task status updates history in the PWA Approval Center; learn how to configure automatic task status acceptance rules; learn how to prevent further task status updates for tasks in a project.

Variance Analysis and Schedule Revision with Project Pro - Learn how to reschedule uncompleted work in a project schedule; learn how to track actual fixed costs for a project with cost resources; review project variances and learn how to identify and analyze them with Project Pro; learn how to apply a change control process with task formatting and notes; learn how to re-baseline a project schedule.

Managing Programs and Cross-Project Dependencies - Learn how to create a master project schedule, save it to Project Server, and view it in the PWA Project Center; learn how to track cross-project dependencies by linking tasks in multiple project schedules; learn how to track cross-project dependencies with Project Server Deliverables and Depenencies.

Working with PWA Status Reports - Learn how to request that project team members complete and submit a periodic Project Server Status Report; learn how to respond to a Status Report request; learn how to view Status Report responses submitted by your project team members.

Project Reporting with Project Pro - Learn how to display and hide the Timeline view in Project Pro; learn how to add and remove tasks, milestones, and major phases in the Timeline view; learn how to use the Excel-based and Visio-based Visual Reports in Project Pro; learn how to customize a Visual Report and save a new Visual Report template for reuse.

Working With the Business Intelligence Center - Review the Excel reporting architecture in Project Server; learn how to visit and navigate in the Project Server Business Intelligence Center; learn how to view Excel reports and dashboards in the Business Intelligence Center; learn how to open and modify an Excel report with Microsoft Excel.

Managing and Configuring a Project Site - Learn how to modify the structure, behaviors, and appearance of the Risks and Issues lists in a Project Site; learn how to modify the structure, behaviors, and appearance of the Project Documents library in a Project Site; learn how to modify the information displayed on the home page of a Project Site.

Other Day-to-Day Administrative Functions - Learn how to change the ownership of an enterprise project; learn how to check in a project via the PWA Project Center; learn how to manage personal e-mail notifications sent by Project Server; learn how to temporarily delegate your role to a co-worker.