Managing Project Online

An introduction to Microsoft Project Online. It is targeted at organisations who have not previously had an Enterprise Project Management System. In the course you will review the features and options with Project Online. The course is a first step for those who will be the administrators and/or power users within the organisation. The two day duration assumes this is a follow on from one of the two consultancy services offered.

Description

Course Outline:

Planning to Deploy Project Online
Configuring Project Online
Configuring Project Clients
Defining Project Server Settings
Managing Project Server Security
Managing Time and Task Management Settings
Customizing Project Workspaces
Administrating Project Server Tasks
Configuring Project Online Portfolio Dashboard and Power BI Templates

Module 1: Planning to Deploy Project Online

What is Project Online?
What can Project Online do that Project can’t?
Identify Requirements
Plan Custom Fields, Views and Reports
Project Server vs SharePoint Server Security Models
Understanding Resource Engagements and Requests

Module 2: Configuring Project Online

Configuring Project Online

Provision Project Web Access Site
Set Security Model

Module 3: Configuring Project Clients

Microsoft Office Project Professional
- Create Project Server profiles

Module 4: Defining Project Server Settings

Create Enterprise Custom Fields
Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS)
Department Field
Configure Enterprise Global template
Create Enterprise Calendars
Configure Additional Server Settings
Configure Active Directory Enterprise Resource Pool Synchronization

Module 5: Managing Project Security

Overview of Project Server Security vs SharePoint Security Model
Setting up SharePoint Security
Setting up Project Server Security