SQLSoft Course MS-2732 Planning, Deploying, and Managing an Enterprise Project Management Solution
Table of Contents
Introduction
Audience
At Course Completion
Prerequisites
Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
Student Materials
Course Outline
Introduction
The goal of this five-day, instructor-led course is to provide systems engineers
with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively plan, deploy, and manage
a Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 solution.
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Audience
Candidates for this course are IT professionals who operate in medium to very
large computing environments that use the Microsoft Windows Server� 2003 operating
system. Typical environments in which they work have these characteristics:
- Supported users ranging from 200 to 5,000 or more
- Multiple physical locations
Typical products and technologies include Windows Server 2003, Internet Information
Services (IIS), Microsoft Windows� SharePoint� Services, Microsoft SQL Server�,
Project Server 2003, Microsoft Project Professional 2003, SQL Analysis Services,
Office Web components and messaging and collaboration platforms, and network
security products and technologies.
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At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Plan a Project Server infrastructure.
- Plan the deployment of Project Server.
- Install and configure Project system servers.
- Install Project Server 2003.
- Plan client software distribution.
- Deploy client software.
- Plan Project Server 2003 operations.
- Configure and manage resource and project data.
- Configure and manage views and security.
- Administer Project Server 2003.
- Migrate project data.
- Plan the testing of a Project Server 2003 deployment.
- Troubleshoot Project Server 2003.
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Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Completed Course 2279: Planning, Implementing, and
Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure.
- A working knowledge of basic project management concepts.
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Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified
Professional exam:
- Exam
70-281: Planning, Deploying, and Managing an Enterprise Management Solution
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Student Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials
for this class.
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Course Outline
Module 1: Overview to Project Server 2003 Deployment
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
- Deploying Project Server 2003
Practices and Lab
- Practice: Identifying Project Server 2003 Components
- Practice: Deploying Project Server 2003
- Practice: Project Server 2003 Deployment Process
- Lab: Overview of Project Server 2003 Deployment
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe an overview of the Project Server 2003 architecture.
- Describe an overview of Project Server 2003 deployment.
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
- Analyzing Current Infrastructure
- Planning for High Availability and Scalability
- Planning the Physical Architecture for Project Server 2003
- Planning Security for System Servers
Practices and Lab
- Practice: Introduction to the Logical Architecture of Project Server 2003
- Practice: Analyzing Current Infrastructure
- Practice: Planning for High Availability and Scalability
- Practice: Planning the Physical Architecture for Project Server 2003
- Practice: Planning Security for System Servers
- Lab: Planning the Project Server 2003 Infrastructure
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the logical architecture of Project Server 2003.
- Analyze the current infrastructure.
- Plan for high availability and scalability.
- Plan the physical architecture for Project Server 2003.
- Plan security for system servers for Project Server 2003.
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
- Configuring IIS 6.0
- Configuring SQL Server for Project Server 2003 Installation
- Configuring Windows SharePoint Services
Practices
- Practice: Creating Service Accounts
- Practice: Configuring IIS 6.0
- Practice: Configuring SQL Server for Project Server 2003 Installation
- Practice: Configuring Windows SharePoint Services
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create service accounts.
- Install and configure IIS 6.0 servers.
- Configure SQL Server for Project Server 2003 installation.
- Install and configure Windows SharePoint Services.
Module 4: Implementing Project Server 2003
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
- Lesson: Installing Project Server 2003
- Lesson: Migrating SQL Analysis Services Repository
Practices
- Practice: Installing Project Server 2003
- Practice: Migrating the SQL Analysis Services Repository
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Install and configure Project Server 2003.
- Migrate the SQL Analysis Services repository.
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
- Planning Client Software Deployment
Practices and Lab
- Practice: Planning Deployment of Project ActiveX® Controls and Project
Web Access
- Practice: Planning Client Software Deployment
- Lab: Planning the Deployment of Project Server 2003 Clients
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan the selection of client software.
- Plan client software deployment.
- Plan post-installation testing.
Module 6: Deploying Client Software
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
- Configuring Project Web Access Client Computers
- Configuring Outlook Integration for Project Server 2003 Clients
Practices and Lab
- Practice: Creating an Administrative Installation Point
- Practice: Creating a Custom Installation of Project Professional 2003
- Practice: Connecting Project Professional 2003 to Project Server 2003
- Practice: Configuring Project Web Access Client Computers
- Practice: Configuring Outlook Integration for Project Server 2003 Clients
- Lab: Deploying Client Software
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Deploy Project Professional 2003.
- Create a custom installation of Project Professional 2003.
- Connect Project Professional 2003 to Project Server 2003.
- 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
- Integrating Project Server 2003 with Active Directory
- Planning to Import Existing Data
- Planning Project Data Migration
- Planning Disaster Recovery
Practices and Lab
- Practice: Planning the Project Server 2003 Security Structure
- Practice: Integrating Project Server 2003 with Active Directory
- Practice: Planning to Import Existing Data
- Practice: Planning Project Data Migration
- Practice: Planning Project Server 2003 Disaster Recovery
- Lab: Planning Project Server 2003 Operations
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan a Project Server 2003 security structure.
- Create a plan to integrate Project Server 2003 with Active Directory.
- Plan the importation of existing data.
- Plan project data migration.
- Plan Project Server 2003 disaster recovery.
Module 8: Configuring and Managing Resource and Project Data
This module describes how to determine the configuration and connectivity of
client software used to access Project Server. Lessons presented in this module
will cover the two client-end options that are available: Project Professional
and Internet Explorer.
Lessons
- Configuring Enterprise Custom Fields
- Configuring Enterprise Outline Codes
- Creating Enterprise Calendars
- Importing Resource and Project Data into the Enterprise
- Creating Generic Resources
- Associating Resources with the Enterprise Custom Fields and Outline Codes
- Editing Resource Calendars
Practices and Lab
- Practice: Configuring Enterprise Custom Fields
- Practice: Configuring Enterprise Outline Codes
- Practice: Creating Enterprise Calendars
- Practice: Importing Resources into a Resource Pool
- Practice: Creating Generic Resources
- Practice: Associating Resources with the Enterprise Custom Fields and Outline
Codes
- Practice: Creating Resource Calendars
- Lab: Configuring and Managing Resource and Project Data
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Configure Enterprise custom fields.
- Configure Enterprise outline codes.
- Create Enterprise calendars.
- Import resources into the Enterprise resource pool.
- Create generic resources.
- Associate resources with Enterprise custom fields and outline codes.
- Edit resource calendars.
Module 9: Configuring and Managing Views and Security
This module describes how to configure views and security for Project Server.
Lessons
- Configuring Enterprise Features
- Creating and Configuring OLAP Cubes
- Creating Portfolio Analyzer Views
- Creating Project, Resource, and Assignment Views
- Configuring Project Server Security
- Configuring Account Synchronization
Practices and Lab
- Practice: Configuring Enterprise Features
- Practice: Creating and Configuring OLAP Cubes
- Practice: Creating Portfolio Analyzer Views
- Practice: Creating Project, Resource, and Assignment Views
- Practice: Configuring Project Server Security
- Practice: Configuring Account Synchronization
- Lab: Configuring and Managing Views and Security
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Configure Enterprise features.
- Create and configure the online analytical processing (OLAP) cube.
- Create Portfolio Analyzer views.
- Create Project, Resource, and Assignment views.
- Configure Project Server 2003 security.
- Configure account synchronization.
Module 10: Administering an Enterprise Project Management Solution
This module describes how to administer an Enterprise Project Management solution.
Lessons
- Managing Project Server 2003 Features
- Configuring Tracking Settings
- Managing Windows SharePoint Services
Practices and Lab
- Practice: Managing Project Server Features
- Practice: Configuring Tracking Settings
- Practice: Managing Windows SharePoint Services
- Lab: Administering an Enterprise Project Management Solution
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Manage Project Server 2003 features.
- Configure tracking settings.
- Manage Windows SharePoint Services.
Module 11: Migrating Project Data
This module describes how to migrate project data for use with Project Server
2003.
Lessons
- Migrating Project Data from Previous Versions of Microsoft Project
- Migrating SharePoint Team Services Data
Practices and Lab
- Practice: Migrating Project Data from Previous Versions of Microsoft Project
- Practice: Migrating SharePoint Team Services Data
- Lab: Migrating Project Data
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Migrate project data from previous versions of Microsoft Project.
- Migrate SharePoint Team Services data.
Module 12: Planning Testing
This module covers how to plan for the testing of Project Server 2003 deployment.
Lessons
- Monitoring Role-Based Performance
- Creating a Test Plan for Project Server 2003
Practices and Lab
- Practice: Monitoring Role-Based Response Times
- Practice: Creating a Test Plan for Project Server 2003
- Lab: Planning Testing
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Monitor role-based performance.
- Create a test plan for Project Server 2003.
Module 13: Troubleshooting Project Server 2003
This module describes how to troubleshoot Project Server 2003.
Lessons
- Lesson: Project Server 2003 Data Flow Paths
- Lesson: Introduction to Project Server 2003 Troubleshooting Tools
- Lesson: Troubleshooting Project Server 2003 Issues
Practices and Lab
- Practice: Project Server 2003 Troubleshooting Tools
- Lab: Troubleshooting Project Server 2003
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe Project Server 2003 data flow paths.
- Describe Project Server 2003 troubleshooting tools.
- Describe troubleshooting for Project Server 2003 issues.
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