Course Name: SharePoint for Project Management
Area of Study: Project Management Software
Classroom Hours: 14
Tuition Per Student: $650

Description:
 
Microsoft SharePoint is perfect for project management, but most companies don't understand it's power. This hands-on class demonstrates how SharePoint can help you organize and manage complex projects -- a decidedly more productive way to use this popular collaboration software.

You'll learn how to apply common and practical project management concepts in SharePoint, and build a Project Management Information System (PMIS) that can efficiently coordinate communication and collaboration among team members.

Instructor-led classroom with technical labs

If you are a project manager looking for a technology-based, easily implemented, and usable solution for project communications, document management, and general project organization, this class is for you.

Project Kickoff

• What Is a PMIS?
• Deciding to Use a PMIS
• What Is SharePoint?
• Our Case Study: SharePoint Dojo, Inc.
• Setting Up the PMIS How Will You Organize Your PMIS?
• Using Site Templates

Creating a SharePoint Site

• Workshop 2.1: Establishing the SharePoint PMIS Foundation
• Customizing the PMIS
• Workshop 2.2: Refining Your PMIS
• Adding PMIS Components Using SharePoint Lists

Creating SharePoint Lists

• Workshop 3.1: Creating and Populating Lists
• Using Libraries
• Creating a Document Library
• Populating a Document Library
• Workshop 3.2: Creating and Populating a Document Library
• Organizing Project Information

Adding Stakeholders to the PMIS Project Communications Plan

• Site Access in SharePoint
• Creating SharePoint Groups
• Adding Site Members
• Customizing Permissions
• Workshop 4.1: Adding Site Members

Supporting Team Collaboration Enabling Document Management Solutions

• Workshop 5.1: Updating a Project Document
• Facilitating Team Collaboration
• Workshop 5.2: Creating a Document Workspace

Project Tracking

• Tracking Project Tasks
• Tracking Risks
• Workshop 6.1: Updating the Schedule and Tracking Risks
• Controlling Changes with Workflow
• Workshop 6.2: Creating a Change Control System with Three-State Workflow

Project Reporting

• Custom Views
• Workshop 7.1: Creating a Custom View
• Using Web Parts for Interactive Reporting
• Workshop 7.2: Maximizing Project Reporting with Web Parts
• Subscribing to Alerts
• Using Meeting Workspaces
• Workshop 7.3: Creating a Meeting Workspace
• Integrating PM Tools Integrating Microsoft Project into SharePoint

Using Microsoft Office and SharePoint

• Workshop 8.1: Using Microsoft Project
• Workshop 8.2: Synchronizing Excel with SharePoint

Project Closing

• Creating a PMIS Template
• Archiving the PMIS
• Workshop 9.1: Create a PMIS Site Template

Students enrolled for this course should have the following:

Students should feel comfortable in Internet browsers and a Windows based environment. Have a solid understanding of PM concepts.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Learn to apply key project management techniques by leveraging SharePoint as a PMIS
• Track a case study that illustrates the circumstances and processes of an effective SharePoint PMIS
• Appropriately define access permissions for project stakeholders and team members
• Centralize project documents and keep track of document history with version control
• Automate project reporting mechanisms and generate on-demand status reports
• Track project schedules, control changes, and manage project risks
• Integrate project management tools such as Excel, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, and Outlook