Microsoft Project 2003: Web Access

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Course Specifications

Course number: 084728
Course length: 1 day

Course Description

Completing projects successfully requires good communication between all team members. A Microsoft Enterprise Project Management solution provides a framework for electronically creating and managing projects within an organization. In this course, you will use Microsoft Project Web Access 2003 to view and access project information located on the server, as well as to report progress on assigned project tasks.

Course Objective: You will use Project Web Access to connect to the Project Server in order to view, report progress on, and communicate information regarding task assignments. You will also manage to-do lists, create status reports, and access issues, risks, and documents. Finally, you will use both the Project and Resource Centers to view project status.

Target Student: This course is designed for individuals who will need to interact with the Project Server environment to update project progress and to view project and resource information.

Prerequisites: Students enrolling in this class should have knowledge of a Windows operating system and a Web browser. Knowledge of Microsoft Office 2003 applications would also be helpful.

The following Element K courses would be helpful, but are not required: Project Management Fundamentals (online instructor-led course), Harvard Manage Mentor: Project Management (online self-paced course), Project Management Fundamentals: Parts 1 and 2 (online self-paced courses).

Performance-Based Objectives

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

• Use Project Web Access (PWA) to connect to the Project Server and alter your email notification settings.
• View your task assignments using the View My Tasks page, print View My Tasks page information, and work offline.
• Enter task progress, reject and delegate task assignments, create new task assignments, and assign yourself to existing project tasks.
• Create and modify to-do lists.
• Work with status reports.
• Post and locate project risks, project issues, and project documents.
• Analyze project status using enterprise tools.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Using Project Web Access

Topic 1A: Access Project Server
Topic 1B: Change Email Notification Settings

Lesson 2: Viewing Tasks in the Tasks Page

Topic 2A: View Tasks Page Information
Topic 2B: Change Task Order
Topic 2C: Search for Task Information in a View
Topic 2D: Change Tasks Displayed
Topic 2E: Set View Options
Topic 2F: Print Task Information
Topic 2G: Work Offline

Lesson 3: Updating Task Assignments

Topic 3A: Update Progress on Task Assignments
Topic 3B: Attach Notes to Task Assignments
Topic 3C: Reject an Existing Task Assignment
Topic 3D: Delegate a Task
Topic 3E: Create a New Task
Topic 3F: Assign Yourself to an Existing Task
Topic 3G: Notify Your Manager of a Change in Availability

Lesson 4: Using To-do Lists

Topic 4A: Create a To-do List
Topic 4B: Modify a To-do List Item
Topic 4C: Set To-do List Options

Lesson 5: Submitting Status Reports

Topic 5A: Submit a Requested Status Report
Topic 5B: Submit an Unrequested Status Report

Lesson 6: Managing Risks, Issues, and Documents

Topic 6A: Work with Risks
Topic 6B: Work with Issues
Topic 6C: Work with Documents
Topic 6D: Filter Risks, Issues, and Documents

Lesson 7: Viewing Project Status Within the Enterprise

Topic 7A: Work in the Project Center
Topic 7B: Work in the Resource Center
Topic 7C: Create a Custom Link