This five-day instructor-led course provides trainees with the knowledge and skills to install, deploy, customise, and administer Microsoft Office Project Server 2007.

This course is intended for IT architects who need to help with Project Server 2007 implementation. “IT architect” is an overarching term to cover the following roles:

• IT infrastructure lead
• System administrator
• Database administrator
• Deployment specialist
• Application developer (for this course, limited information)

This is NOT for business people, project managers, analysts, or PMOs, unless they manage IT items of Project Server 2007.

After completing this course, trainees will be able to:

- Describe the Project Server 2007 architecture and Windows SharePoint Services topology alternatives.
- Practice installing a single server environment for Project Server 2007 .
- Understand application security for Project Server 2007.
- Describe the various IT roles needed for implementing Project Server 2007 and understand the work those roles will perform for Project Server 2007.
- Understand how the IT architect works with the business architect for Project Server 2007.
- Understand the data elements and alternatives for customization of Project Server 2007.
- Describe end-user deployment requirements and options.
- Understand IT administration, operations, and maintenance of Project Server 2007.
- Describe IT concerns and work for migrating to Project Server 2007 from Project Server 2003.
- Understand troubleshooting the system.
- Describe alternatives for scalability and availability for Project Server 2007.
- Practice in a hands-on environment.

Module 1: Project Server 2007 Introduction and Installation
Lab 1: Plan Architecture
Lab 2: Installation (Single Server)
Lab 3: Microsoft SQL Reporting Services Web Parts
Lab 4: OLAP

Module 2: Data Migration and Application Security
Lab 5: Data Migration Exercise
Lab 6: Forms Authentication Exercise

Module 3: Project Server 2007 Architecture
Lab 7: Project Professional Exercise
Lab 8: Windows SharePoint Services-Central Administration (CA) Exercise
Lab 9: Configuration and Architecture Exercise

Module 4: Project Server 2007 Support
Lab 10: Troubleshooting
Lab 11: Operations and Maintenance

Module 5: Scalability, Availability, and Customisation
Lab 12: Web Parts and Templates