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When: Monday, November 29, 2010 at 9:00 AM – Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 5:00 PM (GMT) Where: Technology House Shottery Brook Office Park Timothy’s Bridge Road CV37 9NR Stratford Upon Avon United Kingdom Hosted By: Technology Associates International Limited Technology Associates International Limited is one of the leading global project management consultancies specialising in Microsoft Office Project and Enterprise Project Management Solutions. Since 1990, Technology Associates have provided deployment, consultancy, development and training services to more than 500 organisations including some of the world’s leading companies, and we have an international presence throughout the world.     Technology Associates have deployed hundreds of EPM solutions and deployed more than 2,000 Microsoft Project solutions. With ten Microsoft Competencies under our belt, including ISV status, we have built a solid reputation for delivering high quality services and solutions, and providing exceptional value for money. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, with Offices in New York, San Francisco, India and Barcelona, and a strategic partner network covering AsiaPac, Middle East and ROW, we work internationally in delivering EPM and SharePoint solutions to our customer base in over 39 countries. Register for this event now at: https://taipsserveradmin291110-rss.eventbrite.com Event Details: Course Description: Course Outline:   This course is designed for those people who have responsibility for managing and administering the Project 2007 Server. Who Should Attend: Users who have a very good knowledge of Microsoft Project 2007 and will be responsible for maintaining the Project 2007 Server database and users. Course Criteria: Attendance on the Introductory Project Professional 2007 course is an absolute minimum. Attendance on an advanced course with at least four to six weeks as a consolidation period is highly desirable. In addition attendees should have some experience of SQL Server, IIS, and ideally Windows SharePoint Services. Knowledge of network permissions, active directory and security models would be an advantage. Objectives and Course Content:    Upon completion of the course delegates will be able to: Understand EPM 2007 Administration Concepts & Setup Project Web Client ·          Understand the different areas of the Home page and links from it. ·          Understand authentications types and logins. ·          Understand how to set up e-mail notifications for users and their teams. ·          Demonstrate how to save Microsoft Project information offline. ·          Demonstrate how to view, edit, and update projects & tasks. ·          Understand how to reject, create, and delegate task assignments. ·          Understand how to link notes, issues, risks and documents to tasks. ·          Describe the Outlook integration. ·          Show how to view projects in the Project Center & how to create the views. ·          Show how to view resources in the Resource Center & how to create the views. ·          Show how to create an activity. . ·          Demonstrate how to view resource and assignment data related to all projects. ·          Understand how to edit enterprise resource information. ·          Understand how to request a status report from other team members. ·          Describe how to view requested status reports from other team members. ·          Discuss how to submit an ad-hoc status report to other team members. ·          Describe how to review an archive of status reports. ·          View and update task changes to Microsoft Project. ·          View and update calendar changes to Microsoft Project. ·          Set up rules to automatically update task changes. ·          View a historical archive of task updates. ·          Understand Check In/Check Out of Projects and resources ·          Understand Outlook integration ·          Understand Categories/Groups/Permissions & Security Templates and how to use these to configure the system. Essential for analyzing the business and how EPM can be adopted. ·          Understand how data is stored in Project Server.   Project 2007 Server Administration ·          Understand the different Administration options ·          Understand the communication and messaging process ·          Understand the Task Views, Time Periods, Fiscal Periods and options. ·          Describe the provisioning process for creating workspaces. ·          Understand how to view and upload documents for projects and public documents. ·          Demonstrate searching of documents in the document libraries. ·          Understand how to create and edit an issue or   risk. ·          Understand how to customize Issue and risk fields and views. ·          Describe what Microsoft Project Server is and what it is used for. ·          Demonstrate connecting Microsoft Project to Microsoft Project Server.. ·          Understand the functionality of Microsoft Project Server. ·          Understand the different user types and the how they interact with Microsoft Project Server and its functionality. ·          Understand the responsibilities of a Microsoft® Project Server Administrator and best practices. ·          Discuss the various views available, their purpose and how to customize them. ·          Discuss Windows SharePoint™ Services from the Microsoft administration perspective. ·          Understand the Databases in Project Server and how they interact. ·          Understand OLAP Cube generation and administration and Data Anlysis Views. ·          Describe customization of the Microsoft Project Web Access Client. ·          Describe license management within Project Server 2007 ·          Discuss maintenance of clean data in the Microsoft Project Server database. ·          Understand how security works within Microsoft Project Server. ·          Demonstrate the process for setting permissions. ·          Understand the process for time tracjing and progressing updates ·          Understand and edit the Resource Breakdown Structure. ·          Understand the Administration options in Project Server and how to use them ·          Demonstrate and understand the significance of Outline code fields at Project, Task and Resource level. ·          Describe, understand and be able to apply Multi-value fields ·          Understand the process for Best practice in planning and deploying EPM ·          Troubleshooting ·          Recognise what the Active Cache is and how it works

When: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 from 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM (GMT) Where: Technology House Shottery Brook Office Park Timothy’s Bridge Road CV37 9NR Stratford Upon Avon United Kingdom Hosted By: Technology Associates International Limited Technology Associates International Limited is one of the leading global project management consultancies specialising in Microsoft Office Project and Enterprise Project Management Solutions. Since 1990, Technology Associates have provided deployment, consultancy, development and training services to more than 500 organisations including some of the world’s leading companies, and we have an international presence throughout the world.     Technology Associates have deployed hundreds of EPM solutions and deployed more than 2,000 Microsoft Project solutions. With ten Microsoft Competencies under our belt, including ISV status, we have built a solid reputation for delivering high quality services and solutions, and providing exceptional value for money. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, with Offices in New York, San Francisco, India and Barcelona, and a strategic partner network covering AsiaPac, Middle East and ROW, we work internationally in delivering EPM and SharePoint solutions to our customer base in over 39 countries. Register for this event now at: https://taipwa2007tm231110-rss.eventbrite.com Event Details: Course Description Course Outline:     This course provides the team member with training on features used in Project Web Access for Project 2007. The team member will understand how to manage projects via Web Access, and also see how they will update personal tasks. Through Web Access, the team member can also view Enterprise project data relevant to them thus enhancing his/her understanding of the effect of individual changes on the database of projects.   In conjunction with functionality, training, labs are used to provide each student with hands-on experience. Who Should Attend: Team members who need to report status and time/progress back to the Project Manager. No previous experience is assumed or is necessary. Course Content: Project Server architecture and overview. An Overview of how data is exchanged between Microsoft Project Professional 2007, Project Server and viewed in PWA. How users/stakeholders without Microsoft Project 2007 can interact with the Project Server database. The features of Project Web Access that are most helpful in tracking a projects progress and reporting progress. This includes Project Server’s timesheet capabilities, reporting of actual hours and percent complete, Home Page and overall navigation tips. Security/roles in Web Access. Tasks Discuss and practice how team members update actual hours for tasks they are assigned, and include task rejection, delegation, creation and self assign option via the Tasks tab. Learn about proposals and activities. Projects How to view projects to which the user is assigned. Resources Describe the Resource Center Page, including viewing Resource Availability. Status Reports Describe and practice creating and updating status reports. Includes merging and archiving functions. Updates Discuss the project team member’s updates responsibilities. Discuss the project manager’s updates responsibilities. Review accepting and rejecting team member updates. Windows SharePoint Services The Project Workspace. Document Management See how to manage documents for projects, including adding documents to projects and linking them to tasks, issues and risks.                             Issues See how to raise and manage issues for projects, including creating new issues and linking them to tasks. Risks See how to raise and manage risks in projects, including creating new risks and linking them to tasks.

When: Monday, February 14, 2011 at 9:00 AM – Friday, February 18, 2011 at 5:00 PM (GMT) Where: Technology House Shottery Brook Office Park Timothy’s Bridge Road CV37 9NR Stratford Upon Avon United Kingdom Hosted By: Technology Associates International Ltd Technology Associates International ( www.techassoc.com ) is an Approved Training Organisation (ATO), accredited by the APM Group – the leading accreditation, certification and examination body – to deliver PRINCE2® courses.    As a Microsoft Gold Partner, we have over 18 years experience of delivering training solutions.   Our PRINCE2® trainers are skilled experts who take pride in guiding delegates through the PRINCE2® methodology and help them understand how the material applies to their specific personal and organisational circumstances. Register for this event now at: https://taipr2140211-rss.eventbrite.com Event Details: The course provides a balance between a learning experince about structured project management and PRINCE2®, and maximising the delegate’s chances of passing the Practitioner examination. On passing the examination, the delegate becomes a Registered PRINCE2® Practitioner. The course starts with a period of directed self-study commencing approximately 2 weeks before the classroom event.   This brings everyone up to a common standard of basic familiarity with the language and underlying principles of PRINCE2®, and ensures that the course gets off to a smooth start. Delegates should plan their time for this self-study to ensure that they gain maximum benefit from this essential element of the course.   A minimum of 10 hours should be scheduled if at all possible. The first three days in the classroom follow the lifecycle of a project, explaining the use and benefits of the PRINCE2® processes, themes and techniques, and how these can be adapted to suit a variety of project types and scenarios.   Approximately 30% of this time is spent on practical work and discussion using a “continuous” case study as a basis for exercises that help to reinforce delegate learning.    The Foundation examination takes place on day 3.  The following two days are dedicated to reinforcing what has been learnt and to preparing for the Practitioner examination that takes place on the last afternoon.   Full explanation is provided of the types of question used in the examination, together with guidance on how to answer them to best effect. Evening work is provided (approximately one-hour) to enable revision and practice of what has been learned each day. Terms & Conditions of Booking: Payment is due on booking.   Cancellations and Transfers More than 20 working days notice before course commences – £50 cancellation fee is payable From 0 to 20 working days inclusive before course commences – 100 % of the course fee is payable   VERY IMPORTANT: If you are unable to complete a course due to illness or any other reason, you will have to pay the full course fee to attend a future course. No refund will be offered for failing to attend any part of the whole course.   A full copy of our terms and conditions of sale is available on request.                 PRINCE2® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries.

When: Monday, January 17, 2011 at 9:00 AM – Friday, January 21, 2011 at 5:00 PM (GMT) Where: Technology House Shottery Brook Office Park Timothy’s Bridge Road CV37 9NR Stratford Upon Avon United Kingdom Hosted By: Technology Associates International Ltd Technology Associates International ( www.techassoc.com ) is an Approved Training Organisation (ATO), accredited by the APM Group – the leading accreditation, certification and examination body – to deliver PRINCE2® courses.    As a Microsoft Gold Partner, we have over 18 years experience of delivering training solutions.   Our PRINCE2® trainers are skilled experts who take pride in guiding delegates through the PRINCE2® methodology and help them understand how the material applies to their specific personal and organisational circumstances. Register for this event now at: https://taipr2170111-rss.eventbrite.com Event Details: The course provides a balance between a learning experince about structured project management and PRINCE2®, and maximising the delegate’s chances of passing the Practitioner examination. On passing the examination, the delegate becomes a Registered PRINCE2® Practitioner. The course starts with a period of directed self-study commencing approximately 2 weeks before the classroom event.   This brings everyone up to a common standard of basic familiarity with the language and underlying principles of PRINCE2®, and ensures that the course gets off to a smooth start. Delegates should plan their time for this self-study to ensure that they gain maximum benefit from this essential element of the course.   A minimum of 10 hours should be scheduled if at all possible. The first three days in the classroom follow the lifecycle of a project, explaining the use and benefits of the PRINCE2® processes, themes and techniques, and how these can be adapted to suit a variety of project types and scenarios.   Approximately 30% of this time is spent on practical work and discussion using a “continuous” case study as a basis for exercises that help to reinforce delegate learning.    The Foundation examination takes place on day 3.  The following two days are dedicated to reinforcing what has been learnt and to preparing for the Practitioner examination that takes place on the last afternoon.   Full explanation is provided of the types of question used in the examination, together with guidance on how to answer them to best effect. Evening work is provided (approximately one-hour) to enable revision and practice of what has been learned each day. Terms & Conditions of Booking: Payment is due on booking.   Cancellations and Transfers More than 20 working days notice before course commences – £50 cancellation fee is payable From 0 to 20 working days inclusive before course commences – 100 % of the course fee is payable   VERY IMPORTANT: If you are unable to complete a course due to illness or any other reason, you will have to pay the full course fee to attend a future course. No refund will be offered for failing to attend any part of the whole course.   A full copy of our terms and conditions of sale is available on request.                 PRINCE2® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries.

In Microsoft Project, both 2007 and 2010, we have multi level undo.

Exciting to announce the availability of the two Microsoft Project Server 2010 sessions we delivered at Tech.Ed Europe in Berlin this week (recordings and PowerPoint decks) are available online free of charge! Please note the interactive session are not available online, additionally there are plenty more content for SharePoint 2010: https://www.msteched.com/2010/Europe/Tracks/OfficeSharePoint and ALL TEE10 videos are here: https://www.msteched.com/2010/Europe Happy learning! Don’t forget to vote (click on stars underneath the title) OFS224 – Project 2010 Demo, Demo, Demo – Overview for IT Professionals and Developers – Christophe Fiessinger, Jan Kalis

I’m super excited to announce Microsoft Project 2010 Kinect Edition : You Are the Controller! Microsoft continues to be an industry leader in project management

Another awesome partner solutions UMT Project Financial Server 2010 built on the recently released Microsoft Project Server 2010, in their (Ben Chamberlain’s) own words: “The UMT Project Financial Server 2010 extends Microsoft Project Server 2010 to provide organizations with comprehensive cost and benefit management capabilities across the project life cycle.” I saw a recent demo beside the great capabilities I was impressed how it was seamlessly integrated with the familiar PWA interface, great job UMT! Don’t be shy and check out all the content available today on their site: webcast, brochure, datasheet, demo pack, demo scripts , etc… https://www.projectfinancialserver.com/newsevents/umt-project-financial-server-2010-demo-content-pack.aspx

When: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM (GMT) Where: Technology House Shottery Brook Office Park Timothy’s Bridge Road CV37 9NR Stratford Upon Avon United Kingdom Hosted By: Technology Associates International Limited Technology Associates International Limited is one of the leading global project management consultancies specialising in Microsoft Office Project and Enterprise Project Management Solutions. Since 1990, Technology Associates have provided deployment, consultancy, development and training services to more than 500 organisations including some of the world’s leading companies, and we have an international presence throughout the world.   Technology Associates have deployed hundreds of EPM solutions and deployed more than 2,000 Microsoft Project solutions. With ten Microsoft Competencies under our belt, including ISV status, we have built a solid reputation for delivering high quality services and solutions, and providing exceptional value for money. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, with Offices in New York, San Francisco, India and Barcelona, and a strategic partner network covering AsiaPac, Middle East and ROW, we work internationally in delivering EPM and SharePoint solutions to our customer base in over 39 countries. Register for this event now at: https://taipwa2007ex231110-rss.eventbrite.com Event Details: Course Description Course Outline:    This course provides the Executive user with training on features used in Project Web Access for Project 2007. The delegate will understand how to view programmes and projects via Web Access, and see how they can be reported on by using project attributes and categories. Through Web Access, the delegate can also view Enterprise project data via Data Alaysis views thus enhancing his/her understanding of the effect of individual projects on the overall database of projects.   In conjunction with functionality training, labs are used to provide each delegate with hands-on experience. Who Should Attend: Executives & Stakeholders who need to view project programme and portfolio information, resource capacity and loading data, and graphical reports, as well as being able to make key decisions using this data. No previous experience is assumed or is necessary. Course Content: Project Server architecture and overview. How data is exchanged between Microsoft Project Professional 2007, Project Server and viewed in PWA. How users/ stakeholders without Microsoft Project 2007 can interact with the Project Server database. The features of Project Web Access that are most helpful in tracking a projects progress and reporting progress. This includes Project Server’s timesheet capability, reporting of actual hours and percent complete, establishing and using auto-accept rules, and the creation and dissemination of status reports. Understanding permissions in Project Web Access. Home Page and overall navigation tips. Security/roles in Web Access. Tasks Discuss and practice how team members update actual hours for tasks they are assigned, and include task rejection, delegation, and creation via the Tasks tab. Data Analysis and Programme Management functionality. Projects How to view projects at a rolled up level. Resources Describe the Resource Center Page, including viewing Resource Availability & Assignments. Updates Discuss the project manager’s and team member’s update responsibilities within the timesheet approval cycle. Windows SharePoint Services The Project Workspace Document Management How to manage documents for projects, including adding documents to projects and linking them to tasks, issues and risks.                                     Issues How to raise and manage issues for projects, including creating new issues and linking them to tasks. Risks How to raise and manage risks in projects, including creating new risks and linking them to tasks. Advanced Reporting & Analysis Reporting using the optional features of SQL Reporting Services and MOSS (Excel services) (including heat maps) can be discussed and/or demonstrated.  

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