Portfolio Management Skills: Virtual In-House Training The main purpose of this workshop is to equip and enable people in a portfolio management office and PMO to effectively and efficiently support the Executive Leadership and Operational Management to plan, implement, manage, and evolve portfolio management in their organization. There is a deliberate focus on preparing you to become a strong and effective change advocate for meaningful portfolio management that delivers objective measurements of benefit contribution towards the strategic objectives to lead, manage, and continuously improve portfolio management governance, processes, and frameworks with and through the direction of a portfolio practice, principles, and delivery boards. What you Will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Articulate the benefits of portfolio management Link the initiatives in an organization with its strategic objectives Participate in the introduction of portfolio management in an organization Create or improve the portfolio governance structure Lead the inventory of ongoing and new initiatives Assist the executives in the prioritization of initiatives through the use of Multi-criteria Analysis and other selection tools Support the executives in balancing the portfolio based on the optimal use of resources and priorities Create a portfolio delivery plan Define thresholds and variance reporting criteria Assist the executives and the financial team in the definition of Stage Gate Funding Lead the Stage Gate reviews Analyze the benefits that are being realized by the initiatives Foundation Concepts Definitions Benefits of Portfolio Management Objectives of Portfolio Management Portfolio Life Cycles Governing the Portfolio Portfolio Governance structure Roles and responsibilities Initial activities when starting portfolio management Prioritizing Initiatives Prioritize purpose Multi-Criteria Analysis Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Strategic alignment Balancing the Portfolio Allocating resources and budgets Communicating decisions of initiatives status Planning the Portfolio Planning review cycles Using Stage Gate Funding Setting thresholds and variance reporting Tool examples Managing the Portfolio Delivery Project and Program Life Cycles Stage Gate Reviews Loop back to Prioritize, Balance and Plan Interaction with the Portfolio Delivery Board Project, Program and Functional Managers' roles and responsibilities
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Experienced system administrators and network administrators Customers, cloud architects, systems engineers, data center administrators Network administrators with experience in managed services or managing a Telco Cloud environment Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Deploy VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Manage VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance to satisfy Telco cloud provider needs Discuss configurable options for VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Identify and configure different data sources which are used with VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Configure different collectors in VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Identify the Root Cause Analysis options with VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Discuss data collection in VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Explain root cause analysis in VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Navigate through the logs for troubleshooting This three-day, hands-on training course provides the knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in installing, configuring, and managing the VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance environment. In this course, you are introduced to the installation methods of VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance? across various supported platforms and troubleshooting tools that help you install, manage, and troubleshoot your VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance environment. In addition, you are presented with various types of configuration options, which you will identify, analyze, and navigate through as you explore the UI and configurable options of the product. Course Introduction Introduction and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Describe the features of VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance List the capabilities of VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Discuss the use cases of VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Describe the role played by VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance components in delivering service assurance Deploying VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Explain different deployment options of VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Identify different deployment methods of VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Discuss different phases in deploying VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Identify different footprints available for HA based and non-HA based installation of VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Describe the SMARTs components of VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Deploy VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance User Access Control Describe the features Role-based Access Control (RBAC) Outline the role of Keycloak in implementing RBAC in VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Configure user federation in Keycloak Use the VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance UI to manage RBAC Create policies in VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance that align with job roles Services and User Interface Configurations Describe the architecture of logical switching Describe the core services on a TCSA cluster Discuss the Global Manager or Service Assurance Manager (SAM), IP Domain Manager, Server Manager (ESM) Discuss VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance UI Overview Explain Working with Notifications Elaborate Configuring Summary's Describe Accessing Notification Details Explain Viewing and configuring Topologies List Customizing Topologies Describe Topology Explorer Explain Collecting Troubleshooting Information Discuss Custom models Describe how compute resources are provided to VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Describe how storage is provided to VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Configure and manage VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Discuss configurable options for VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Day 1 and Day 2 Operations Review the architecture of logical routing and NSX Edge nodes Identify different data sources to be used with VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Configure different collectors with VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Describe Alarms and Thresholds Demonstrate how to configure alarms with VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Explain how to setup thresholds and timelines in VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Define Catalog management and sharing catalogs inside and between organizations. Identify the steps to import or upload data into catalogs. Explain the purpose of catalogs and How to Create a catalog organization. Describe the Purpose and Usage of Open Virtualization Format (OVA) and Custom vApp or VM Properties. Discuss vApp Templates Logs and Troubleshooting Review the architecture of the Distributed Firewall Discuss VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance installations logs List Smarts installation logs Explain backup and restore options of VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance Identify the approach for troubleshooting containerized services Discuss monitoring services
Conflict Resolution Skills: In-House Training Many organizations have assumed that workplace conflict is always destructive. So, they have often believed that conflict is best dealt with by managers or even via policies and procedures. After all, conflict creates workplace stress and leads to many performance problems, generating very real organizational costs! However, savvy organizations have embraced the fact that when conflict is understood and harnessed, it can be leveraged to add value to teams and even enhance performance. With the right knowledge, skills, training, and practice, conflict can be productive and make organizations better! In this highly interactive course, learners will discover the connection between individual conflict response and team-empowering conflict resolution skills. Participants will explore conflict's visceral dynamics and the nuanced behaviors we individually engage in to communicate and respond to conflict. Learners will apply techniques for transforming unproductive conflict responses into productive ones. Additionally, learners will use a systematic method that prepares them to objectively dissect real-world conflict, while practicing many strategies for resolving it. They will also develop proactive conflict approach plans, which they can transfer back to their own workplaces. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Recognize the organizational costs of conflict Explain our physical and mental responses to conflict Communicate proactively and effectively with different types of people during conflict Replace unproductive conflict responses with productive ones Use the Conflict Resolution Diagram (CRD) process and conflict resolution approaches Relate team stages of development to shifts in conflict Develop a proactive conflict approach for your organization Create a conflict resolution plan for a real-world scenario Getting Started Introductions and social agreements Course goal and objectives Opening activities Conflict Facilitation Readiness Conflict responses and perceptions Conflict basics Conflict and organizations Dynamics of conflict Conflict Styles and Communication A look at the color energies model Conflict through the color energies and DiSC® lens Communication with opposite color energies Individual Response to Conflict The anatomy of conflict Recognizing unproductive conflict responses 4 steps to productive conflict Choosing productive conflict responses Team Performance and Conflict High-performing team relationships Conflict and project team performance Conflict Resolution Diagram (CRD) and process Conflict Facilitation - Preparation Recognizing context and stakeholder needs Using team conflict resolution approaches Preparing for Crucial Conversations® Conflict Facilitation - Clarity Exposing assumptions and biases Defining the conflict and using the CRD Conflict Facilitation - Action Proactive conflict management Conflict facilitation practice Summary and Next Steps Review Personal action plans
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Cloud Solutions Architects DevOps Engineers Individuals using Google Cloud Platform who deploy applications, monitor operations, and manage enterprise solutions Overview At course completion, you will have attained knowledge of: Fundamentals of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Google Cloud Storage Google Compute Engine Google Cloud SQL Load Balancing (LB) Google Cloud Monitoring Auto-Scaling Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Network Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) Cloud CDN and DNS Cloud VPN Google Cloud Deployment Manager Google Container Engine Cloud Run Cloud Bigtable Cloud Datastore Cloud BigQuery Cloud DataFlow Cloud DataProc Cloud Pub/Sub In this course you will attain a deep knowledge of Google Cloud Platform infrastructure and design patterns on developing applications on GCP. This course will prepare you for the Google Cloud Architect Associate Certification Exam. Fundamentals of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Overview Regions and Zones Review of major GCP services Google Cloud Storage Fundamental APIs Consistency Cloud Storage Namespace Buckets and Objects Bucket and Object Naming Guidelines Encryption Object Versioning Object Lifecycle Management Access Control Access Control Lists Signed URL Multipart upload Resumable upload Understanding Pricing for Cloud Storage Offline Media Import/Export Architecture case study of common Use Cases of Google Cloud Storage Hands-on: Cloud Storage Lab; Creating Buckets, objects, and managing access control Google Compute Engine Compute Engine Architecture VM Instances types Persistence Disks Images Generating Custom Images IP Addresses Static IPs Ephemeral Access Control Options IAM Service Account Monitoring Instances with Google Cloud Monitoring Compute Engine Networks and Firewalls Hands-on: Hosting an Application on Compute Engine Google Cloud SQL Core advantages of Cloud SQL Cloud SQL database instance types Access Control High availability options Failover Read replica Backup options On Demand Automated Understanding Pricing of Cloud SQL Load Balancing (LB) Fundamentals of a Load Balancer Network Load balancing HTTPS Load balancing Cross region Load balancing Content Load balancing Target proxies SSL Load Balancing Internal Load Balancing Network Load Balancing Understanding Pricing for Load Balancer Google Cloud Monitoring Architecture of Cloud Monitoring Supported metrics Stackdriver Monitoring APIs Auto-Scaling Overview of Autoscaling Auto-scaling Fundamentals Instance groups Templates Policies Decisions Hands-on: Deploying a scale application on GCP using Autoscaling, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, Load Balancers. Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Network Salient features of Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Network Infrastructure Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Networking Fundamentals Subnetworks Firewall Internal DNS Network Routes Hands-on: Hosting Secure Applications in Google Cloud VPC Networks Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) Introduction User and Service Accounts IAM Roles Policy Hands-on: Managing Users, Policies and Granting Roles using Service Accounts Cloud CDN and DNS What is CDN Google Cloud CDN Cloud CDN Concepts Some of the Cloud CDN Edge locations Cloud DNS Cloud DNS Terminologies Supported Record Types Hands-on: Moving an Existing Domain Name to Cloud DNS Cloud VPN Cloud VPN overview Types of Cloud VPN Specifications Maintenance and Availability Google Cloud Deployment Manager Deployment Manager Deployment Manager Fundamentals Runtime Configurator Quotas Hands-on: Generating and Creating Cloud Deployment Manager Template Google Container Engine Google Container Engine Overview Docker Overview Kubernetes Terminologies Replication Controller Deployment Price and Quotas Hands-on: Deploying WordPress Cluster using Container Engine Cloud Run Overview of Cloud Run Deploy a Prebuilt Sample container Cloud Bigtable Overview of Cloud Bigtable Access Control Performance Locations Cloud Datastore Overview of Cloud Datastore Limits Storage Size Multitenancy Benefits of Multitenancy Encryption Locations Cloud BigQuery BigQuery Overview Interacting with BigQuery Datasets, Tables, and Views Partitioned Tables Query Plan Explanation Hands-on: Getting Started with BigQuery Cloud DataFlow Overview Programming Model DataFlow SDK 1.x for java Cloud Dataflow SDK 2.x Security and Permissions Advanced Access Control Cloud DataProc Overview Clusters Versioning Cloud Pub/Sub Overview of Cloud Pub/Sub Pub/Sub Concepts and Message Flow Data Model Cleanup of All Services Hands-on: Cloud Pub/Sub Lab with Background Cloud Function Additional course details: Nexus Humans Google Cloud Engineer Associate Certification Bootcamp training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Google Cloud Engineer Associate Certification Bootcamp course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for System Administrator System Architect Technology Consultant Overview This course will prepare you to: start and stop SAP systems perform system configuration tasks describe the architecture of database systems explain fundamental user administration concepts create RFC destinations implement SAP notes and SAP Support Packages configure printers in SAP systems schedule and monitor background jobs In this five-day training, you will learn how to perform various administrative tasks to keep the SAP system running. This course provides you with fundamental knowledge on how to ensure a smooth operation of SAP systems running on Application Server ABAP (AS ABAP). AS ABAP is the technological foundation of SAP Business Suite as well as SAP S/4HANA systems. You will also learn the theoretical administration concepts within AS ABAP and work practically in an SAP system and on the operating system level. Course Content AS ABAP Fundamentals Starting and Stopping SAP Systems Technical System Configuration Setting profile parameters Setting up and working with operation modes Working with task lists Architecture of database systems Understanding basic database administration Fundamentals of User Administration Understanding the user administration concept Understanding the AS ABAP authorization concept RFC Communication Setting up RFC connections Software Maintenance Implementing SAP Notes and SAP Support Packages Preparing a software maintenance process Working with the Support Package Manager (SPAM) Understanding the Software Update Manager (SUM) Output Management Configuring printers Background Processing Scheduling background jobs System Monitoring and Troubleshooting Monitoring architecture Monitoring with SAP Solution Manager Additional course details: Nexus Humans ADM100 System Administration I of SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Suite training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the ADM100 System Administration I of SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Suite course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This is an intermediate course for anyone with system administrative duties implementing and managing an AIX operating system in a multiuser POWER (System p) partitioned environment. Overview Install and the AIX operating system, filesets, and RedHat Package Manager (RPM) packages Perform system startup and shutdown Discuss and use system management tools such as System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) and IBM systems director console for AIX Manage physical and logical devices Discuss the purpose of the logical volume manager Perform logical volume, paging space and file system management Create and manage user administration Manage AIX user security including enhanced RBAC and implement customized access of file and directories Perform and restore system backups Utilize administrative subsystems, including cron to schedule system tasks Configure TCP/IP networking Define and run basic Workload Partitions (WPAR) Learn to install, customize, and administer the AIX operating system in a POWER (System p) partitioned environment. This course is based on AIX 7.1 running on a Power7 system managed by HMC version 7. Day 1 Introduction to IBM POWER systems, AIX and system administration AIX system management tools System startup and shutdown AIX installation Day 2 AIX software installation and maintenance System configuration and devices System storage overview Working with the Logical Volume Manager Day 3 File systems administration Paging space Backup and restore Day 4 Security and user administration: Part 1 Security and user administration: Part 2 Scheduling and time TCP/IP networking Day 5 TCP/IP networking (continued) Introduction to workload partitions Additional course details: Nexus Humans AN12 IBM Power Systems for AIX II - AIX Implementation and Administration training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the AN12 IBM Power Systems for AIX II - AIX Implementation and Administration course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for the following participants: Individuals planning to deploy applications and create application environments on Google Cloud Platform Developers, systems operations professionals, and solution architects getting started with Google Cloud Platform Executives and business decision makers evaluating the potential of Google Cloud Platform to address their business needs. Overview This course teaches participants the following skills: Identify Google Cloud counterparts for Azure IaaS, Azure PaaS, Azure SQL, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Application Insights, and Azure Data Lake Configure accounts, billing, projects, networks, subnets, firewalls, VMs, disks, auto scaling, load balancing,storage, databases, IAM, and more Manage and monitor applications Explain feature and pricing model differences This 1-day instructor led course introduces Azure professionals to the core capabilities of Google Cloud in the four technology pillars: networking, compute, storage, and database. It is designed for Azure system administrators, Solution Architects and SysOps Administrators familiar with Azure features and setup; and want to gain experience configuring Google Cloud products immediately. With presentations, demos, and hands-on labs, participants get details of similarities, differences, and initial how-tos quickly. Introducing Google Cloud Explain the advantages of Google Cloud. Define the components of Google's network infrastructure, including: Points of presence, data centers, regions, and zones. Understand the difference between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Getting Started with Google Cloud Identify the purpose of projects on Google Cloud. Understand how Azure's resource hierarchy differs from Google Cloud's Understand the purpose of and use cases for Identity and Access Management. Understand how Azure AD differs from Google Cloud IAM. List the methods of interacting with Google Cloud. Launch a solution using Cloud Marketplace. Virtual Machines in the Cloud Identify the purpose and use cases for Google Compute Engine Understand the basics of networking in Google Cloud. Understand how Azure VPC differs from Google VPC. Understand the similarities and differences between Azure VM and Google Compute Engine. Understand how typical approaches to load-balancing in Google Cloud differ from those in Azure. Deploy applications using Google Compute Engine Storage in the Cloud Understand the purpose of and use cases for: Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Bigtable and Cloud Datastore. Understand how Azure Blob compares to Cloud Storage. Compare Google Cloud?s managed database services with Azure SQL. Learn how to choose among the various storage options on Google Cloud. Load data from Cloud Storage into BigQuery Containers in the Cloud Define the concept of a container and identify uses for containers. Identify the purpose of and use cases for Google Container Engine and Kubernetes. Understand how Azure Kubernetes Service differs from from Google Kubernetes Engine. Provision a Kubernetes cluster using Kubernetes Engine. Deploy and manage Docker containers using kubectl Applications in the Cloud Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google App Engine. Contrast the App Engine Standard environment with the App Engine Flexible environment. Understand how App Engine differs from Azure App Service. Understand the purpose of and use cases for Google Cloud Endpoints. Developing, Deploying and Monitoring in the Cloud Understand options for software developers to host their source code. Understand the purpose of template-based creation and management of resources. Understand how Google Cloud Deployment Manager differs from Azure Resource Manager. Understand the purpose of integrated monitoring, alerting, and debugging Understand how Google Monitoring differs from Azure Application Insights and Azure Log Analytics. Create a Deployment Manager deployment. Update a Deployment Manager deployment. View the load on a VM instance using Google Monitoring. Big Data and Machine Learning in the Cloud Understand the purpose of and use cases for the products and services in the Google Cloud big data and machine learning platforms. Understand how Google Cloud BigQuery differs from Azure Data Lake. Understand how Google Cloud Pub/Sub differs from Azure Event Hubs and Service Bus. Understand how Google Cloud?s machine-learning APIs differ from Azure's. Load data into BigQuery from Cloud Storage. Perform queries using BigQuery to gain insight into data Summary and Review Review the products that make up Google Cloud and remember how to choose among them Understand next steps for training and certification Understand, at a high level, the process of migrating from Azure to Google Cloud.
Asbestos surveyors, or managers of surveyors and surveying teams. Asbestos re-inspectors or anyone that undertakes asbestos re-inspections. Those who require a detailed understanding of asbestos surveying principles (e.g. asbestos report writers, architects, building surveyors etc.) Prior Knowledge and Understanding Candidates for this course are expected to be aware of the contents of HSG 264 Asbestos, the survey guide and have a minimum of six months prior experience of assisting on asbestos surveys. In addition, candidates are expected to have had training to cover the core competencies outlined within the foundation material detailed within Table A9.1 of HSG248 Asbestos: The Analysts' Guide (July 2021). This may be achieved by In -house learning or through the P400 foundation module.
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course are persons who are new to reporting with Microsoft© SQL Server© Report Builder and SSRS, persons who are transitioning from another reporting software application, and persons who are existing Report Builder and SSRS report authors. Overview Navigate the Report Builder Environment. - Create table reports. - Format reports. - Create basic and complex expressions. - Group report data. - Create matrix reports. - Sort and filter data. - Summarize data with charts. - Print and export reports. In this course, students will continue their learning on the foundations of report writing with Microsoft© SQL Server© Report Builder and SSRS. Prerequisites ?Familiarity with Windows. ?Creating and navigating folders. ?Opening programs. ?Manipulating windows. ?Copying and pasting objects. ?Formatting text. ?Saving files. 1 - Exploring the Report Builder Environment Introducing the Report Builder Environment Working with Existing Reports Lab 1: Exploring the Report Builder Application 2 - Adding Data to Table Reports Create Report Data Sources Create Report Datasets Work with the Tablix Data Region Create a Table Report Lab 1: Creating Table Reports 3 - Formatting Data and Creating Expressions in Reports Formatting Reports Sorting and Filtering Report Data Adding Data to a Dataset Creating Simple Expressions Creating Complex Expressions Lab 1: Formatting Reports 4 - Grouping Report Data Group Data in Reports Group Data Using an Expression Creating Subgroups and Group Aggregates Lab 1: Creating Reports with Groups and Aggregates 5 - Matrix Reports Creating and Modifying Matrix Data Regions Creating and Modifying Column Groups Lab 1: Creating Matrix Reports 6 - Charts Create and Modify Chart Wizard Reports Add Charts to Existing Reports Modify Charts in Reports Lab 1: Creating Charts and Chart Reports 7 - Printing and Exporting Reports Print Features and Print Options Export Reports Lab 1: Printing and Exporting Reports
Microsoft Project Blue Belt® 2013: In-House Training This course introduces Project Server 2013 features that expedite scheduling projects and simplify managing tasks within an enterprise environment. Learn different aspects of Project Server and their benefits to varying roles in the enterprise, and gain hands-on experience and insights on best practices from SMEs around the world. This course introduces Project Server 2013 features that expedite scheduling projects and simplify managing tasks within an enterprise environment. Learn different aspects of Project Server and their benefits to varying roles in the enterprise, and gain hands-on experience and insights on best practices from SMEs around the world. What you Will Learn You'll learn how to: Identify the project's life cycle Understand the Enterprise Project Management (EPM) environment Apply the basic project management principles to selecting, initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing your Project 2013 schedules Take advantage of new features Explain Project Server 2013 views and project sites Meet deadlines and budget restrictions Keep the workloads of your resources within their available limits Efficiently update your schedule Take advantage of the standard reports, custom views, and visual reports for your projects Take a brief look at the Business Intelligence potential Efficiently and effectively manage your project(s) and programs Work comfortably within Project Server 2013 or Project Online Getting Started with Microsoft® Project Server 2013 Describing the EPM context Discovering Project Server 2013 and Project Online Differentiating the users of Project Server 2013 Working with Project Professional 2013 and Project Server 2013 Recognizing the Life Cycle within EPM Projects and Portfolio Management Portfolio management and governance Originating new initiatives within EPTs and workflows Prioritizing initiatives, analyzing scenarios, optimizing, and selecting the portfolio Initiating Projects Initiating processes with Project Professional, SharePoint lists, Enterprise Projects, and Resource Plans Importing projects and managing project owner and permissions Planning Projects - Scope and Schedule Management Planning context and framework Scheduling in PWA Using the Deliverables feature Planning Projects - Staffing Management Plan Building a project team Managing resource availability Reviewing the assignment cycle Resolving resource overallocation Planning Projects - Cost Components, Baseline, and Consolidated Schedules Developing components of the Cost Management Planning processes Working with the baseline in projects and programs or master schedules Improving the Collaboration in the Project Sites Creating the Project Sites Developing components of the Risk Management Plan and Issues Tracking Linking planning documents Additional apps and customization Executing Projects Understanding executing processes Managing resources using Build Team and other features Working with timesheets Reporting administrative time Configuring personal settings Monitoring and Controlling Projects - Tracking Task and Project Progress Understanding the Monitoring and Controlling processes Task progress and updates in PWA including considerations for different tracking methods Task progress and updates in Project Professional 2013 Monitor and Control Projects - Measuring Performance and Reporting Progress Understanding status reports Reviewing performance metrics and progress reports Taking advantage of preloaded reports at the Business Intelligence Center Considerations for defining custom reports Closing Projects Reviewing the closing processes and closing tasks to updates Supporting the closing process