Microsoft Project Web App Essential Training (2019)

Course details

Get up to speed with Project Web App (PWA), the collaborative browser-based interface for Microsoft Project. Instructor John Riopel, PMP, shows you how to use PWA to efficiently collaborate and share details about projects, tasks, and resources, all from one centralized location. John begins by showing how to create new enterprise projects in PWA, including how to allocate resources to the project, update timesheets and tasks, and generate status reports. Plus, explore how to enable additional features, force check-in for projects, and use multiple timelines. By the end of the course, you'll be able to use PWA to keep track of every element of your project portfolio.

Learning objectives
Accessing Project Web App
Integrating SharePoint
Creating new projects in PWA
Assigning resources
Creating and approving engagement requests
Working with the schedule
Publishing projects
Entering and approving time sheets and task status updates
Enabling and disabling enterprise features
Building a status report
Working with alerts and reminders

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Getting started with Project Web App
02 - What you should know

1. Connecting to Microsoft Project Web Application

03 - Understanding Project licensing
04 - Accessing PWA with the browser
05 - Connecting to PWA with Project Professional
06 - Understanding security
07 - PWA and SharePoint working together
08 - Linking Microsoft Planner to Project

2. Creating a Project

09 - About the Project Center
10 - Creating enterprise project templates
11 - Creating an enterprise project
12 - Creating a SharePoint task list project

3. Working with Resources

13 - Using the enterprise resource pool
14 - Creating resource assignments
15 - Creating an engagement request
16 - Approving an engagement request
17 - Understanding the heat map

4. Working with the Schedule

18 - Working with the schedule in PWA
19 - Understanding the Status Manager and Timesheet Manager fields
20 - Agile - Task boards in Microsoft Project
21 - Publishing projects
22 - Creating and working in a Project site

5. Performing Task and Timesheet Updates

23 - Working with tasks - Status
24 - Approving task status
25 - Entering timesheets
26 - Approving timesheets

6. Additional PWA Features

27 - Adding an existing SharePoint task list in Visibility mode
28 - Enabling and disabling enterprise features for a SharePoint task list project
29 - Forcing check-in for a project
30 - Using the multiple timelines
31 - Managing your queue jobs

7. Status Reports

32 - Request a status report
33 - Creating a status report
34 - Viewing status reports

8. Managing Alerts and Reminders

35 - Working with alerts and reminders

9. Working with Project Roadmaps

36 - Enabling Project Roadmap
37 - Connect Project Online
38 - Connecting Azure boards
39 - Sharing with members
40 - Creating a portfolio roadmap

Conclusion

41 - Next steps