Part 1: Introduction to SharePoint

1. What is SharePoint?
   • What's New in SharePoint 
   • Hardware Requirements
   • Software Requirements
   • Licensing Options
   • Hosting Options – On-Premise versus Office 365
2. What is a Project Management Information System?
   • Why SharePoint?

Part 2: Organizing your Project Sites

1. Understanding the SharePoint Hierarchy
2. Creating Site Collections, Sites, and Sub-Sites
3. Managing Security in SharePoint
   • Creating Groups
   • Managing Site/Project Members
   • Setting up the "Access Request" Feature
   • Customizing Permissions
4. Information Architecture in SharePoint

LAB: Creating PMO Site and Project Site

Part 3: Managing Project Data with SharePoint Lists

1. Out-of-Box List Templates
   • Tasks Lists & Timelines
   • Project Calendars
   • Links & Promoted Links
   • Project Announcements
   • Discussion Boards
   • Issue Tracking
   • Surveys
2. Creating Custom Lists
   • Column Options
   • List Options – Versioning, Content Approval, Ratings
   • Creating Views
   • Importing Data
   • Tracking Project Milestones, Deliverables, and Risks with Custom Lists

LAB: Working with Task Lists

LAB: Working with Calendars, Issues, and Surveys

LAB: Creating a Risk List and Deliverables List

Part 4: Managing Documents with SharePoint Libraries

1. Out-of-Box Libraries
   • Document Library
   • Form Library
   • Wiki Pages
   • Pictures
   • Report Library
   • Asset Library (Videos, Audio, Images)
2. Organizing Project Documents with Metadata
3. Using Document Sets
4. Collaborating on Project Documents
   • Check-in / Check-out
   • Versioning
   • Content Approval

LAB: Creating a Project Documents Library with Metadata

• Uploading Files
• Working with Versioning
• Working with Documents in Office
• Synchronizing files for Offline Use

LAB: Manage Project Requests using Document Sets

Part 5: SharePoint Communities and Social Features

1. My Sites and SharePoint Profiles
2. Newsfeeds
   • Following People, Documents, and Projects
3. Community Sites
   • Posting and Replies
   • Membership
   • Reputations, Badges, and Social Features

LAB: Setting up your Profile and Newsfeed

LAB: Creating and Managing a Community Site

Part 6: SharePoint and Microsoft Office Integration

1. Integrating with Microsoft Project
   • Publishing Project Plans to SharePoint
   • Managing Task Updates in SharePoint & Project
2. Integrating with Microsoft Excel
3. Integrating with Microsoft Outlook
   • Integrating Task Data with Outlook
   • Using the new integrated "Tasks" view in MySites
   • Integrating Project Calendars with Outlook
   • Integrating Discussion Boards with Outlook
   • Integrating Contact Lists with Outlook
4. Using Site Mailboxes

LAB: Create and Manage Project Plans with SharePoint & Microsoft Project

LAB: Integrating Project Data with Microsoft Outlook

LAB: Using Site Mailboxes

Part 7: Designing a Project Site

1. Working with Pages
2. Working with Web Parts
3. Reusable Project Templates with Site Templates

LAB: Design and Create a Full-Featured Project Site for your Team

Part 8: Project Dashboards and Reports with Excel & Visio Services

1. Excel Services
2. Visio Services

LAB: Display Project Progress Charts with Excel Services

LAB: Interactive Project Process Document with Visio Services

Part 9: Automating Approval and Other Processes with Workflows

1. Configuring Out of Box Workflows
2. Building Custom Workflows

LAB: Configure a Document Approval Workflow

LAB: Create a Custom "Change Control" Workflow for your Project

Part 10: Agile / SCRUM Projects in SharePoint

1. Agile / SCRUM Concepts
   • Product Backlogs
   • Sprints
   • Task Boards
   • Daily Stand-up Meetings
   • Burn charts and Reports

LAB: Create a Product Backlog, a Task Board, and Sprints

LAB: Manage SCRUM Team Work in SharePoint