Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to implement Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 successfully in their organization

Audience

The audience for this course is Business Application Administrators (BAAs), Web Administrators and Server Administrators who are engaged in the planning, design, and selection of line-of-business (LOB) applications (including Office SharePoint Server) in conjunction with internal business customers. Their primary responsibility is the deployment, customization, management, and support of LOB applications. They routinely monitor application status and troubleshoot application problems.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
• Plan for and design a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 implementation.
• Deploy Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
• Administer Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
• Implement a portal solution with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
• Implement a content management solution with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
• Implement a business intelligence solution with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
• Implement a search and indexing solution with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
• Maintain and optimize Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Course Outline

Unit 1:

This introductory unit provides an overview of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Lessons

• Introduction to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• Integrating Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in the Enterprise
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Architecture

Unit 2: Planning and Designing for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

This unit focuses on planning and design issues and activities. It contains elements of Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF) concepts, and provides a brief refresher for those students who are already familiar with MSF (and a high-level introduction to the concepts for those who are not).

Lessons

• Preparing for a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Implementation
• Planning and Designing for Non-Functional Requirements

Unit 3: Deploying Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

This unit provides high-level information about deployment environments and its prerequisites, and then focuses on the tasks and activities involved in installing and configuring Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. The module concludes with an overview and examples of Shared Service Providers.

Lessons

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Deployment Architecture
• Installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• Managing Shared Service Providers

Unit 4: Administering Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

This unit sets the groundwork for the solution-specific modules that follow this one. It provides details and guidance about general administrative tasks for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Lessons

• Creating Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Sites
• Managing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Features

Unit 5: Implementing Portal Solutions

This unit focuses on the portal-oriented features provided by Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, by describing portal sites, collaborative features, and user profiles and audiences.

Lessons

• Creating Portal Sites
• Implementing Collaborative Features
• Implementing Users Profiles and Audiences

Unit 6: Implementing Content Management Solutions

This unit focuses on the content management-oriented concepts of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, by describing content management requirements, features and processes.

Lessons

• Overview of Content Management
• Managing Documents and Content with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• Implementing Content Management Processes
• Implementing Content Management Policies

Unit 7: Implementing Business Intelligence Solutions

This unit focuses on the business data-oriented concepts of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, by describing the Business Data Catalog, Excel Services, Key Performance Indicators, Business Intelligence Dashboards and Reports.

Lessons

• Configuring and Incorporating Business Data Catalog Applications into Portal Solutions
• Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Excel Services
• Implementing Business Intelligence Dashboards
• Creating Report Center Web Sites
• Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Forms Server

Unit 8: Implementing Search and Indexing

This unit focuses on the concepts, requirements, and processes for implementing search and indexing.

Lessons

• Overview of Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Search and Indexing
• Implementing Collaborative Features
• Implementing Search

Unit 9: Maintaining and Optimizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

This unit focuses on the day-to-day maintenance, monitoring and optimization concepts, processes and requirements.

Lessons

• Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Backup and Restore
• Monitoring Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• Performance Tuning and Optimization of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Solutions