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Office Performance Point 2007

 

Boot Camp Schedule 

 

Boot Camps include experienced certified instruction, professional courseware, corresponding  practice exams, all certification exam vouchers (extra available).  Exclusive attention and open lab time.  Pass guarantee.  Fine catered breakfast and lunch daily, refreshments and snacks.  Quality travel and lodging arranged, if needed.

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The Office Performance Point 2007 course is a fast-paced, instructor-led tour of Microsoft Office Performance Point Server 2007. The purpose of the course is to provide students with general and detailed information on the deployment, architecture and utilization of Performance Point Server to monitor and analyze key business metrics as well as plan and model business metrics.

During the class through lecture and hands-on exercises students will:

  • Be familiarized with a comprehensive view of Office Performance Point system architecture.

  • Learn how to build business models and how to add and maintain dimensions to Office Performance Point Server.

  • Create security roles and users

  • Create and manage Performance Point cycles

  • Link users with cycles

  • Build forms and reports using the Performance Point Server Add-In for Excel

  • Create and maintain rule based calculations and data handling within Performance Point Planning

  • Monitor and analyze key business metrics with Performance Point dashboards and scorecards

    At Course Completion

  • After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Understand Office Performance Point Server System

  • Architecture

  • Create and manage Model Sites

  • Create pre-built and custom dimensions

  • Create and manage Performance Point cycles

  • Manage permissions

  • Understand the Performance Point Add-In for Excel

  • Create calculation rules and understand the basics of

  • PPS syntax

  • Understand practical use of forms and how to design forms

  • Create a Monitoring data source

  • Create a Performance Point Server scorecard

  • Create Performance Point Server KPIs

  • Create a Performance Point Server Monitoring report

  • Export a Performance Point Server scorecard to Excel

  • Deploy a dashboard to SharePoint

    Prerequisites

  • This course is intended for BIPM solution architect/project managers, BIPM solution implementers,
    application developers, business power users.
    Students should meet the following prerequisites

  • Familiarity with the Microsoft Windows operating system

  • Familiarity with Microsoft Excel

  • Have a basic understanding of multi-dimensional data structures and OLAP principals

    Course Outline

  • Module 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence Performance Management

  • Business Intelligence and Performance Management Concepts

  • Microsoft Performance Point Server Concepts

  • Demonstration – Planning & Monitoring and Analytics

  • Case Study Examples

    Module 2: Functionality and Architecture Overview

  • Performance Point Server (PPS)

  • PPS Planning

  • PPS Monitoring and Analytics

  • Architecture Overview

  • Features

  • Usage

  • Components

  • Terminology

    Module 3: Performance Point Solution - Step-by-Step Introduction

  • Learning Step by Step

  • Business scenario

  • Solution outline

    Module 4: Planning - Getting Started

  • Administering a PPS Planning Server

  • Users and Roles

  • PPS Planning application

  • Sites and Sub Sites

    Module 5: Planning - Dimensions and Models

  • Application design overview

  • Dimensions, member sets, and member views

  • Creating the calendar

  • Models

  • Assumptions, model properties, and associations

    Module 6: Planning - Data Integration

  • Data Integration Value

  • Data Integration Architecture

  • Data Integration Overview

  • Troubleshooting

  • Write-back

    Module 7: Planning - Business Roles

  • Performance Point Security Model

  • Security Roles

  • Business Roles

    Module 8: Planning - Rules and Calculations

  • Calculation Framework

  • Performance Point Expression Language (PEL)

  • Rule Sets and Rules

  • Calculation Rules

  • Rule Authoring

  • Rule Execution

  • Debugging

    Module 9: Planning - Forms

  • Introduction to the Performance Point Excel Add-in

  • Creating and Using a Form

  • Introduction to Permissions and Assignments

    Module 10: Planning - Process Management

  • Introduction to Process Management

  • Assignments, Cycles, and Jobs

  • Roles and Approval Processes

  • Data Permissions and Security

    Module 11: Planning - Reports

  • Understanding Report Design

  • Important Considerations for Reports

  • Using the Report Wizard

    Module 12: Monitoring & Analytics - Getting Started

  • Introducing Monitoring and Analytics

  • Understanding Dashboards

  • Creating and Deploying a Dashboard

  • Exploring the Dashboard Designer

    Module 13: Monitoring & Analytics - Dashboard Components

  • Dashboards

  • Data Sources

  • Indicators

  • Key Performance Indicators

  • Scorecards

  • Reports

  • Export Options

    Module 14: Monitoring & Analytics – Dashboards

  • Dashboard Overview

  • Dashboard Key Capabilities

  • Dashboard Fundamentals and Components

  • Dashboard Filters

  • Dashboard KPIs

  • Dashboard Deployment and Preview

    Module 15: Monitoring & Analytics – Security

  • Security Overview

  • Server Roles

  • Element Roles

  • Authentication / Validation process

    Module 16: Performance Point Server Architecture

    Module 17: Implementing a Performance Point Solution

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    Note: This course is not available for registration under Microsoft SATV.

     
     
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