Module 1 – Introduction to Windows SharePoint Services

·         What is Windows SharePoint Services

·         Versions of Windows SharePoint Services

·         Microsoft Office Integration with WSS

·         Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies

Module 2 – Navigating a SharePoint Site

·         Navigating the Home Page and SharePoint Site

·         Navigating the Site Hierarchy

·         Browsing Lists on a SharePoint Site

·         Browsing Document Libraries

·         Customizing the Top Navigation Area

·         Customizing the Left Navigation Panel

·         Understanding Web Part Pages

·         Using the Recycle Bin

Module 3 – Creating and Managing Sites

·         Creating Sites

·         Managing Site Users and Permissions

·         Creating a Child Workspace

·         Changing a Sites Theme

·         Managing Site Features

·         Managing Site Content Syndication

·         Deleting a Site  

Module 4 – Working with Lists  

·         Discovering Default Lists in a Site

·         Creating a New List

·         Adding, Editing and Deleting List Items

·         Restoring a List Item from the Recycle Bin

·         Using the Datasheet View

·         Adding, Editing and Deleting List Columns

·         Sorting and Filtering a List

·         Adding and Modifying a List View

·         Setting Up Alerts

·         Using Really Simple Syndication Feeds

·         Sending an Email to a SharePoint List

·         Deleting a List

Module 5 – Creating and Managing Libraries

·         Creating Libraries  

·         Creating Document Libraries

·         Creating Form Libraries

·         Creating Picture Libraries

·         Adding Documents

·         Adding Pictures

·         Creating a New Folder in a Library

·         Checking Documents In and Out from the Document Library

·         Checking Documents In and Out from the 2007 Microsoft Office Suite

·         Working with Version History

·         Deleting Documents

·         Working with Workflows

·         Using Alerts

·         Working with Offline Documents

Module 6  - Working with Library Settings  

·         Configuring a Library  

·         Creating New Columns and Working with Content Types

·         Using Content Types and Columns

·         Creating a New View

·         Using Document Library Settings

·         Using the Document Information Panel

·         Securing a Library

·         Deleting a Library  

Module 7 – Working with Document Workspaces

·         Creating a Document Workspace

·         Creating a Document Workspace within the 2007 Microsoft Office Suite

·         Accessing an Existing Document Workspace

·         Working with the 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Document management Task Pane

·         Publishing a Document back to a Document Library

·         Deleting a Document Workspace

Module 8 – Working with Meeting Workspaces

·         Creating a Meeting Workspace by using a Template

·         Creating a Meeting Workspace for a Calendar Event

·         Understanding the Home Page of a Meeting Workspace

·         Adding an Objective to a Meeting Workspace

·         Adding an Agenda to a Meeting Workspace

·         Adding an Attendee to a Meeting Workspace

·         Adding a Thing to Bring List

·         Adding a Web Part to the More Page Tab

Module 9 – Working with Surveys and Discussion Boards

·         Creating a Survey

·         Responding to a Survey

·         Creating and Using Discussion Board

·         Enabling Discussion Board for Email

·         Viewing a Discussion Board in Outlook 2007

·         Lab

Module 10 – Working with Wikis and Blogs  

·         Understanding Wikis

·         Creating a New Wiki Page Library

·         Creating a New Wiki Page

·         Linking

·         Versioning

·         Understanding Blogs

·         Creating a Blog Site

·         Creating a Blog Post

·         Adding a Blog Comment

·         Using Really Simple Syndication Feeds

Module 11 – Using Windows SharePoint Services with Outlook 2007  

·         Connecting a SharePoint Contacts Lists to Outlook 2007  

·         Moving an Outlook 2007 Contact to a SharePoint Contact List

·         Copying SharePoint Contacts into Outlook 2007

·         Sending Email by using a SharePoint Contacts List

·         Viewing SharePoint Calendars Side By Side with Personal Calendars

·         Synchronizing SharePoint Tasks List Content

·         Managing SharePoint Alerts in Outlook 2007

·         Creating Meeting Workspaces from Outlook 2007

·         Configuring an RSS Feed

·         Work with Workflow in Outlook 2007

Module 12- Using Windows SharePoint Services in Excel 2007  

·         Importing Data From an Excel 2007 Spreadsheet to a List in Sharepoint

·         Using the Access Web Datasheet  

·         Exporting a SharePoint List to an Excel 2007 Spreadsheet

·         Exporting an Excel 2007 Table to a SharePoint Site

·         Lab

Module 13 – Using Windows SharePoint With Access 2007

·         Exporting Data from an Access 2007 Database to a SharePoint List

·         Importing a List to an Access 2007 Table

·         Linking an Access 2007 Table

·         Moving Data from an Access 2007 Database to a SharePoint Site

·         Working Offline

·         Working with Workflow

·         Lab

Module 14 – Using Windows SharePoint Services with InfoPath 2007

·         Creating a Form Library from InfoPath 2007

·         Modifying an Existing Form Library

·         Filling Out a New Form

·         Editing an Existing Form

·         Creating a Content Type From InfoPath 2007

·         Associating a Content Type with a Form Library

·         Modifying a Content Type

Module 15 – Working with Web Parts

·         Web Parts and Web Part Pages

·         Removing a Web Part  

·         Adding a Web Part from a Web Part Gallery

·         Customizing a Web Part by using the Web Part Tools Pane

·         Customizing a Home Page by Using Web Parts

·         Creating a New Web Part Page by Using a Browser

Module 16 – Finding Information on the SharePoint Site

·         Understanding How Search Works

·         Executing a Search Query

·         Lab

Module 17 – Introducing MOSS 2007

·         Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

·         SharePoint Server 2007 Standard

·         SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise

·         SharePoint Server 2007 for Internet Sites

·         How Can SharePoint Server Help My Organization?

Module 18 – Change, Power, Conflict

·         Understanding Change in a Corporate Environment

·         Understanding Power Dynamics and Change

·         Understanding Specific Changes the SharePoint Introduces

·         Strong Governance and Potential Conflicts

Module 19 – SharePoint Server Design Life Cycle

·         Overview of Frameworks that Can be Used with SharePoint Server 2007

·         Define StakeHolders

·         Training

·         Gathering Requirements

·         Major Milestone 1: Design Phase

·         Major  Milestone 2: Build Readiness

·         Major Milestone 3: Operational Readiness

·         Operating and Supporting

Module 20 – Defining Business Requirements

·         Requirements

·         Bridging the Gap Between Business Needs and Technology Solution

·         Characteristics of Good Requirements

·         Implementing Requirements Traceability and a Requirement Matrix

·         How Many Requirements per Project?

·         Using Requirements to Solve Problems

·         Negotiating Service Level Agreements

Module 21 – SharePoint Server 2007 and Governance

·         Governance Best Practices

·         Getting a Technology Governance Team Started

·         Create an Effective Governance Team Site

Module 22 – Project Plans for a SharePoint Server Deployment

·         Understanding Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 Deployment Plan

·         The Envisioning Stage

·         The Planning Stage

·         Deployment, Implementation, and Configuration Management

·         Post-Implementation Operations, Optimization, and Business Review

Module 23 – Developing and Information Architecture

·         Common Goals

·         Architecture Forethought

·         Information Architecture Foundations

·         Information Arrangement

·         Information Context

·         User Interface and Branding

·         Usability and Acceptance

·         Emergent Capability

·         Information Architecture Building Blocks

Module 24 – Document Management

·         What is a Document?

·         What is Document Management?

·         The Document Life Cycle

·         Should SharePoint Replace File Servers?

·         Other Best Practices Concerning Documenting and Document Libraries

·         Working with SharePoint Server 2007 DOD 5015.2 Add-On Pack

Module 25 – Enterprise Content Management

·         What is Enterprise Content Management?

·         SharePoint ECM Technologies

·         SharePoint ECM Best Practices

·         Monitoring

·         Failover Types

·         Failback

Module 26 – Business Processes and Workflows

·         Identifying Workflow Candidates

·         Overview of Out-of-the-box Workflows

·         Publishing Workflows

·         Workflow Deployment Considerations

·         The Other Side of the Coin: Code-free Custom Workflows

·         Custom Workflow Considerations

·         Workflow Deployments Options

·         Workflows and Client Applications

·         Security Considerations

Module 27 – Branding and Customization

·         Overview of SharePoint Branding

Module 28 – Web Parts, Features, and Solutions Management

·         Content and Infrastructure

·         Developer’s Role in SharePoint

·         Environments

·         Web Parts

·         Features

·         Solutions

·         Sample Web Part (Available Online)

Module 29 – Creating and Managing Publishing Sites

·         Publishing Infrastructure and Publishing Features

·         Portals and Publishing

·         Leveraging Publishing Sites

·         Choosing a Content Deployment Strategy

·         Managing Master and Layout Pages

·         Searching Considerations for Public Sites

Module 30 – Understanding and Implementing Microsoft Search Server 2008

·         Search Server 2008 Features and Benefits

·         Understanding OpenSearch Standards

·         Installing Search Server 2008

·         Building Federated Location Definition Files and Integrating

·         Best Practices for Implementing Search Server 2008

Module 31 – Implementing and Optional Search and Findability Topology

·         Findability: What Is It and Why Is It Important to you?

·         Business Requirements and Search

·         Designing Crawl and Query Topologies

·         Findability Tools in SharePoint Server 2007

Module 32 – Leveraging Shared Services Providers  

·         What Shared Services Are Provided with SharePoint Server 2007

·         Intra-Farm versus Inter-Farm Shared Services

·         Designing Shared Services

·         Geographically Dispersed Deployments

·         Integrity

·         Authenticating

Module 33 – Optimizing Information Security

• Confidentiality
• Integrity
• Authenticity

Module 34 – Business Intelligence and Reporting

·         The Microsoft BI Big Picture

·         BI Integration with SharePoint Server 2007

·         Core BI Features in SharePoint and Office

·         Business Data Catalog

Module 35 – Extending Business Intelligence

·         Reporting Services

·         Integrating Reporting Services with SharePoint

·         Other Reporting Services Features within SharePoint

·         Security Considerations

·         Creating, Publishing, and Deploying Reports to SharePoint Sites

·         Distributed Server Environment Consideration

·         PerformancePoint Server 2007

·         Working with Dashboard Designer

·         Security and Dashboard Designer

·         Deploying Dashboards to SharePoint Sites

·         Saving a Dashboard Designer Workspace

Business Intelligence Use Case Scenarios

Module 36 – Intranet, Extranet, and Internet Scenarios

• Web Applications
• Scenarios