WA1572 Managing WebSphere Portal Projects Training and Courseware

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This class is designed for the IT project managers who are responsible for delivering a WebSphere portal site. It teaches the development and administration activities surrounding a portal site in details. This will help the managers plan for the tasks to be performed and procure proper skills. The course will also help them create a well structured build and deployment process.

Audience
	IT managers.

Prerequisites
	Basic understanding of web based application development project management.

Duration
	One Day

Course Outline

1. Introduction to the WebSphere Portal Server
	Topics What is a Portal An Example of A WebSphere Portal Site Benefits of Portal Sites General Portal Architecture The Major Components of Horizontal Portals The Major Components of Horizontal Portals cont WebSphere Portal Goals WebSphere Portal Components WebSphere Portal Components cont WebSphere Portal Components cont WebSphere Portal Accessibility WebSphere Portal Packaging WebSphere Portal Requirements A Typical Network Architecture for WebSphere Portal WebSphere Portal Server WebSphere Portal Server Architecture Portal Container Portal Engine Architecture Page Aggregation Modules Portlet WebSphere Portal Built-in Portlets Portlet Application Portlet Mode and State WebSphere Portlet Content Publishing (WPCP) Portal Document Manager (PDM) Search Engine WebSphere Portal Information Summary

2. WebSphere Application Server Overview
	Introduction Application Server Base vs. Network Deployment Node Cell A Typical Cell Configuration Repository Administration Service Cluster Web Container Web Request Processing Plugin Configuration Virtual Host Managed Process Basics Key Possibilities Coexistence Scenarios Common Topologies All in One Vertical Scaling Server Separation Multi-tier Horizontal Scaling Web Server Horizontal Scaling J2EE Modules J2EE Application Assembly Web Module Configuring Web Applications EJB Modules Enterprise Application Modules Installing an Enterprise Application Relationship Between WAS and WPS Relationship Between WAS and WPS

3. Key Development Activities
	Development Activities A Portal Site The Portlet The Portlet Class The Hello World Portlet JSP For View Cooperative Portlets Example Use Case Customizing Look and Feel Theme Basics Theme at Work Creating a Skin Skins And Layouts Remote Portlets WSRP WSRP Benefits Personalization Recommendation Engine LikeMinds Recommendation Engine Personalization Interface in Portal Server - Features Portal Site Tools Roles and Responsibilities

4. Key Administration Tasks
	Administration Tasks Installing WPS WPS Components Optional Component: Database Optional Component: LDAP Server Optional Component: HTTP Server Installation Architectures Development Environment Functional Testing Integration Testing Production Environment Clustering Considerations Clustering Basic Steps Transfer Database What are Virtual Portals? Characteristics of virtual portals Virtual Portals Performance Tuning Performance Tuning Methodology Problem Determination Steps to Follow Installing a Portlet Web Module Installing Themes/Skins Page Creation and Navigation Automating Tasks Task Automation Release Builder Roles and Responsibilities

5. Key End User Activities
	End User Activities Portal and Users Site Registration LDAP and User Registry Logging In Using Portlets Portlet Customization Portlet States Page Customization Creating A New Page Editing A Page Layout Edited Page Layout Credential Vault Web Content Management Using the WCM Tool

6. Planning A Portal Project
	Functional Requirements Aggregation Single Sign On Application Collaboration WSRP Aggregation Company Wide Information Portal Types Content Portals Transaction Portals Collaboration Portals Resources To Develop Custom Portlets Web Content Web Content Inventory Custom Look and Feel Legacy Integration JCA Adapter Web Services Non-Functional Requirements Availability and Performance Portal Server Topology Clustering Basics Portal Servers and Web Servers Number Of Servers Roles and Skills Roles and Skills Time/Cost Estimation Putnam Distribution Estimation Function-Based Estimation Integration Based Estimation Iterative Approach Day To Day Operations

7. Setting Up A Build and Deployment Process
	Build And Deployment Build vs. Deploy Team Repository Developer Testing The Build Process Build Tools Test Environments Defect Tracking Performance Testing Impact Analysis User Acceptance Testing Production Ready? Promoting to Production Monitoring The Live System Automated Monitoring

8. Portal Project Management Best Practices
	Best Practices Document Requirements Skill Acquisition Building and Deploying Testing Topology Design Production Monitoring Change Management

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