Download PDF Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007: The Complete Reference by Dave Gochberg and Rob Stewart

Sinopsis

When we embarked on this endeavor, we knew that the tools that made up Microsoft’s Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solution were large and complex. Writing a book on the topic was going to require a significant amount of work and focus. We are grateful to have been selected to add this book to the McGraw-Hill Complete Reference series. Writing a technical book where the title includes the word “complete” is a somewhat daunting task, however, especially for people who have never written anything so large. Actually, the really complete version would probably require thousands of pages. We did what we thought was best to cover the spectrum of topics. In some cases, we made judgment calls about features and how likely they were to provide value. Although we skipped lower-value features in some areas, we delved deeper in others. We chose to spend a good portion of effort on configuration and data flow of the systems. Note that throughout the book, we make recommendations and discuss “best practices.” We stand behind each of them based on our experiences, our discussions with other consultants, information we learned at seminars and trade shows, and so on. Keep in mind, however, that not every one of our recommendations will be the right solution for you and your organization. To succeed, make sure you identify stakeholders, analyze (with the stakeholders) your organization’s needs, and make the decisions that best suit those needs. The flow of the book follows the general process of what it takes to actually succeed with an implementation of Project Server 2007, starting with value of planning. It was written for a blended audience, from the EPM novice on one end of the spectrum, to the experienced EPM professional. Finally, we hope this can truly be a “reference” in that after your system is up and running, you may go back to a single chapter for specific and useful (through possibly obscure) information.

Content

1. Consider This before You Commit to Project Server 2007
2. What Your CFO Needs to Know about Project Server
3. The New Architecture of the Microsoft EPM Environment
4. New Features and Some That Have Been Retired
5. Plan for Your Project Server 2007 Implementation
6. Building Blocks for Implementation Success
7. Requirements, Prioritization, and Project Planning for Project Server
8. Details on the Installation and Confi guration of Project Server 2007
9. Installation of Project Server 2007 and Prerequisite Software
10. SharePoint Central Administration in a Project Server Environment
11. Configuring Security in your EPM Environment
12. Configuring Enterprise Data Settings
13. Confi guring Time and Task Management
14. Configuring Look and Feel Settings
15. Configure the Remaining Server Settings
16. Roll Out the Desktop
17. Project Server 2007 Maintenance
18. Performance of Your EPM System
19. Application/Database Migration from Previous Versions
20. Techniques and Solutions for New Project Requests
21. Integrating Project Server 2007 with External Systems
22. Project Server in Action
23. Time Tracking and Task Updates
24. Reporting and Views
25. Resource Management
26. How the Project Manager Interacts with Project Server
27. How the Team Member Interacts with Project Server
28. How the Resource Manager Interacts with Project Server
29. The Executive and Miscellaneous Roles
30. Project Server 2007––Doing More for Collaboration and Communications

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