This document discusses combining Microsoft SharePoint and Project Server 2007 to enable effective work management. It provides an overview of the benefits of integrating these tools, including centralized project information management, task and resource tracking, collaboration features, and custom reporting and business intelligence capabilities. The document also describes how one organization, CSC, implemented a Project Portfolio Management system using these Microsoft products to manage over 200 projects across 4,000 employees.

1. Microsoft SharePoint and Office Forum 2008 Delivering Seamless Productivity

2. Benefits Of Combining Project Server 2007 And SharePoint For Effective Work Management Brad Purdy EPM Solution Specialist | Microsoft Corporation Kirk Barrett Solutions Architect | CSC

3. Agenda Business challenges Introducing SharePoint Project Management Project Server and Sharepint Services Enabling Effective Work Management CSC E- PMO Business Background CSC E- PMO Technical Background CSC Demonstration Benefits of Integrating project Server and SharePoint Server Q&A

4. Business Challenges Manage and understand project schedules Track and monitor projects to stay up to date on status changes Effectively communicate project information Clearly communicate and present project information in a variety of ways, from reports in Project or through integration with Microsoft Office system programs Get productive quickly Centrally store and manage all project information in a single online workspace Customised Business Processes

5. Introducing SharePoint Project Management Centralized project information, task management, resource allocation, budget management issue & risk management Docs/calendars, blogs, wikis, e-mail integration, Outlook integration, offline docs/lists Enterprise Portal template, Site Directory, My Sites, social networking, privacy control Server-based Excel spreadsheets and data visualisation, Report Center, BI Web Parts, KPIs/Dashboards Enterprise scalability, contextual relevance, rich people and business data search Rich and Web forms based front-ends, LOB actions, pluggable SSO Integrated document management, records management, and Web content management with policies and workflow

6. Project Server & SharePoint ServicesBuilt In Features Windows Sahrepoint Services 3.0 Document Management Change request Management Wikis, blogs, FAQ’s, & more Project Server as a SharePoint Services Application Rich Gant chart reports Issues and risk management Status reports Assignment notification Manage interdependencies with deliverables Task management and time reporting (via outlook)

7. Enabling Effective Work Management Team Members Project Managers Team Leads Update Task Progress Resolve Issues Collaborate on Documents Publish Projects Browser Executives Build Schedules Assign Resources Manage Budgets View and Interact Browser & Microsoft Office Generate Reports Programmatic Access View online dashboards Create Reports using Microsoft Office Applications Share & Update Project Information IT Project Portfolio Management Task Management Resource Management Project Collaboration Build Custom Workspace Templates Integrate with other Line of Business Applications CustomApplications

9. Around 4,000 staff across Australia

10. Began in 2003 using Project Server 2003 & WSS 2.0

11. Upgraded to Project Server 2007 and MOSS

12. Supports 250 Program and Project managers

14. MOSS Enterprise Edition

15. SQL Server 2005

16. SQL Analysis Services

17. SQL Reporting Services

19. Benefits of Integrating Project and MOSS Ensure teams are working towards the same goal Keep teams informed of all changes to the project Track and monitor task status Collaborate and coordinate easily Proactively mitigate risks and issues Analyse project performance Promote continuous improvement Business Intelligence Line of Business Integration Customer specific business processes 11

20. Q & A

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