This document provides an overview of how EPMLive enhances a Project Server deployment. It discusses EPMLive's product suite, capabilities to manage all types of work, and implementation of a solution for a major telecom customer. Key enhancements mentioned include comprehensive cost and resource management, cross-project reporting, publishing tools, and pre-built workspace templates.

1. Getting more from your Rich Murphy
Project Server Deployment rmurphy@epmlive.com

2. Today’s Agenda
EPMLive Background
Product Line overview
How EPMLive enhances Project Server
One customer’s implementation

3. Company Profile
Managed Microsoft Partner
• Microsoft - Gold Certified since 2000
• Implemented ~ 500 Project Server deployments
• Technical Advisor for Project/Project Server 2002, 03, 07 and 10
Experience - 1000+ Customers
• Implementing in over 35 different Countries
• Wide range of industry experience
Recognition
• Inc 500 – 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in 2008, 2009 and 2010
• Microsoft - EPM “Partner of the Year” 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009
• PMI “Project of the Year” Award 2006 and 2007
Partner Community
• Over 150+ Partners
• In Over 50 Countries

4. EPM Live Product Suite
Project, Portfolio & Work Management
Solutions For Everyone
Strategic Portfolio, Project
& Work Management
Enterprise Project & Work
Management  Demand Management
 Portfolio Management
Web-based Project
Collaboration  Project Visibility  Financial Management
 Resource Management  Capacity Planning
 Schedule Management  Time Management  Enterprise Governance
 Team Collaboration  Work Management  Program Management

5. Project Server 2010 Strengths
Enterprise Global enforces standards
Enterprise custom fields – no limit
Project Workspaces
Can be extended via PSI

6. How EPMLive enhances Project Server
Concept of “ALL Work”
Cost/Financial Management
Comprehensive Resource Planning
Functions apply to any SharePoint list
Cross-project views/rollups
Included Web
parts, Templates, Reports, Dashboard
s
SharePoint publishing for
Project, Excel, Outlook

7. Concept of “All Work”

8. EPMLive extends beyond “projects”

9. How EPMLive Works with Project Server
All Users
PM
Issues Project Assignments
Project Assignments
Actions Changes
Bugs Deliverables
Requests Defects
Punch list Documents Draft Published Reporting Archive

10. Customer Implementation
Background
– Major Telecom firm
– Very experienced Project/Project Server
users
– Implemented system in July 2010 to
meet critical regulatory schedule
Results
– Resource Management efficiencies
– Met schedules with no penalties
– Expanded usage to additional groups
– Hosted by EPMLive

11. Project Server Publish Enhancement
The EPMLive “publish” backends the Project Server “publish”
Above configuration options are added to Project Web Access Site
Settings

12. Project List with EPMLive grid/gantt

13. SharePoint list for project “details”

14. Use of Project Server templates
The Project Server template is for each “location” in the project
A project with 5 locations would have this repeated 5 times
The “Report Code” is an Enterprise custom text field which drives
Project code as tasks are completed

15. Task list in browser

16. Gantt View

17. My Work web part

18. Publishing with Office
Enterprise publish from Project
Excel Publisher
Outlook Publisher synchs “My Work”
with Outlook. Update Project task
status, Issues, Risks from Outlook

19. Time-phased status calculation

20. Installation Progress by week

21. Functions available in the Ribbon

22. Comprehensive Cost Management

23. Resource Management with negotiation

24. Scenario Modeling
Can we handle all these new initiatives
within our budget/resources?

25. Analyze Alternatives

26. Pre-built Workspace Templates
EPMLive provides prebuilt SharePoint workspace templates
 PMI (PMBOK)
 Agile (SCRUM)
 MSF
 IT Management
 Professional Services
 Product Development
 Project Management Office
 Facilities Management
 Construction

27. Project Workspace Templates

28. Schedule Management
Edit Projects in Project Server from
SharePoint