Microsoft SharePoint and Office Forum 2008Delivering Seamless Productivity

Benefits Of Combining Project Server 2007 And SharePoint For Effective Work ManagementBrad PurdyEPM Solution Specialist | Microsoft Corporation

Kirk BarrettSolutions Architect | CSC

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

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

Introducing SharePoint Project Management

Docs/calendars, blogs, wikis, e-mail integration, Outlook integration, offline docs/lists

Enterprise Portal template, Site

Directory, My Sites, social networking,

privacy control

Enterprise scalability,contextual relevance, rich people and business data

search

Rich and Web forms based front-ends, LOB actions, pluggable SSO

Server-based Excel spreadsheets and data visualisation, Report Center, BI Web Parts, KPIs/Dashboards

Integrated document management, records management, and Web content management with policies and workflow

Centralized project information,

task management, resource allocation,

budget management issue & risk management

Project Manage

ment

Portal

Search

Content Manage

ment

Business Processes

Business Intelligenc

e

Collaboration

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)

Build SchedulesAssign ResourcesManage Budgets

Update Task ProgressResolve IssuesCollaborate on Documents

Browser

View and Interact

CustomApplications

Build Custom Workspace TemplatesIntegrate with other Line of Business Applications

Programmatic Access

View online dashboardsCreate Reports using Microsoft Office Applications

Browser &Microsoft Office

Generate Reports

Publish Projects

Enabling Effective Work Management

Project Managers

Team Members

Executives

ITShare & Update

Project InformationProject Portfolio

ManagementTask ManagementResource ManagementProject Collaboration

Team Leads

CSC E-PMO - Business Background

• CSC – IT Consulting, Outsourcing and Services• Around 4,000 staff across Australia• Began in 2003 using Project Server 2003 &

WSS 2.0• Upgraded to Project Server 2007 and MOSS• Supports 250 Program and Project managers• Around 200 active projects in 2007

CSC E-PMO – Technical Background

• Project Server 2007• MOSS Enterprise Edition• SQL Server 2005• SQL Analysis Services• SQL Reporting Services• .NET for custom development

Demonstration

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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

Benefits of Integrating Project and MOSS

Q & A

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