Managing Enterprise Projects using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Second Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)As the Director of a Project Management Office, this book is the definitive manual.It contains the latest and greatest problems, issues, and known bugs.It saves time and it is a great training tool.At 900 pages it takes a while to read, but the layout is great so you can find answers to specific problems quickly.I recommend this book to anyone that has anything to do with the administration of Project Server 2007.

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Managing Enterprise Projects Using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Second Edition, is an unprecedented learning guide and reference for project managers who use the Microsoft EPM platform. This edition covers Project Server and related SharePoint changes through the July 14, 2008 Infrastructure Update. Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office Project 2007 and Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 was not yet available at the time of this writing.
Our goal for this book is to provide a combination of training and reference manual; a vital learning tool to help you build on your knowledge of the stand-alone tool by mastering the Microsoft enterprise project management environment. Follow our best practices to success and heed our warnings to avoid the pitfalls.
We take a systematic approach to the topical ordering in this book, beginning with a Project Server 2007 overview in Modules 01 and 02. Module 03 teaches you how to use two new features in Project Server 2007: Proposals and Activity Plans. In Modules 04-07, you learn to use Project Professional 2007 to define, plan, baseline, and publish an enterprise project. Modules 08-10 take you through the project updating process from team member progress reporting in Project Web Access and in Outlook, through your acceptance of the updates into the enterprise project plan. Module 11 wraps up with analyzing project variance. In Modules 12-15, you learn how to set up personal options, how to use the features in the Project Workspace, and how to create Status Reports. Modules 16-18 cover viewing enterprise project information and teach you how to use Data Analysis.
Throughout each module, you get a generous amount of Notes, Warnings, and Best Practices. Notes call your attention to important additional information about a subject. Warnings help you avoid the most common problems experienced by others and Best Practices provide tips for using the tool based on our field experience.
With this book, we believe that you can become more effective at using Microsoft Enterprise Project Management tools. If you have questions about the book or are interested in our professional services, please contact us at our office. If you have questions about Microsoft Project or Project Server, contact us through the Microsoft public news groups.

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Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007: The Complete Reference Review

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(More customer reviews)As someone new to MS Project Server, I am expecting a book which can teach me step by step with screenshots and descriptions matching. This book is not. It seems the author knows where to go, but not enough screenshots to support his words. He did not specificly say in the writing which screen he is talking about. As a reader I have to guess if it is this view, or that view. Also the authors did not provide emails or a website where further help will be provided, so the readers have no way to ask questions to clarify things talked in the book. I am in the middle of reading the book and hoping I don't have to buy another Project Server book after I am done. The title of the book says "the complete reference", I doubt it does what it says.

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"Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 is an extremely advanced and dynamic toolset requiring fundamental organizational inspection. Rob and Dave provide an equally deep and unique perspective of this powerful solution." --Daniel T. Renier, Principal Consultant, Milestone Consulting Group, Inc.

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Enterprise Project Management Using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007: Best Practices for Implementing an EPM Solution Review

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(More customer reviews)I am very pleased to have discovered this book.
I am a project management consultant with the PMI PMP certification and Microsoft's MCITP certification in enterprise project management using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007.This book bridges the two universes of Project Server 2007 (the tool) and the best practices and processes of PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PBMOK).The book is well written and straight forward.I was able to follow and complete all of the example scenarios with ease.The book shows how to actually implement each of the PMBOK processes, create the project plan documents, and construct the project document libraries. From project initiation through planning, execution, monitoring and control and project closeout --- it's all there.The neat part is that you are actually doing it in the project server environment.I knew very little about creating SharePoint lists, views, libraries, links, etc., but I was able to do it all with ease.
This book is a "keeper".I've added it to my personal project management toolkit.

J. Anderson, MSPM, PMP, MCITP
Atlanta, GA

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Enterprise Project Management Using Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007 is a concise guide that takes users step-by-step through each stage of an EPM solution implementation. It provides experienced guidance and all the principles, processes, best practices, and detailed instruction needed to define, implement, and deploy an EPM solution successfully in your organization using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 and other EPM supporting tools.

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--Illustrates how to implement an EPM solution based on PMI s proven project management methods using Project Server 2007, Project Professional, SharePoint Services and other Microsoft products
--Describes the stages of an EPM implementation methodology and explains how to carry out the tasks needed to be performed to achieve the objectives of each stage
--Establishes a technological foundation for development, testing, training, and deployment of an EPM solution, and sets the requirements and goals for the EPM implementation
--Helps align project management processes with your organizations and stakeholders goals and the procedures and tools required to support these processes
--Includes numerous examples that demonstrate how to configure the EPM system to support your implementation and a pilot testing stage where your solution can be examined for several months before organization-wide deployment
--WAV offers free downloadable tools, including a project plan template, project closure checklist, and matrixes for stakeholders, requirements, supplier evaluations, and communication -- available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at jrosspub.com

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SharePoint for Project Management: How to Create a Project Management Information System (PMIS) with SharePoint Review

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(More customer reviews)When I saw the title of the book, and the fact that it was from O'Reilly, I picked it up the day it came out.I had high hopes that I would learn some excellent tips on managing projects in SharePoint.To be fair to the author, the book does exactly what the title says... it shows you how to create a Project Management Information Systems site with SharePoint.Maybe my expectations were too high as to what I would learn.

Unfortunately, I don't think I learned anything new from the entire book.The book basically walks you through creating a project management site on sharepoint, tracking risks, assigning tasks, adding a calendar, etc.You could save the effort and just download the free Project Tracking Workspace template directly from Microsoft: [...]
If you are not experienced with SharePoint, then this is probably just fine for teaching you how to create a site, add web parts, and integrate with Office.If you already know what web parts are and how to synchronize with Outlook, then this is not the book for you.

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"If you are a project manager looking for a technology-based, easily implemented, and usable solution for project communications, document management, and general project organization, this book is for you!" -Susan Weese, PgMP, President and Founder, Rhyming Planet

Most companies don't understand SharePoint's power, and use it simply to share documents or spreadsheets. This hands-on book demonstrates how SharePoint can also help you organize and manage complex projects. With SharePoint for Project Management, you'll not only understand how to apply common and practical project management concepts in SharePoint, you'll learn how to build a Project Management Information System (PMIS), customized to your project, that can efficiently coordinate communication and collaboration among team members. With this book, you will:

Learn to apply key project management techniques by leveraging SharePoint as a PMIS
Track a case study that illustrates the circumstances and processes of an effective SharePoint PMIS
Appropriately define access permissions for project stakeholders and team members
Centralize project documents and keep track of document history with version control
Automate project reporting mechanisms and generate on-demand status reports
Track project schedules, control changes, and manage project risks
Integrate project management tools such as Excel, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Each chapter includes activities that let you practice what you learn. Most SharePoint books are either too introductory (for end users), or too technical (for system administrators). SharePoint for Project Management is just what project managers like you need to learn how to harness the organizational abilities of this powerful software.

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