Publisher Description

Enterprise Project Management (EPM) is a methodology that combines standardized project management processes and supporting tools to better meet an organization's project or program management goals. Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, together with its SharePoint technology, are some of the best EPM supporting tools available. Enterprise Project Management Using Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007 presents an effective EPM methodology that uniquely combines the use of these processes and supporting tools. It takes users step-by-step through each stage of an EPM solution implementation. Based on the author's extensive experience, it provides the principles, processes, best practices, and detailed instruction needed to define, implement, and deploy an EPM solution in your organization using Office Project Server 2007 and other EPM supporting tools.

Greater visibility, insight, and control across all projects and programs, enhanced decision-making, improved alignment with business strategies, better communication, optimal resource utilization and increased opertional efficiency are among the many benefits of implementing an EPM solution. However, implementing an EPM solution that combines project management methodology and supporting tools to enable all project stakeholders in your organization to perform the defined processes effectively is not a simple task unless there is detailed instruction and guidance based on practical experience. This is the first book to provide instruction on how to implement an EPM solution in an organization based on the Project Management Institute's standardized processes and how to configure the supporting tools from Microsoft products and solutions. PMO professionals, business analysts, program and project managers, project teams and stakeholders will find this unique manual invaluable.

Author Biography

Hagit Landman, PMP, is a program management consultant with more than 17 years of experience in multi-disciplinary projects, has defined and implemented EPM solutions in several large IT companies and has extensive successful experience at implementing EPM solutions using Microsoft software products. Ms. Landman is an active member of the Project Management Institute and an elected officer of PMI's Israel Chapter Board of Directors. She has also participated in writing items for both the Program Management Professional (PgMP) and the Certificate Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification exams administered by PMI. She has an MBA and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering and Management.

Table of Contents

Part I. EPM Foundation, Goals and RequirementsChapter 1: Establishing Technology Environments Overview of the Microsoft EPM System Setting Up Technological Environments Obtaining Administrative Rights Setting Up Project Professional to Work with Project ServerChapter 2: Organizational Goals, Objectives and Requirements Defining Organization Goals and Objectives Understanding Stakeholder RequirementsPart II. Project Management Processes and EPM Solution DeploymentChapter 3: Establishing Project Management Processes and Supporting Tools Overview Definitions AcronymsChapter 4: Initiation Process Overview Creating Proposed Project Plan Creating Project Workspace Entering Initial Project Information Performing Preliminary Stakeholder Analysis Filling Out the Requirements Matrix Finalizing High-level Milestone Plan Creating Project Charter Creating Preliminary Scope Statement Approving Project for Planning Chapter 5: Planning Process Overview Converting Proposed Project to Project Plan Associating Project Information with Project Plan Field-specific Procedures Building Project WBS Integration Management - Project Management Plan Defining Scope Management Plan Defining the CR Management Process Defining Time Management Plan Defining Human Resource Management Plan Defining Cost Management Plan Defining Quality Management Plan Defining Risk Management Plan Defining Communication Management Plan Defining Deliverable Management Plan Defining Procurement Management Plan Setting Baseline Chapter 6: Execution ProcessOverview Integration Management - Kick-off Meeting Scope Management Cost Management Quality Management - Quality Assurance Human Resources Management Communication Management Risk Management Procurement Management Chapter 7: Monitoring and Control Process Overview Scope Control Time and Schedule Control Cost Control Quality Control Human Resource Management Communication Management Risk Control Procurement - Contract AdministrationChapter 8: Closing Process Overview Integration Management Scope Management Time Management Cost Management Human Resource Management Communication Management Risk Management Procurement Management Chapter 9: Converting Your Sample Site to Be the Default Project Workspace Chapter 10: Testing and Deploying Your EPM Solution Overview: Testing Solution with a Pilot Team/Project Establish Training Materials On-Going Support (3 Months) Pilot Feedback and Lessons Learned Develop Deployment Plan Deploying Solution to Organization UnitsAppendix A: Common Procedures Defining Enterprise Custom Fields Creating Lookup Tables for Enterprise Custom Fields Creating Document Libraries Changing Document Library Metadata Changing Document Library Settings Uploading Documents to Libraries Creating Lists Changing Column Names in Lists Adding Choice Columns Adding Yes/No Columns Adding Text Columns Adding Columns of Type "Multiple Lines of Text" Adding Lookup Columns Adding Number Columns Adding Currency Columns Adding Calculated Columns Adding "Person or Group" Columns Adding Date Columns Changing Column Order Modifying Existing Lists Creating List Views Modifying Columns Creating Folders in Document Libraries Appendix B: Troubleshooting

Long Description

This guide illustrates how to implement an EPM solution to better meet an organization's project management goals, based on the Project Management Institute's proven methodologies in the third edition of "PMBOK" using Microsoft's Project Server 2007, Project Professional, and SharePoint technology.

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