2. INTRODUCTION
» Purpose: Overview of Project Server and Project Plan Model
» Part 1: Project Plans; and Part 2: SharePoint
» How does this relate to you?
» Agenda
âą Overview of Project Server
âą PWA Environment
âą Project Professional Environment
âą IEE Project Plan Model
âą Future Plans
3. OVERVIEW
» Project Server vs. MS Project
âą Database vs. file
âą Connect through SharePoint or Project Professional
âą Enterprise resource pool
âą SharePoint infrastructure
- Excel Services
- Visio Services
- Lists & Document Libraries
- Dashboards
- Performance Scoring
12. IEE PROJECT PLAN STRATEGY
» Project and Release Plan Model
» Resource Planning
» Baselines
13. PROJECT AND RELEASE PLAN MODEL
» Project and Sub-Project Strategy
» Single-owner/single-discipline plans
» Master Plans for project managers and release managers
» Cross project dependencies (linked tasks)
Project and Sub-Project
14. PROJECT AND RELEASE PLAN MODEL
» Project and Sub-project Strategy
âą Benefits
- Single-owner plans
- Reduce or eliminate check-out conflicts
- Reduce multiplication of task entries
- Consolidates reporting at each level
Project and Sub-Project
15. PROJECT AND RELEASE PLAN MODEL
» Single-owner/single-discipline plans
âą One owner of each plan
âą Dev, QA and Doc plans remain separate but share dependencies at
higher level
» Master plans consolidate release project plans into larger objectives
» Master plans create task dependencies (e.g., finish to start
predecessors)
Project and Sub-Project
16. PROJECT AND RELEASE PLAN MODEL
Detailed Level
Project Plan
Owner: R&D Mgr
Project Plan (Department
Level)
Owner: R&D or Proj Mgr
Project Master Plan
(Release Plan)
Owner: Release Manager
Project / Sub-Project Relationship
20. PROJECT BASELINES
» Snapshot current project plan
» Snapshot plan at different stages of the project
» Run comparison reports between original plan and actual performance
21. UPCOMING
» Do we have the need for detailed training?
» Request licensing for project leads
» Request administrative permissions for IEE/Raleigh
» Enable portfolio reporting dashboards
» Enable Performance Point services
» Bi-monthly update presentations as functionality developed and rolled
out