MS Project Server allows you to manage projects on your organizations intranet or even more interesting the Internet (which allows for a managed service approach) - and only the project manager or scheduler needs MS Project Professional 2007 installed on their PC. Everyone else on the project the stakeholders and other executives needing information or monitoring abilities can use Project Web Access (PWA), the Web-based product that connects to the Project Server database containing your project data. Project Web Access opens by typing the URL to the Project Server database into Internet Explorer (version 6 or later).
Using Project Web Access instead of Microsoft Project, people can do various things including:
- View a project's (or all the projects and program) Gantt Chart's
- Receive, refuse, and delegate work assignments when added as a team member to a project
- Update assignments with progress and completion information on the projects they are assigned to
- Attach supporting documentation, such as budget estimates or feasibility studies, to a project
- Receive notices about task status
- Send status reports to the project manager
- Submit timesheets
- And other
One of the keys for managing company wide programs and projects is the features such as the access to a company-wide resource pool (called the Enterprise Resource Pool) that tracks resource allocations across projects. If a project manager finds that a specific resource is unavailable, he or she can define the requirements for the job and let Project Server tools search the Enterprise Resource Pool to find another resource with the same skills for more information and assign or change a generic resource, such as Database Specialist for a named person.
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About Michael Turner
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Michael Turner - MPD, MAIPM - Mike has worked in the fields of Productivity and Project Management with more than 25 years of experience in Project Management, and 30 years in productivity related activities. Michael has worked extensively in Engineering, IT, Telecommunications, Defense related Industries and has run many successful training courses, workshops and seminars for project management including PERT, GERT, CPM, Primavera, Microsoft Project, and advanced MS Excel for Project Management. Project Management roles have included, Project Manager, Program Manager, Project Director, Project Auditor, Project Mentor, and Program Office Manager.
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