Anyone contemplating or actively engaged in implementing and managing Microsoft Project Server should have this book. It takes you through a structured approach to implementation and conveys best practices for using the software once you've got it up and running. The author provides you with the manual that the software didn't come with as well as the insight necessary to achieve success without the missteps many people make during implementation. Microsoft Project Server 2002 provides organizations with an extensible technology platform to securely develop and successfully deploy best practices for project management across your organization. Through a centrally-managed repository for standardized project and resource data, Microsoft Project Server provides teams with convenient access to business-critical information through its Web interface, Microsoft Project Web Access. By providing powerful Web-based collaboration, analysis, and reporting tools, Microsoft Project Web Access enables entire project teams - including team members, resource managers, and executives - to stay informed, up-to-date, and on track. With its enterprise-ready security and performance capabilities, Microsoft Project Server provides a customizable foundation for organizations to successfully develop and integrate their project management processes with their current and future business systems. Implementing Enterprise Portfolio Management with Microsoft Project Server 2002 is written for anyone contemplating or actively engaged in implementing and managing Microsoft Project Server. It guides you through a structured approach to implementation and conveys best practices for using the software once you’ve got it up and running. This book provides unique technical and usability insights based on the author's real-world experience. It also contains extensive coverage on installation, including the "gotchas" that can doom a poorly configured system. Gary Chefetz is a Microsoft Project MVP who is well known in the MS Project community as a “firefighter” of botched implementation. It is Chefetz's goal to provide you with the manual that the software didn't come with, as well as the insight necessary to achieve success, without the missteps many people make during implementation.
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