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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sy, Dux Raymond.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft SharePoint (Electronic resource).

Project management--Data processing.

Project management.

Local Subjects:

Microsoft SharePoint (Electronic resource).

Project management--Data processing.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol : O'Reilly Media, 2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

""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 practic

Contents:

SharePoint for Project Management; What You Need to Best Use this Book; My Assumptions in Writing this Book; Additional Resources; Contents of this Book; Conventions Used in this Book; Safari® Books Online; We'd Like to Hear from You; Acknowledgments; Off You Go; 1. Project Kickoff; Deciding to Use a PMIS; What Is SharePoint?; Our Case Study: SharePoint Dojo, Inc.; Best Practices Checklist; Summary; 2. Setting Up the PMIS; Using Site Templates; Creating a SharePoint Site; Workshop 2.1: Establishing the SharePoint PMIS Foundation; Part 2: Customize the Site Theme

Part 3: Add an Announcement ListPart 4: Display Announcements on the Home Page; Workshop 2.1 Debrief; Customizing the PMIS; Workshop 2.2: Refining Your PMIS; Part 2: Update the Regional Settings of Your Site; Workshop 2.2 Debrief; Best Practices Checklist; Summary; 3. Adding PMIS Components; Creating SharePoint Lists; Workshop 3.1: Creating and Populating Lists; Part 2: Create and Populate a Contacts List; Part 3: Create a Risk List; Part 4: Create a Project Tasks List; Part 5: Create and Populate a Custom Resource List; Part 6: Display the New Lists on the Home Page; Workshop 3.1 Debrief

Using LibrariesCreating a Document Library; Populating a Document Library; Workshop 3.2: Creating and Populating a Document Library; Part 2: Populate a Document Library; Workshop 3.2 Debrief; Organizing Project Information; Best Practices Checklist; Summary; 4. Adding Stakeholders to the PMIS; Site Access in SharePoint; Creating SharePoint Groups; Adding Site Members; Customizing Permissions; Workshop 4.1: Adding Site Members; Part 2: Customize List Permissions; Workshop 4.1 Debrief; Best Practices Checklist; Summary; 5. Supporting Team Collaboration; Version History; Content Approval

Workshop 5.1: Updating a Project DocumentPart 2: Check Out and Edit a Document From the Document Library; Part 3: View All the Changes Made to the Document; Workshop 5.1 Debrief; Facilitating Team Collaboration; Discussion Boards; Document Workspaces; Technique 2-Create the document workspace from any Microsoft Office 2007 product; Technique 3-Create a document workspace from an existing document library; Using SharePoint in Microsoft Office; Workshop 5.2: Creating a Document Workspace; Part 2: Create a Document Workspace; Part 3: Add Members to Your Document Workspace

Part 4: Adding Links to Your Document WorkspaceWorkshop 5.2 Debrief; Best Practices Checklist; Summary; 6. Project Tracking; Tracking Risks; Workshop 6.1: Updating the Schedule and Tracking Risks; Part 2: Populate and Update the Project Tasks List; Part 3: Document Risks; Workshop 6.1 Debrief; Controlling Changes with Workflow; Workshop 6.2: Creating a Change Control System with Three-State Workflow; Part 2: Customize the Three-State Workflow; Part 3: Test the Workflow; Workshop 6.2 Debrief; Best Practices Checklist; Summary; 7. Project Reporting; Workshop 7.1: Creating a Custom View

Using Web Parts for Interactive Reporting

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Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

9781306816090

1306816092

9780596803179

0596803176

9780596554057

0596554052

OCLC:

609841450