Enterprise Project Management Using Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007

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.

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