Making Effective Business Decisions Using Microsof t Project

<p>1 Business Intelligence: Knowledge of Key Success Ingredients for Project Server 2010 1</p>
<p>In This Chapter 1</p>
<p>Maximizing PPM Ingredients, Culture, and Technology for Business Success 2</p>
<p>What Is the Project Management Lifecycle? 7</p>
<p>Information: What Fuels a PMO′s Success? 16</p>
<p>Stakeholders in a Project Management Environment 21</p>
<p>Technology Meets Strategy: Welcome to the Business User Network 29</p>
<p>Important Concepts Covered in This Chapter 32</p>
<p>References 33</p>
<p>2 Value Proposition by Role of Project Server 2010 35</p>
<p>In This Chapter 35</p>
<p>Clairvoyance with Project/Server 2010: Forecast Future Results 37</p>
<p>Important Concepts Covered in This Chapter 75</p>
<p>References 77</p>
<p>3 Meeting CFO Needs with Project/Server 2010 79</p>
<p>In This Chapter 79</p>
<p>How the CFO Gets the Attention of the PMO 79</p>
<p>What and Why Is Work Management Critical to Organizational Success? 87</p>
<p>Synchronization of Strategic Objectives to Actual Effort 93</p>
<p>Important Concepts Covered in This Chapter 97</p>
<p>Reference 98</p>
<p>4 The Business Shakes Hands with the Microsoft Project 2010 Platform 99</p>
<p>In This Chapter 99</p>
<p>Logical Architecture Is More Natural for Business Users 100</p>
<p>Microsoft Project 2010 Platform Is Highly Extensible 122</p>
<p>Important Concepts Covered in This Chapter 130</p>
<p>References 131</p>
<p>5 End Users′ Critical Success Factors: Using MS Project 2010 133</p>
<p>In This Chapter 133</p>
<p>Project Management in Small Business and the Enterprise 134</p>
<p>Initiating and Managing Projects Using the Microsoft Project Desktop Client 143</p>
<p>Being an Effective Enterprise Project Manager Using Microsoft Project Server 161</p>
<p>Fluent Project Management Using the Fluent UI: Introducing the Ribbon 171</p>
<p>Important Concepts Covered in This Chapter 181</p>
<p>References 182</p>
<p>6 Thinking Local, Going Social: Project Teams Can Thrive Using Microsoft Project Server 2010 185</p>
<p>In This Chapter 185</p>
<p>Project Management Looking Ahead 185</p>
<p>PPM Lifecycle 188</p>
<p>Important Concepts Covered in This Chapter 202</p>
<p>7 Better Together: Microsoft Project 2010 Worksites Using SharePoint Server 2010 203</p>
<p>In This Chapter 203</p>
<p>Integration of Collaboration, Social Media, and Project–Related Information 203</p>
<p>SharePoint Server 2010 Offers Critical Business Capabilities 208</p>
<p>Being Social in a Project Environment 217</p>
<p>Important Concepts Covered in This Chapter 221</p>
<p>8 Effective Transition of Strategy and Execution: Program Management Using Microsoft Project Server 2010 223</p>
<p>In This Chapter 223</p>
<p>Projects Are the ′How,′ Programs Are the ′Why′ 224</p>
<p>Important Concepts Covered in This Chapter 249</p>
<p>References 249</p>
<p>9 Intelligent Business Planning and Controlling Using Microsoft Project 2010 251</p>
<p>In This Chapter 251</p>
<p>Understanding Strategic Planning with Project Server 251</p>
<p>Creating and Managing Portfolio Lifecycle for Project Server 256</p>
<p>Understanding and Building Business Drivers 259</p>
<p>Using Project Server to Master Demand Management 268</p>
<p>Building Project Selection Criteria 286</p>
<p>What the Effi cient Frontier Is and How to Use It 292</p>
<p>Working with Constraints in Portfolio Planning 296</p>
<p>Creating and Running Multiple Scenarios for Portfolio Planning 303</p>
<p>Applying Strategic Analysis for Corporate to Departmental Needs 306</p>
<p>Committing New Work Portfolios and Measuring for ROI 309</p>
<p>Project Server Optimizing Governance for PMOs 315</p>
<p>Important Concepts Covered in This Chapter 319</p>
<p>References 320</p>
<p>10 Intelligent Business Planning and Reporting Using Microsoft Project 2010 321</p>
<p>In This Chapter 321</p>
<p>What Is Dynamic Reporting . . . 321</p>
<p>Creating Easy–to–Access Reporting in Project Server/SharePoint BI 324</p>
<p>Important Concepts Covered in This Chapter 361</p>
<p>Index 363</p>