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Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server
By: Tanya Foster I have had several people ask me about Project Portfolio Server, so it seems that this may be a good time to start blogging about the subject. Let’s start with Microsoft TechNet. You can find documentation and How To info on just... (more...)
Questions and Answers from Project Server Webinar
By Collin Quiring The following are brief answers to the questions that were asked during the webinar on Friday. We did cover a few of these during the webinar but we wanted to send out the answers to all the questions that we received. Some questions... (more...)
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Tanya Foster and Collin Quiring! Both have attained the Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) certification! Read More →
Project Server 2007 – Enterprise Global (And, the Standard Template)
By Collin Quiring Enterprise Global Summary: In Project Server 2007, the Enterprise Global file is the main file that provides the default settings, tables, required fields, custom fields and views that are used in Project Professional. It exists... (more...)
Microsoft Project Server versus Microsoft Portfolio Server
By Collin Quiring Yes, these are very complimentary products with an extremely high amount of integration. So, why did I use the term “versus” in the title? Well, this entry is about the differences between the two – and why you would go... (more...)
Project and Portfolio Management
By: Collin Quiring IDC completed a study on Portfolio Management at the behest of CA. The study appears to have been about PPM (Project and Portfolio Management) and not specifically tied to software from CA. That said, they found many interesting... (more...)
Microsoft Project Server / Software as a Service / ROI / Benefits
By: Collin Quiring Why go with Software as a Service (SaaS) for Project Server? There are numerous reasons but here is a partial list of some of the items to think about, concentrating on the fact that SaaS for Microsoft Project Server is cost effective... (more...)
Microsoft Project – Calendars
By: Collin Quiring This is an attempt to help clarify the differences between calendar interactions in Microsoft Project. While there are very helpful “how to” files on www.microsoft.com/project on calendars I am often asked to explain how they... (more...)
Project Managers
By: Collin Quiring In a recent CIO magazine, there was an article titled “hot jobs” where the position of Project Manager was discussed. CIO magazine is about Information Management and Information Technology so it views the Project Manager through... (more...)
What is a Project?
BY: Collin Quiring For people that view “Project Management” to be a strict discipline used only in formal settings or for those that regard “Projects” as a “thing that companies do” I submit that projects are all around us and that we... (more...)