Benefits of Microsoft Project Server to Project Managers, Team Members and Stakeholders

Microsoft project server offers an ideal project management solution that use SharePoint as the foundation and is able to support interface from Microsoft project in the form of application or via a web browser that connects to the project web app component.

The project server makes it possible for project managers, stakeholders and team members to collaborate online by sharing information and standards across various projects, assisting to secure projects by using check in and checkout capability, checking on resource availability and project portfolios.

Microsoft project server works well with Project Web Access, which is an online user interface used in accessing project server information and which promotes effective team collaboration. Then project server from Microsoft offers greater flexibility and benefits of efficient communication with all parties who are involved in the management of projects.

What is the System Used for?

Assign chores to team members and track completed work. This is achieved by the system by allowing the system send automatic or manual updates from the members of the team and incorporates the information into the project at hand.

Ask for and receive status reports in the manner that has been agreed on by all parties so that different individual reports can be consolidated together. This becomes one project status report that can be presented to stakeholders.

Microsoft server project can be used to carry out what if analysis. This makes it possible to compare schedules; costs and resource allocation after different versions of the project are created. The project management team can also learn about what happens when schedules and project resource allocations are altered.

View available resources and build the capacity of teams across the organization. This makes it possible to get alternative manpower capital resources based on the skills they have and build these teams using common entrepreneur resources

All the project team members can have access to the information which us saved on the project server review it and update their part. They may also create new tasks if they feel that the part which they have been working on is fully complete. Moreover, the application enables the project management team view the project information in graphical format.

For Microsoft project server to be used, there are certain components that are required. Microsoft project professional will need to be installed in the server or in the computer of the project manager. Another program that can just offer similar services is a Project Server. This works well when installed in computers that have internet information services 5.0 or later and where Microsoft Windows 2000 or later versions have been installed. After the installation of the Project Server, the members of the project management team are provided with a uniform resource locator where they can click and connect to it. However, complete access to the Microsoft project server can only be achieved when the request is made a trusted site in the Internet Explorer. Moreover, every member of the team will need to have a copy of the project web access which is offered separately.

Megda Frankowska is the author of this article on Microsoft Project Server.

Megda Frankowska is the author of this article on Sharepoint.