2. How did I get involved
with SharePoint and PM?
Global integration project
SharePoint for global collaboration
Global R&D project management
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3. How many people here:
1. Have run projects?
2. Are familiar with SharePoint?
3. All of their projects have been a success?
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4. Only 30% of projects
are a success
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6. Major Challenges To Success
Poor Communications 57%
Poor Scheduling 39%
No Quality Control 35%
Milestones Not Met 34%
Poor Resource Coordination 29%
Source: The Bull Survey (1998)
0% 20% 40% 60%
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10. The Continuum MS Project
Server
3rd Party SharePoint
Applications
SharePoint
Team Site
MS Project
Excel
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11. SP Project PM EPMLive Project
Criteria Lists Site Central Server
- View resources across projects
- Manage project costs
- Track project issues
- Auto generate new project from
a template
- See impact of schedule changes
- Capture and compare actuals
against baseline
- Track project risks
- Track project changes
Standard Functionality Needs further investigation
Requires customization NA or heavy customization
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