This book contains everything you need to know to effectively configure and maintain Microsoft Project Online. It describes a practical approach based on industry standards, best practices, and decades of experience implementing Microsoft s Project and Portfolio Management solutions.
Step-by-step instructions, as well as helpful hints, tips, and traps, guide you through the entire process of configuring your Microsoft Project Online environment to enable the management of projects through the entire lifecycle. As your organization s project and portfolio management practices evolve, you will be able to proactively make adjustments to the system so that it will continue to support your organization's needs.
This book covers all aspects of Microsoft Project Online configuration and administration, including:
- Managing Users, Resources, and Permissions; Defining Enterprise Custom Fields and Lookup Tables
- Enforcing Timesheet and Task Update Policies
- Creating Insightful Views of Projects, Schedules, and Resources
- Managing the Project Lifecycle
- Classifying Types of Project Work
- Developing and Maintaining SharePoint Project Sites and Templates
- Facilitating Portfolio Alignment to Organizational Strategy
- On-going and Regular Maintenance Activities
Staying current with Microsoft Project Online has never been easier! The purchase of this book includes a no-cost subscription to content updates as Microsoft continues to provide ongoing improvements to Project Online.
This book delivers training that is comprehensive and clearly presents relevant topics. As busy administrators, one of our top goals is being able to predict user issues in the system and look for ways to avoid or preemptively solve those problems. This book provided us with the answers to address those issues, and the knowledge to fully maintain the system as well as roadmap to enhance the capabilities of our PPM platform in a measured, phased approach. --Lori Smith, PMO Director, Ultradent Products, Inc.