Texas Tonie --
Looking at your string of questions today, I would surmise you are close to
being "in over your head" with Project Server 2007. As you now know, this
tool is not intuitive to configure or to use, which is why Ben Howard
recommended you enlist the services of a competent Project Partner
consulting company, or that you buy one or more books.
Regardless of that, you don't need a lecture from me, so allow me to try and
answer your question. In Project Server 2007, the Project Server
administrator must set the default method of tracking progress for your
Project Server instance. There are three choices, but the default option is
Percent of Work Complete. I think that is the option you want in your
situation, so you don't need to change that default. The Project Server
administrator also has the option to "lock down" the method of tracking so
that project managers and team members are required to use the selected
method on every project. If the Project Server administrator does not lock
down the default method of tracking progress, the PMs can choose one of
three methods on each project they manage. For example, a construction
project might need Percent of Work Complete tracking, while an IT project
might need tracking using the Actual Work Done and Work Remaining method.
Regardless of whichever method of tracking progress that the Project Server
administrator selects, or the PM selects on a project by project basis, the
method of tracking progress applies to ALL TASKS in that project. The PM
cannot specify different method of tracking on each task in the project.
And remember the administrator CAN lock it down for everyone, so that the
PMs cannot change it.
Lastly, let me give you a little bit of guidance. If your company can
enlist the services of a competent Project Partner, I would kindly ask you
to consider my company, msProjectExperts. We are VERY experienced in doing
Project Server 2007 implementations, and could save you a lot of pain in the
process, and could probably save you lots of wasted money and effort as
well. You can learn more about us by clicking the first URL in my signature
block.
If you are not allowed to use a consultant, then please consider purchasing
one or more of our books on Project Server 2007, available for purchase at:
http://projectserverbooks.com/books/project2007books.aspx
Hope this helps.
