Default reports in Project Server 2003

[Dean Schmaus]

We are looking at purchasing Project Server 2003. I had heard that Project
Server 2003 does not have sufficient default reports and alot of customized
reports must be built. Does anyone know this to be true? Does anyone know
where I could find a list, preferably detailed, of the default reports that
come with Project Server 2003?

Kind Regards,
Dean

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Dean:

Project Server is designed for views (screen presentation) as opposed to
reports (paper presentation). With that said, you can print any view you can
see in Project Server. As to whether there's ample out-of-box views/reports
in the system to meet your needs, one couldn't speculate without knowing
what those needs are.

 

[mark.everett]

Dean -

With Views and Portfolio Analyzer (OLAP) data, I think you can extract
a lot of data from the server without going to SQL Reporting Services.
If you go that route, at least it's a free download. You would just
have to invest the time to learn it.

As Gary said though, without knowing the reporting the requirements,
it's hard to be definitive.

Mark S. Everett | PMP
www.quantumpm.com

 

[Prj_Mngr]

You can always export any of the grids (data views) into Excel which is a
much improved feature over Project

 

[Ramush]

The OLAP cube has a bug thereofre it displays coruppted data. This will be
fixed in Office 12. Second, it has the worst interface I've ever encountered.
Try a software called Welcom. As a PMO who is working with MS Project Server
2003, we spend a lot of time working around Microsoft bugs and missing
flexibility. You will have to spend a lot of money on Microsoft certified
consultants.