Department Project Tracking

[Ken Dehart]

I am currently setting up Project Server 2007 for use by my Organization.

We would like to create the PWA to be used at the Major Project / Department
Level.

Example: http://projectserver/technicalservices
(this is completed)
or http://projectserver/newbuilding


We would like to do this for tracking all projects within the
department(consisting of 18 members), for use not only by team members, but
by management being able to track all projects and tasks of all team members
in one central location. (All Team Members will have a Desktop Copy of
Project 2007)

Any & All help associated with getting this established would truely be
appreciated.

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

At first glance, I'd question this set up. It's doable, but the reporting up
is going to be a nightmare.

The typical implementation would be to lump all of the departments into a
single implementation - unless their business practices are so different that
they just can't coexist in a single server - but in that case, you'd never be
able to roll up and aggregate their data together.

Also your team members should not all require a desktop license, as this may
be an unnecessary expense.

I'd strongly recommend that you engage a local partner and work with them to
develop a solution specific to your needs.

 

[Ben Howard]

Hi Ken, in addition to Andrew's comments, I'd say the major factor in whether
you go for separate PS instances for technical services and new building is
whether the same resources will work across both functions - if so, and if
Resource Management needs to feature as part of your solution, then don't do
it, as you'll never get a single view of your resource issues.
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[Ken Dehart]

Sorry, I must not have stated this setup correctly.

This is a setup for an Organization, not a Corporation.

The setup will be conducted as follows:

http://projectserver/organization
(for wide-area use by the Org.)
That will allow Executives to track large projects)

http://projectserver/technicalservices
(for departmental use)
That will allow Managers to track smaller Dept. Employee related projects)

Does this make better since?

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

So you would have:

http://projectserver/technicalservices
http://projectserver/logisticalservices
etc.?

...and you want to aggregate that to http://projectserver/organization?


if so, then I think the previous comments still apply.

-A

 

[Ken Dehart]

No....

This would become:

http://projectserver/technicalservices
(Only TS Departmental Projects)
For tracking by the Departmental Manager

http://projectserver/accounting
(Only Accounting Departmental Projects)
For tracking by the Departmental Manager

http://projectserver/mycompany
(Company Wide Projects)
For tracking by the Upper Management