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Carlos Pisquem
Any comments on this whether this is valuable or not?
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Dale Howard
Carlos --
Yes, the timesheets are valuable in Project Server 2003, but only if the
project managers need to know what work their team members are actually
doing on their projects!
Yes, the timesheets are valuable in Project Server 2003, but only if the
project managers need to know what work their team members are actually
doing on their projects!
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Carlos Pisquem
What do you mean....
Want to implement timesheet so at the end of the week, project manager can
see what was done and then from this infromation have invoices generated
(something we would have to build?)
Want to implement timesheet so at the end of the week, project manager can
see what was done and then from this infromation have invoices generated
(something we would have to build?)
D
Dale Howard
Carlos --
In the world of project management using Microsoft Project, the project
communication life cycle looks something like this:
1. Project manager creates project plan with tasks and resources assigned
to those tasks
2. Project manager publishes the project to PWA so that his/her team
members know what tasks they are supposed to do and when they are supposed
to perform the tasks
3. Each week (ideally), the team members gather their Actual Work and
Remaining Work for the tasks on which they have worked
4. At the end of each week, team members submit their "actuals" to their
project manager
5. Project manager updates the actuals into each project plan
6. Project manager analyzes the project to determine the current state of
the project in relation to the actual work submitted
7. Project manager publishes the latest changes in the project to PWA
The timesheet is used in steps #3 and #4 to report their Actual Work and
Remaining Work values.
Now, Carlos, let me ask you a question: Are you familiar with the formal
discipline of project management? The nature of your questions makes me
think that his is a new world to you. If that is the case, you will become
more valuable to your company as its Project Server administrator if you
would start learing as much as you can about project management. You might
start with the Project Management Institute (www.pmi.org) as a source of
reading material on project management.
Hope this helps.
In the world of project management using Microsoft Project, the project
communication life cycle looks something like this:
1. Project manager creates project plan with tasks and resources assigned
to those tasks
2. Project manager publishes the project to PWA so that his/her team
members know what tasks they are supposed to do and when they are supposed
to perform the tasks
3. Each week (ideally), the team members gather their Actual Work and
Remaining Work for the tasks on which they have worked
4. At the end of each week, team members submit their "actuals" to their
project manager
5. Project manager updates the actuals into each project plan
6. Project manager analyzes the project to determine the current state of
the project in relation to the actual work submitted
7. Project manager publishes the latest changes in the project to PWA
The timesheet is used in steps #3 and #4 to report their Actual Work and
Remaining Work values.
Now, Carlos, let me ask you a question: Are you familiar with the formal
discipline of project management? The nature of your questions makes me
think that his is a new world to you. If that is the case, you will become
more valuable to your company as its Project Server administrator if you
would start learing as much as you can about project management. You might
start with the Project Management Institute (www.pmi.org) as a source of
reading material on project management.
Hope this helps.
C
Carlos Pisquem
Well in short I am a bit of everything but mostly Project Server
administation (firm about 15 people). My role is to install, setup up the
Project Server, (having it work with Sharepoint Portal), setup appropriate
permissions and also from my reading I guess setting up the generic
templates and RBS stuff...not sure what needs to be done there but. I have
done reading and I am trying to think of things (lookup tables to
implement).
Not playing the PM role, more like preparing and understanding the
adminsitrative side of things so I can explain and give a rundown on the how
tos and the best way on utitlising this tool.
I have been given a list of tasks and wishes that Project Server will do for
us.
Allocate resources correctly.
Time being recorded completely.
Tasks completed on time as per schedule.
Correct permissions based on your role, (either a team memeber, manager, or
president).
Would be nice to somehow based on this information generate invoices per
timesheets and stuff to that nature.
I have done lots of reading....any more insights would be great.
administation (firm about 15 people). My role is to install, setup up the
Project Server, (having it work with Sharepoint Portal), setup appropriate
permissions and also from my reading I guess setting up the generic
templates and RBS stuff...not sure what needs to be done there but. I have
done reading and I am trying to think of things (lookup tables to
implement).
Not playing the PM role, more like preparing and understanding the
adminsitrative side of things so I can explain and give a rundown on the how
tos and the best way on utitlising this tool.
I have been given a list of tasks and wishes that Project Server will do for
us.
Allocate resources correctly.
Time being recorded completely.
Tasks completed on time as per schedule.
Correct permissions based on your role, (either a team memeber, manager, or
president).
Would be nice to somehow based on this information generate invoices per
timesheets and stuff to that nature.
I have done lots of reading....any more insights would be great.