| Product Overview |
PO200 |
Microsoft Office Project Integration
with Visual Studio Team System |
With the release of Visual Studio 2005
Team System the technology is going to enable more roles to participate
and add value into the Software Development Lifecycle. Learn how
Visual Studio Team System integrates with Project to deliver improved
visibility and management of Software Development projects. |
| Product Overview |
PO100 |
Microsoft Office "12" Server Overview |
Learn about the new Office "12" Server,
and what it offers you in terms of features, functionality and
ability. |
| Product Overview |
PO110 |
Overview of Microsoft Office "12" Project
Features and Functionality |
There are a lot of exciting changes
for the new Office "12" Project offering, this session
will inform you about the new features, capabilities and functionality
in the new Office "12" Project desktop and server offering. |
| Product Overview |
PO120 |
Microsoft Office "12" Project
Server Architecture Overview |
The new Office "12" Project
Server has a new architecture enabling the system and solution
to provide new functionality and capabilities. This session will
provide you an overview of the architecture, how the new system
functions, differences from Project Server 2003 and the many benefits
to you and your organization |
| Product Overview |
PO210 |
Getting Started with Portfolio and Resource
Management in Office "12" Project |
Get an overview of the new capabilities
available in Office "12" Project that enable your organization
to get up and running with portfolio and resource management. The
session will highlight some of the new features including project
proposals, resource planning, as well as easy time capture of project
as well as administrative and non-working time. |
| Product Overview |
PO220 |
Overview Timesheets in Microsoft Office "12" Project |
Timesheets in Office "12" Project
have undergone a lot of work and improvement to better manage things
like billable and non-billable time, time off, auditing, plus much
more. This session will teach you about the many new exciting features
and capabilities. |
| Product Overview |
PO230 |
Managing Programs
with Office "12" Project |
Managing a large program
that involves multiple inter-related projects with shared deliverables
can be difficult. Office "12" Project has a number of
new capabilities that makes this easier. This session will provide
you with an overview of the features which enable you to more effectively
manage programs using master projects, managing dependencies by
deliverables, as well as consolidated program-level reporting. |
| Product Overview |
PO130 |
Windows SharePoint Services v3 Overview |
Office "12" Project is tightly
integrated with Windows SharePoint Services version 3. This integration
enables further team collaboration solutions and capabilities.
This session will focus solely on the many new features and capabilities
available in Windows SharePoint Services. |
| Product Overview |
PO140 |
Customer experiences with Office "12" Project
from the Microsoft Technology Adoption Program viewpoint (Part
I) |
The Project Technology Adoption Program
(TAP) enables Microsoft to work closely with a select set of customers
in adopting and deploying early verisions of Project. This session
will provide you an overview of the accomplishments made during
this program, plus allow you insight into the best practices, accomplishments
and successes in deploying Office "12" Project, along
with key information from customers as to what features and capabilities
of the system they are most excited about. |
| Product Overview |
PO141 |
Customer experiences with Office "12" Project
from the Microsoft Technology Adoption Program viewpoint (Part
II) |
The Project Technology Adoption Program
(TAP) enables Microsoft to work closely with a select set of customers
in adopting and deploying early verisions of Project. This session
will provide you an overview of the accomplishments made during
this program, plus allow you insight into the best practices, accomplishments
and successes in deploying Office "12" Project, along
with key information from customers as to what features and capabilities
of the system they are most excited about. |
| Product Overview |
PO150 |
Project and Office "12" better
together |
This session will provide you with an
overview of the many new integration features between Project and
Office "12" that enable better collaboration and productivity.
Focus areas will include new integration with Office "12" Outlook. |
| Developer |
D200 |
Microsoft Office "12" Project
Server Interface (PSI) – Overview |
Office "12" Project Server
has a new programmable interface called the Project Server Interface
(PSI) which provides new capabilities enabling developers to write
more complex solutions. This session will provide you with and
overview of the programming interface along with differences between
the PSI and the Project Data Service (PDS) |
| Developer |
D300 |
Microsoft Office "12" Project
Server Interface (PSI) – Drilldown |
Get the deep details on the Project
Server Interface, understand the tricks, eventing, and how you
can use the interface to create entire new solutions. |
| Developer |
D310 |
Microsoft Office "12" Project
Server Interface -- Events and Workflow |
Learn how to use Project Server Interface
events in conjunction with the new Windows Workflow Services to
create custom business processes. |
| Developer |
D400 |
Extending the Project Server Interface
using the Microsoft Office "12" Project Server Reporting
Database |
Learn how to leverage the data held
in the Office "12" Project Server Reporting Database
to extend the Project Server Interface. See how to build new web
methods that combine Project Server data with your own in a performant,
scalable design that caters for Project Server security |
| Developer |
D320 |
Extending Microsoft Office "12" Project
Web Access using the Project Server Interface and WebParts |
Since Office "12" Project
and Windows SharePoint Services are tightly coupled, you can now
more easily customize the Project Web Access (PWA) interface. This
session will teach you how to leverage the underlying infrastructure
of Windows SharePoint Services to customize and extend PWA. |
| Developer |
D410 |
Integrating Microsoft Office "12" Project
Server with Line of Business Systems & Solutions |
Lots of organizations want to connect
Project to their existing Line of Business (LOB) Solutions to better
manage costs, and finance. This session will teach the developer
how to integrate the Office "12" Project timesheets component
with backend LOB systems. |
| Developer |
D330 |
Customizing Microsoft Office "12" Project
Timesheets and Task Statusing |
With the Project Server Interface you
can now more easily customize timesheets and task statusing. This
session will go deep on what's required, what's available, and
what's possible for the developer. |
| Developer |
D420 |
Overview of Migrating Applications to
Microsoft Office "12" Project Server |
Developers who build applications and
solutions on the Project 2002/2003 Project Data Service (PDS) will
need to migrate these solutions to the Office "12" Project
solution. This session will help you understand how the PDS methods
have changed and how they get used in the new Project Server Interface. |
| Developer |
D210 |
Overview of the Microsoft Office "12" Project
Software Development Kit |
The Office "12" Project Software
Development kit will have lots of resources, including the Project
Server Interface code reference, along with samples and how tos.
This session will provide you with an overview of what's included. |
| Developer |
D340 |
Best Practices and Q&A for Microsoft
Office Project Server 2003 Project Data Service (PDS) applications |
This session is taught by a Project
Data Service (PDS) expert, who will provide you with some best
practices on how to use the PDS, plus answer questions you may
have. |
| Deployment & Configuration |
DC200 |
Installing Microsoft Office "12" Project
Server |
This session will step you through the
process of installing Office "12" Project Server on a
clean system. It will provide you with an understanding of what's
taking place and why, plus how to troubleshoot issues/problems
that may arise. |
| Deployment & Configuration |
DC210 |
Configuring Microsoft Office "12" Project
Server |
After installation you will need to
configure the system for some of your organizations unique needs.
This session will provide you with an overview of the configuration
options, along with some tips and tricks. |
| Deployment & Configuration |
DC220 |
Migrating to Microsoft Office "12" Project
Server |
If you need to move an existing Project
Server 2003 system to Office "12" Project Server, then
this is a must attend session. Here you will learn the steps involved,
what to be aware of and why, and the best practices for migrating
in stages. |
| Deployment & Configuration |
DC230 |
Microsoft Office "12" Project
Desktop deployment and setup |
Setting up and installing Office "12" Project
Server is one thing, rolling out lots of Office "12" Project
desktop clients is another. This session will provide you with
an overview and the options for rolling out the desktop application,
including SMS deployment. |
| Deployment & Configuration |
DC300 |
Microsoft Office "12" Project
Server Deployment for High Scalability and Availability |
If your organization is "going
enterprise" with Office "12" Project Server, then
this is the must attend session. Here you will learn about the
different server configurations available, what configurations
support different deployments and usages and how to insure your
organization obtains the level of system performance you need. |
| Deployment & Configuration |
DC310 |
Deploying Project "12" With
Office Server |
If you are planning on deploying Office
Server in conjunction with Project Server, then plan on attending
this session. Here we will provide information on the best approach
to ensuring you have a successful rollout. |
| Deployment & Configuration |
DC400 |
Microsoft Office Project Server 2003
Scalability |
Scaling out Project Server 2003, can
be tricky, but it doesn't have to be. This session will provide
you with an overview and an approach to scaling out the system
for large deployments, so you get peak system performance. |
| Deployment & Configuration |
DC320 |
Best Practices for a Microsoft Office
Project 2003 rollout |
This session will provide you with a
set of practices for rolling out Project 2003 from the view point
of the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Center of Excellence
team. These individuals have been involved in some of the most
complex deployments, so this is your opportunity to get an inside
look at some of the best practices for success. |
| System Administration & Management |
SAM200 |
Microsoft Office "12" Project
Server Administration Overview |
This session is designed to teach the
system administrator about all of the administrative features and
capabilities available in the system. Topics include: Custom fields,
Active Directory Synchronization and Queue management |
| System Administration & Management |
SAM210 |
Drilldown on Project Server 2003 security
(Security Part 1) |
This session is an introduction to the
authorization security model in Project Server 2003. It will cover
how to manage the security model in Project Server and the relevance
of Users, Groups, Categories and Templates (If you already have
knowledge of Project Server 2003 security, particularly around
how security permissions and categories, this presentation may
be a repeat for you) |
| System Administration & Management |
SAM300 |
Changes to Project Server ‘12’ for
Authentication and Authorization (Security Part 2) |
This session introduces the improvements
to both Authentication and Authorization in Project Server ‘12’.
For Authentication we will cover new support for Forms Authentication
and the exciting opportunities that now makes available. For Authorization
we will discuss the application security features that have been
added for Users, Groups, Categories and Templates. (note: Previous
knowledge of the Project Server 2003 security model, particularly
around the security permissions and categories is required.) |
| System Administration & Management |
SAM220 |
Microsoft Office "12" Project
Server Disaster Recovery |
Recovering from a system disaster is
not fun, but when you're prepared recovery is a lot easier. This
session will provide you with an overview of the disaster recovery
features available in Office "12" Project, and what you
should do for disaster recovery preparedness |
| System Administration & Management |
SAM230 |
Monitoring & Troubleshooting a Microsoft
Office "12" Project System |
Receive an overview of the architecture
and tools available to troubleshoot the Project EPM Solution. This
includes richer event logs, performance counters (*New* for Office "12" Project),
integrated trace log and a more comprehensive MOM pack. |
| System Administration & Management |
SAM240 |
Overview of the Microsoft Office "12" Project
Resource Kit and Technical Documentation Plans |
Resource kits always include valuable
tools, resources and documentation for the IT professional and
system administrator. This session will provide you with an overview
of the tools and resources planned for the Office "12" Project
resource kit and the plans for technical documentation. |
| System Administration & Management |
SAM250 |
Best Practices for managing a Project
2003 System |
This session will provide you with a
set of practices for managing a Project Server 2003 system after
rollout from the view point of the Microsoft Enterprise Project
Management Center of Excellence (EPM COE) team. These individuals
have been involved in some of the most complex deployments, so
this is your opportunity to get an inside look at some of the best
practices for success. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP100 |
Mindset of the Microsoft Office Project
user: The YJTJ™ Process |
It is the responsibility of Executive
Management and the Project Management Office to establish a mindset
for the day-to-day use of Microsoft Office Project. Providing project
managers with a cognitive ability to work in concert with Project
as opposed to in conflict is the primary objective of this session.
The “YJTJ™ Process” was designed to provide the
mindset. The YJTJ™ concepts provide the building blocks that
enable successful project, resource, and portfolio management. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP200 |
Best Practices of Scheduling with Microsoft
Office Project |
Many organizations have schedules that
are static models of their projects. Static schedules require a
lot of maintenance during the execution phase of the project. These
schedules often get out of date. We will discuss how to create
schedules that are valid and dynamic models and easy to update. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP110 |
Improving Performance by giving “Incidental” Project
Managers the Training and Tools they need to excel |
Project management disciplines improve
the performance of anyone who manages projects. Incidental project
managers are people from disciplines like IT, Marketing, HR, training
and development, research, and many others who manage projects
of all sizes and types without being or wanting to be professional
PMs. They may not have formal training in PM tools and/or concepts
and for whom managing projects might only be a percentage of their
job responsibilities. This session explores how to identify incidental
project managers, and initiate and support them with tailored training
programs, templates, tools and lean/agile PM procedures. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP120 |
Maximizing PM Competency with Project
Management Communities of Practice |
Project management training is a costly
investment. PM training only pays off if it is applied in the work
place. Maximize its benefits by using a Community of Practice,
along with coaching and mentoring. Communities of practice are
peer support networks that facilitate knowledge sharing and promote
the use of best practices rather than revert to old ways of managing
projects This session is a “how to” in creating and
sustaining a community support network for project managers in
your organization, so that you can continuously support and foster
project managers’ learning and skill development. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP210 |
Deep Dive on Microsoft Office "12" Project
Standard & Professional features |
Learn about the new features available
in Microsoft Office "12" Project Standard and Microsoft
Office "12" Project Professional. We’ll demonstrate
how you can easily manage your project schedule, quickly create
graphical reports, and comprehensively track financial data. We’ll
also look at how Project Professional can leverage new Microsoft
Office "12" Project Server features to help you communicate
effectively on projects and programs. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP130 |
Creating Reports with Office "12" Project |
Are you having difficulty building graphical
charts and reports to effectively communicate project data to different
stakeholders? Come learn how to quickly create compelling reports
with Microsoft Office "12" Project. We’ll demonstrate
how the new features will allow you to connect to and analyze your
data with Microsoft Office Excel charts and Microsoft Office Visio
diagrams. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP220 |
Make your distributed project teams
more effective |
The Product team is in New York, Marketing
and Sales are in Los Angeles, the QA team is in Ireland, and the
development team is scattered from Bangalore to Boca Raton. You’re
going crazy just trying to make sure everyone has the same information
and is on the same page. Project managers, Program managers
and members of the Project Management Office, rejoice! There
is a better way! In this session, we will show you a mix
of the features and best practices you need to get the most from
your distributed teams using Microsoft Office "12" Project
and other Microsoft technologies. In particular, we will
focus on features and best practices for project statusing, information
sharing, and team communications. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP300 |
Managing Project Proposals with Microsoft
Office "12" Project |
Project proposals are incredibly useful
as they allow the organization to better contain and understand
what's in the pipeline for upcoming work. This sessions will show
you how to manage project proposals using data and processes. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP310 |
EPM Reporting with Office "12" Project
Server |
Getting visibility into projects, resources,
and costs is vital to the success of your organization. This session
will provide an overview of the reporting capabilities in Office “12” Project
Server. Topics include defining KPIs, rich OLAP analytics, enterprise
reporting using SQL Server Reporting Services, as well as integration
with Office “12” Server. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP320 |
Using Enterprise Custom Fields in Microsoft
Office "12" Project |
Custom fields or outline codes are at
the heart of the Microsoft Office EPM Solution. This session will
cover the significantly improved functionality of custom fields
in Office “12” Project so you are able to fully leverage
its capabilities to meet the business processes and reporting needs
of your organization. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP230 |
Working with Budgets and Costs in Microsoft
Office "12" Project |
Learn management of fiscal, material
and labor budgets with Office "12" Project. Discover
how to align project costs and much more. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP240 |
Managing Resources with Microsoft Office "12" Project |
Learn what's new for resource management
from better capacity planning to new support for teams. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP140 |
Microsoft Office "12" Project
Server Timesheet (Approvals, Adjustments, Audits) |
This session will cover timesheets in
Office "12" Project Server from a managers point of view.
Learn what settings are available to what processes can be supported. |
| Project Management Practices |
PMP150 |
How to manage ALL of your work using
Office "12" Project |
Is your staff spending 70% of their
time working on items other than official projects? Is your
organization struggling to manage the work pipeline and to get
a comprehensive view of the incoming demand? Is your organization
using a plethora of tools to manage this work? If you are
a team manager, resource manager or are a member of the Project
Management Office, this session is for you! We will show
you how to manage all of the other work you do outside of projects
using Office "12" Project Server. In doing so,
you will gain better visibility into your incoming demand, gain
a cohesive view of current activity and resource utilization. |
| Round Table |
RT200 |
Bring your reports – How your Project 2003
reports can be produced in Office “12” Project |
This “Bring your Reports” round table
will be held Thursday morning (01/19) and is an open door session
where individuals can bring examples of reports they produce using
Project today and better understand how those reports can be produced
in Office “12” Project. Please bring either printed
or PDF examples of reports that your organization uses. Please
note, space is limited for this session and reports will be reviewed
on a first come first served basis. We anticipate reviewing taking
about 10 mins each. |
| Round Table |
RT210 |
Project Server 2003 to Office “12” Project
Server Migration Round table |
This roundtable is designed to assist individuals
in better understanding the migration process from Project 2003
to Office “12” Project. Please bring copies of your
existing Project 2003 Server architecture and come prepared with
questions on how to do the best migration. We anticipate reviewing
taking about 10 mins each, and this is a first come first served
session. |
| Organizational Assessment & Planning |
OAP100 |
Eliminate Unnecessary Paperwork and
Bureaucracy by Working Lean and Agile to Achieve “Just Right” PM
Formality |
Work lean to achieve agile Project Management.
Working lean or agile means having no excessive paper work or bureaucracy
while having just the right amount of planning, control and due
diligence. The agile approach of focusing in on the real needs
of the project can be applied to any type of project. In this session,
we will focus on how Microsoft Office EPM Solution can be applied
with a lean/agile PM approach that is appropriate for the maturity
level, culture and types of projects being performed. We will explore
how to use the EPM Solution to enhance performance without having
to implement a fully formal and elaborate project management structure
or using all the advanced features in EPM Solution. |
| Organizational Assessment & Planning |
OAP200 |
Integrating your business rules and
processes with Microsoft Office EPM Solution |
The capabilities that make up the EPM
Solution are far more useful and effective if they are calibrated
to reflect the business rules and processes in your organization.
Setting parameters and choosing among multiple options is critical
to creating an implementation that is customized to your situation.
This session will combine a conceptual understanding of what business
rules and PM processes are and a demonstration of “how to” use
features of the EPM Solution to integrate them into daily operations.
Included will be use of project plan templates, document templates,
risk management rules, resource assignment priorities and reporting
standards |
| Organizational Assessment & Planning |
OAP110 |
How to get the C-Level Leverage and
Support you need to make your EPM Improvement Program Successful |
Executives are interested in bottom
line results. EPM, the business process and the tool suite, require
an investment in money, resources and support. In this session,
we explore the challenge of getting and keeping the attention of
executives and senior managers to gain their support and manage
their expectations about the EPM investment. The success of any
program relies on delivering results that satisfy its sponsors.
Sponsors want value for their investment. Get their attention by
building a value statement in their terms to convince them of the
return on investment (in terms of money, opportunity cost and other
criteria). Keep their attention by showing meaningful results to
meet expectations, making sure what they expect is what they get. |
| Organizational Assessment & Planning |
OAP210 |
Building a Project Management Office
(PMO) that Executives Value |
Have you noticed how often executives
complain about how long it takes to get ideas implemented? And
when those ideas are implemented, why don't they ever seem to finish
on time or within budget? This presentation will describe how major
processes, supported by a PMO, are essential to the success of
implementing any strategy. Learn how to identify problem areas
affecting project delivery, build a plan to address those problems,
and deploy Microsoft Office EPM Solution as a key tool to help
build a PMO that Executives value. |
| Organizational Assessment & Planning |
OAP120 |
Understanding the Planning Process,
what's required, and why |
Recently a report was issued that stated
project and project systems failures are based on the fact that
a lot of organizations fail to see "organizational change
management as an integral component of project management." This
session is here to provide you with an overview of the planning
that's required in order to be successful with an Enterprise Project
Management Solution. It will provide a high level overview of the
process, best practices and areas that most organizations fail
to address. |
| Organizational Assessment & Planning |
OAP220 |
Planning for Timesheets |
Lots of organizations want to use timesheets,
but a lot struggle with how to successfully plan for timesheets'
usage. This session will provide you with an overview of what's
required for the planning aspect of timesheets, what you need to
know, why you need to know it, and how to get there. |
| Organizational Assessment & Planning |
OAP230 |
Custom field Planning for Office "12" Project |
Custom fields are hugely powerful. They
enable tasks and projects to track all sorts of essential information,
and enable you to generate insightful reports. Planning for their
usage, and determining what you will track is the tough part. This
session will provide you with an overview of best practices for
custom fields, and approaches to planning for their usage. |
| Organizational Assessment & Planning |
OAP240 |
Planning For Resource Management |
At the heart of project management is
effectively using resources and understanding their availability.
To do this effectively, you need to plan your organizational needs,
this session will provide you with an overview, and a set of best
practices for decision making. |
| Business Solutions |
B200 |
EPM Scenarios for the Enterprise |
An overview of how EPM based solutions
can drive value for your business across a wide variety of activities |
| Business Solutions |
B210 |
The Art of the Business Case for EPM |
How to Create a compelling summary of
why EPM is the right solution for your business objectives and
sell it to senior management |
| Business Solutions |
B220 |
The Path to Effective IT Governance |
Discuss process frameworks, importance
of decision making model and different paths such as PMOs, executive
steering committees, etc. |
| Business Solutions |
B230 |
"Keeping the Lights On" or "IT
as a Strategic Competitive Advantage"? Creating a Strategic
IT Portfolio |
Reducing spend on maintenance and support
and re-focusing IT on innovations that help drive the business |
| Business Solutions |
B240 |
IT Governance Solution: Sneak
Peak |
This session will provide an overview
and a showcase of solutions for IT Governance built on EPM by Microsoft
Solution Providers. |
| Business Solutions |
B250 |
Fear Factor: Compliance Issues
Driving IT |
Discuss "non-discretionary" drivers
to IT such as OMB directive in federal, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance,
other regulatory agency mandates HIPAA, etc. |
| Business Solutions |
B260 |
Earned Value: What you Need to Know |
Explain concept of earned value management,
and how it applies to project management in federal, and other
key vertical markets |
| Business Solutions |
B270 |
Pathways to Profitable Innovation |
Strategic nature of New Product Development
(NPD) process and how EPM can improve your "hit rate" |
| Project Partner Only |
PPO300 |
Capitalizing on the new P12 opportunity |
Project 12 is a completely re-architected
platform designed to support emerging business processes and new
functional scenarios. It also makes it easier for partners to build
and scale up enterprise solutions that drive higher profit margins.
MS Project’s General Manager, Mike Angiulo shares his perspective
on today’s high growth markets and how partners are planning
solutions around the advancements in P12 to establish a leading
position and competitive advantage. This session concludes with
a review of the core competency requirements for building EPM solutions
and reveals the ROI your business can expect from making these
key investments. |
| Project Partner Only |
PPO310 |
Effectively engaging with the Microsoft
field |
Microsoft has been ratcheting up its
investment in field capacity for EPM to help generate more qualified
leads and provide vital support that helps partners shorten sales
cycles. Learn from experienced MS field representatives how you
can close more business by engaging in best practices that span
a wide range of programs designed to build and strengthen each
phase of a sales cycle. This is also a great opportunity to interact
with the field and get direct answers to your questions. |
| Project Partner Only |
PPO320 |
Partner Readiness and Competency |
As EPM matures, customers are not only
becoming more technology aware, but they’re increasingly
more educated. Consequently, the bar for establishing credibility
has moved higher not only in terms of technology competence, but
also in terms of requirements for best practices in project, quality
and lifecycle management. Learn how Microsoft’s EPMU training
and MCS resources are helping partners advance their skills to
meet these growing expectations. Then, learn how to take these
skills to the next level to become a “trusted advisor” through
state-of-the-art training and certification in business process
and project management from the Project Management Institute. |
| Project Partner Only |
PPO330 |
Winning against EPM competitors |
As the EPM markets heat up and customers
need more help in making objective decisions on product and vendor
selection, competitive positioning will become increasingly important.
During this interactive session, we’ll present the knowledge
and experience we’ve gained in winning competitive deals
against the leading players, and we’ll provide valuable guidance
that will help you direct the customer through the requirements
development process to help you win more business |
| Partner Lead |
PL200 |
Save Time and Cost with the Planning Power-Package |
Since an estimated 70% of IT projects fail, effective project management is a key risk reduction strategy for many business professionals. One of the most important phases of the project is the upfront envisioning and requirements management. Any efficiency gain in this phase can dramatically reduce the overall time and cost of the project. During this session we will demonstrate how EMC˛ use Planning Power-Package & Microsoft Enterprise Project Management to drive increased profitability through reducing project duration, improved time management and prioritization.
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| Partner Lead |
PL205
|
Enabling Operational Excellence through Lean Sigma
Transformations
|
Organizations across the board from manufacturing
to financial services, healthcare to hi-tech continue to identify
operational excellence (OE) as a goal in their annual shareholders
reports. The linkage between OE and shareholder return is demonstrated
every day by the return on investment lean and six sigma practitioners
provide to their organizations. Yet in today’s dynamic business
environment achieving sustainable levels of operational excellence
through lean sigma transformations continues to elude organizations.
This session will cover how to achieve sustainable levels of OE
by leveraging the Microsoft Office Project Platform to orchestrate
lean and six sigma projects from vision to value. Topics will cover
the entire lifecycle of a project from selecting the right projects
that align with enterprise goals all the way through managing and
realizing the articulated benefits post close-out. The session
will address both strategic issues such as OCM(Organizational Change
Management) to tactical issues such as solution demonstrations |
| Partner Lead |
PL210 |
Strategic IT Governance |
Discover the advantages of implementing a strategic
IT Governance solution throughout your enterprise. Taking a top-down
approach to technology investments produces optimum value to the
business in the shortest possible time.
Join ProSight and learn how to: Effectively prioritize and select
applications and projects based on business needs, objectives and
value; Continually govern your business and technology investments
with integrated portfolio management and Microsoft EPM solution;
Transform the business by applying portfolio management across
a wide array of business and technology investments |
| Partner Lead |
PL215 |
Automating Project Initiation with InfoPath, SharePoint
and Project Server
|
PM Resource Group assists Project Server customers
in realizing additional value through the use of an InfoPath solution
to manage pre-project initiation processes, including: an electronic
step-by-step guide to enforce processes; data values referencing
Project Server’s global; custom email alerts; restricted
access to steps, read-only data; creation of enterprise projects
(using enterprise templates) without Project; creation of related
SharePoint workspaces |
| Partner Lead |
PL220 |
Extending Microsoft EPM through Pertmaster’s
Integrated Risk Management Solution |
This presentation discusses how Pertmaster’s
integrated risk register and Monte Carlo analytics engine can be
used in conjunction with both MS Project and MS EPM to provide
an enterprise PPM solution. Integrating with both the MS Project
schedule and the risk module in the web-based EPM environment,
Pertmaster enables a comprehensive cost and schedule risk analysis
to be carried out at the project and portfolio level. At the project
level, a risk analysis helps better improve project plans, re-align
estimates, validate bids and improve the chance of project success
i.e. “doing the project right”. At the portfolio level,
Pertmaster with EPM provides an unmatched means of portfolio analysis
determining which projects should get funding and backing i.e. “doing
the right projects”. |
| Partner Lead |
PL230 |
How EPM Can Strengthen the Business Value of PMOs |
According to Gartner, IS organizations that properly
implement a PMO will experience half of the project cost and schedule
overruns compared with those who do not. In order to succeed in
today’s economy, PMO’s need to have the right tools
in place to provide maximum value to their internal customers.
By effectively deploying and configuring Project Server, PMOs can
provide accurate, real-time data back to the business, and they
can efficiently manage the business’ project initiatives
and resources. This ultimately provides the PMO with a critical
level of legitimacy and business value. Using actual case studies,
this session will present essential templates and resources that
every PMO needs to be successful, and will provide a proven plan
for implementing EPM in support of a PMO. |
| Partner Lead |
PL250 |
Govern your projects |
Without requiring a rip and replacing strategy,
Tenrox leverages Microsoft Project, SharePoint, OLAP and Reporting
Services infrastructure to facilitate the phased implementation
of project
governance into your operations. The Tenrox solution provides built-in
project controls, data quality/consistency, active compliance,
real-time analytics and live integration features |
| Partner Lead |
PL255 |
Best Practices of Portfolio Management
Implementations- Processes, Governance & Tools |
Learn from UMT Consulting Group,
the pioneers of portfolio management, about the essential
processes, governance structures, and Microsoft tools to
ensure your project portfolio management (PPM) efforts are
successful. UMT walks you through a PPM implementation case
study, showing you proven methodologies to create a project
inventory, select the optimal set of projects, and manage
and monitor the project portfolio. |
