Customer Reviews

Administering an Enterprise PMO using Microsoft Office Project Server 2003

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As a Project Server consultant and trainer, I know how hard it is for newbies to get started as this new role of a Project Server System Administrator. It's almost impossible to get started using the online books that Microsoft provides unless you already know A LOT about all the involved technologies. This book proves to be a great midway step to launch yourself in this new world.
I've taught public classes using this book and didn't have to remove or add more than 10 pages of contents of my own, plus some labs to have students practice. That saved me a great deal of time and the average score I received (95%) tells it all.

I use this book as a basis for teaching others to use Project Server and recommend all clients buy it either as a course book for all admin people or at very least have one or two copies readily available.
The book provides a thorough grounding and understanding of different parts of Project Server.

Where is the index?

This is the first IT related book I have ever bought that doesn't have an index. So I can't find anything without wading through the whole book. Is it just my copy or have the authors been a bit lazy?

I agree with the complaint about lack of index. Combined with the vague chapter headings, the reader really needs lots of telepathy or maybe just pre-existing knowledge to use this book as a resource. For every 10 times that I had difficulty in administering or using Project Server as a super user and I looked at this book, 9 times I walked away with no solution. I accomplished more by just trying things on my own, and Googling for hints.

this is a good book to learn the basics of Administering a PMO. Easy to read and in depth in key parts.

Nothing to say about MS Project any more.

I know that Gary knows his stuff vis-a-vis MS Project, so I am sure this is useful for project users.

A bit too technical, but I'm sure that it will be of much help in implementing my current PMO based in MSEPM.