SharePoint for Project Management: How to Create a Project Management Information System (PMIS) with SharePoint (Paperback)

by Dux Sy (Author)
Key Phrases: status meeting, project risks, change request, Cebu Project, Project Tasks, Microsoft Project (more...)

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Product Description
"If you are a project manager looking for a technology-based, easily implemented, and usable solution for project communications, document management, and general project organization, this book is for you!" -Susan Weese, PgMP, President and Founder, Rhyming Planet Most companies don't understand SharePoint's power, and use it simply to share documents or spreadsheets. This hands-on book demonstrates how SharePoint can also help you organize and manage complex projects. With SharePoint for Project Management, you'll not only understand how to apply common and practical project management concepts in SharePoint, you'll learn how to build a Project Management Information System (PMIS), customized to your project, that can efficiently coordinate communication and collaboration among team members. With this book, you will: Learn to apply key project management techniques by leveraging SharePoint as a PMIS Track a case study that illustrates the circumstances and processes of an effective SharePoint PMIS Appropriately define access permissions for project stakeholders and team members Centralize project documents and keep track of document history with version control Automate project reporting mechanisms and generate on-demand status reports Track project schedules, control changes, and manage project risks Integrate project management tools such as Excel, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Each chapter includes activities that let you practice what you learn. Most SharePoint books are either too introductory (for end users), or too technical (for system administrators). SharePoint for Project Management is just what project managers like you need to learn how to harness the organizational abilities of this powerful software.

About the Author
With more than 15 years of experience in Information Technology, Dux Raymond Sy has earned a reputation as among the leading experts in leveraging technology to enhance project management. He is currently a managing partner of Innovative-E, Inc. He is a certified Project Management Professional and is currently involved in designing, consulting and deploying SharePoint solutions for various corporate and government organizations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 1 edition (October 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059652014X
• ISBN-13: 978-0596520144
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #154,852 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A basic book, November 13, 2008

By	Sean Earp (Auburn, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I saw the title of the book, and the fact that it was from O'Reilly, I picked it up the day it came out. I had high hopes that I would learn some excellent tips on managing projects in SharePoint. To be fair to the author, the book does exactly what the title says... it shows you how to create a Project Management Information Systems site with SharePoint. Maybe my expectations were too high as to what I would learn.

Unfortunately, I don't think I learned anything new from the entire book. The book basically walks you through creating a project management site on sharepoint, tracking risks, assigning tasks, adding a calendar, etc. You could save the effort and just download the free Project Tracking Workspace template directly from Microsoft: [...]
If you are not experienced with SharePoint, then this is probably just fine for teaching you how to create a site, add web parts, and integrate with Office. If you already know what web parts are and how to synchronize with Outlook, then this is not the book for you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Uses for SharePoint - Finally, April 29, 2009

By	Kevin Hughes "SharePoint Kevin" (Overland Park, KS United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've worked with the SharePoint product line for almost 10 years and I think it is growing into a fabulous platform for collaboration and communication. It is so full of features, options, and capabilities that many of the users I've worked with in the past have just given up for being completely and utterly overwhelmed. There are many books, training classes, blogs, web sites, etc. that will tell you "How to" do things in SharePoint. But, try to find resources on "What do I use it for" and you'll be amazed at just how few results you can find that actually tell you anything.

Dux has done a great job in giving a practical example of an "every day" use of this wonderful product. I thought the book was very easy to follow with a good mix of project management methodology and theory along with a healthy helping of how to apply it to SharePoint. The workshop exercises were easy to follow - even for my most techno-challenged PMs. And it reminded them a couple of times that they needed to actually follow good PM methods they had "forgotten".

In all, I recommend this book to anyone that uses, administers, designs, develops, or architects in the SharePoint world. Even if you don't learn anything about SharePoint or Project Management, it is a great resource to show to others.

I also hope this serves as an example of what is really needed in the SharePoint arena - a gap other authors will hopefully fill - Practical uses for SharePoint.

Thanks, Dux.

Kevin Hughes
MCT, MCITP: DBA, MCSA, MCTS: WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007, SQL 2005
ITIL Foundation, Network+, A+
Senior SharePoint Architect and Administrator
HNTB Companies

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent quick start for using SharePoint to manage projects and teams, March 20, 2009

By	Martin Shinn (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This is a great book for those who want to get a quick start in using SharePoint to manage their projects and teams. The explanations are clear, to the point, and written from the perspective of a real-world project manager.

What I like best about the book is the series of workshops that accompany each section, as they provide immediate hands-on experience with the concepts and features that have just been covered. Using this method, even a newcomer to SharePoint will be able to quickly acquire the practical knowledge that will allow them begin using SharePoint as a powerful project management tool.

The author's conversational style, real-world tips and "SharePoint Dojo" case study make this an easy and fun way to learn. For those who want to get themselves and their teams up to speed quickly on using SharePoint for their projects, this is a definitely a great way to go!