Part II - MicrosoftPart II - Microsoft®® Project 2000 Project 2000 Enterprise Deployment Enterprise Deployment TemplatesTemplates

What Are Project Templates What Are Project Templates

A new integrated feature in A new integrated feature in Microsoft Project 2000Microsoft Project 2000

Provides a basis to quick start a Provides a basis to quick start a project and inform users of the project and inform users of the tasks involvedtasks involved

Helps estimate resources and Helps estimate resources and associated costs; Reduces the associated costs; Reduces the time necessary to begin project time necessary to begin project understandingunderstanding

Templates are customizable to Templates are customizable to better reflect company’s own better reflect company’s own processes and to promote processes and to promote standards across standards across the companythe company

A new integrated feature in A new integrated feature in Microsoft Project 2000Microsoft Project 2000

Provides a basis to quick start a Provides a basis to quick start a project and inform users of the project and inform users of the tasks involvedtasks involved

Helps estimate resources and Helps estimate resources and associated costs; Reduces the associated costs; Reduces the time necessary to begin project time necessary to begin project understandingunderstanding

Templates are customizable to Templates are customizable to better reflect company’s own better reflect company’s own processes and to promote processes and to promote standards across standards across the companythe company

WindowsWindows®® 2000 2000 Deployment TemplateDeployment Template

Deployment Template Deployment Template BenefitsBenefits

Simplifies the complexities Simplifies the complexities of planning for a of planning for a comprehensive project comprehensive project

Provides a focus for Provides a focus for strategy, budget, cost, strategy, budget, cost, time and resources time and resources

Reduce uncertainty Reduce uncertainty about deploymentabout deployment

An excellent mechanism An excellent mechanism for building project for building project management skills within management skills within your organizationyour organization

Templates And Templates And Microsoft Project 2000Microsoft Project 2000

A powerful way to leverage A powerful way to leverage Microsoft Project 2000Microsoft Project 2000

Provides a focus to effectively Provides a focus to effectively understand and manage the understand and manage the complexity of moderncomplexity of modernmulti-faceted projects multi-faceted projects

Reduce uncertainty Reduce uncertainty about projects about projects

Increase awareness of Increase awareness of Windows 2000 and Office 2000 Windows 2000 and Office 2000 deployment considerationsdeployment considerations

Provides a mechanism to Provides a mechanism to understand and control TCOunderstand and control TCO

Promote corporate project Promote corporate project management standardsmanagement standards

Part III - MicrosoftPart III - Microsoft®® Project Project Central And Digital Central And Digital Dashboard IntegrationDashboard Integration

Microsoft Project Central Microsoft Project Central And Digital Dashboard And Digital Dashboard Incorporating Microsoft Project Incorporating Microsoft Project

Central into Digital DashboardCentral into Digital Dashboard Microsoft Project Central ArchitectureMicrosoft Project Central Architecture I-Frame and ASP FlagsI-Frame and ASP Flags Constraints and ConsiderationsConstraints and Considerations

Windows NTWindows NT®® Security Log-in Security Log-in

SummarySummary

DemoDemoProject Central in the Digital DashboardProject Central in the Digital Dashboard

Microsoft Project 2000 And Microsoft Project 2000 And Project Central ArchitectureProject Central Architecture

Microsoft Project 2000Microsoft Project 2000Microsoft Project 2000Microsoft Project 2000

Internet ExplorerInternet Explorer

MicrosoftMicrosoftProject Central ClientProject Central Client

ControlsControls

User User InterfaceInterface

IISIIS

Microsoft Project Central ServerMicrosoft Project Central Server

ProtocolProtocolObjectsObjects

BusinessBusinessObjectsObjects ASPASP

LogicLogic

MSDE, SQL, OracleMSDE, SQL, Oracle

Microsoft Project Central DatabaseMicrosoft Project Central DatabaseDataData

I-Frame Used To Connect The I-Frame Used To Connect The Dashboard To Microsoft Project CentralDashboard To Microsoft Project Central

Digital DashboardDigital Dashboard Microsoft Project Central Microsoft Project Central Server/IISServer/IIS

Microsoft Project Microsoft Project Central I-FrameCentral I-Frame

<IFRAME <IFRAME SRC="http://localhost/webclieSRC="http://localhost/webclient/default.asp?nt/default.asp?SimpleUI=1&NoMenu=1& SimpleUI=1&NoMenu=1& DefPage=Tasks/TasksPage.asDefPage=Tasks/TasksPage.asp?GanttView=1" p?GanttView=1" ID=frmProjectCentral ID=frmProjectCentral WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT=200 WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT=200 ></IFRAME>></IFRAME>

<IFRAME <IFRAME SRC="http://localhost/webclieSRC="http://localhost/webclient/default.asp?nt/default.asp?SimpleUI=1&NoMenu=1& SimpleUI=1&NoMenu=1& DefPage=Tasks/TasksPage.asDefPage=Tasks/TasksPage.asp?GanttView=1" p?GanttView=1" ID=frmProjectCentral ID=frmProjectCentral WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT=200 WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT=200 ></IFRAME>></IFRAME>

SimpleUI=1SimpleUI=1

NoMenu=1NoMenu=1

DefPage=Tasks/TasksPage.aspDefPage=Tasks/TasksPage.aspDefPage=Home/HomePage.aspDefPage=Home/HomePage.aspDefPage=Views/ViewsPage.aspDefPage=Views/ViewsPage.asp……etc.etc.

ASPASPASPASP

DemoDemoProject Central Portfolio ViewProject Central Portfolio View

Constraints And Constraints And ConsiderationsConsiderations Location of the web server must be Location of the web server must be

specified in the I-Framespecified in the I-Frame Microsoft Project files have to be Microsoft Project files have to be

saved to public file share location saved to public file share location or to databaseor to database

Windows NT Security Log-inWindows NT Security Log-in Associate Resources with Associate Resources with

Windows NT Name Windows NT Name

Digital Dashboard forDigital Dashboard for““redmond\toms”redmond\toms”

Microsoft Project Microsoft Project Central I-FrameCentral I-Frame

Microsoft Project Central Microsoft Project Central Server/IISServer/IIS

Windows NT Security Log-In Enables Windows NT Security Log-In Enables Users To Gain Access To All Assigned Users To Gain Access To All Assigned Tasks Across Multiple ProjectsTasks Across Multiple Projects

Microsoft Project Central Microsoft Project Central DatabaseDatabase

Requests Personal Tasks/Requests Personal Tasks/Passes “redmond\toms”Passes “redmond\toms”

Project Central Server Passes All Project Central Server Passes All Resource Tasks Associated with Resource Tasks Associated with ““redmond\toms”redmond\toms”

Project A:Project A:Resource Name: TomResource Name: Tom

Project B:Project B:Resource Name: redmond\tomsResource Name: redmond\toms

Project C:Project C:Resource Name: ThomasResource Name: Thomas

SummarySummary

Powerful components and platform Powerful components and platform for flexible custom solutionfor flexible custom solution

Seamless integration with the Seamless integration with the Digital DashboardDigital Dashboard