Key Features for Netconnect Project Manager
- Templates for managing single or multiple projects of varying complexity and maturity
- Pre-built project management templates, web parts, dashboards, tools and lists
- Plan projects and assign work using multiple custom lists definitions e.g. Risks, Goals, Tasks, Issues etc.
- Team members works on one or more projects
- Item assignment notifications by e-mail
- Team members work and update progress on work
- Escalate a work item as an issue to bring it to the attention of management
- Track and manage across multiple projects using cross-list Gantt reports, Project Tracking, Overdue Work, Unassigned Work etc.
- Replan and adjust projects – change dates, reassign work – and update the team directly
- Reports can be e-mailed and used in i.e. Excel, Microsoft Project, XML and SQL Server Reporting Services
- Project post mortem list captures project positives and negatives
Benefits for Netconnect Project Manager
- Easily structure information and manage projects in a hosted SharePoint solution
- A complete project management system (unlike e-mail, Excel, traditional PMsolutions)
- Rapid-to-deploy and enables broad adoption
- Increase efficiency and success rates of project management
- First hosted SharePoint solution based on a formal project management model – the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF)
- Project Manager is based on pmPoint from BrightWork
More Information about Netconnect Project Manager
The Key Project Management Processes
The Key Project Management Processes
Project Manager Supports the key project management processes required for managing one or more projects:
- Project Initiation
Quickly setup each project with the right amount of process using one of the supplied customizable project management templates.
- Single Project Management
Free up time for the project manager to track and manage every project to success by empowering team members with the capability to manage their own work items.
- Multiple Project Management
Use Project Office dashboards to manage across multiple projects and programs.
- Process Tailoring
Customize projects and templates to match the varied process requirements of different projects, all without any programming.
- Capture and Reuse Best Practices
Support the capture of process tailoring efforts and the reuse of best practices from one project to the next in a practical and easy manner.
About the Project Manager Templates
About the Project Manager Templates
Project Manager includes five main templates for managing single projects and three main templates for managing across multiple projects:
- Project Manager for Single Projects (pmPoint): Select a single project management template among several that include Issue Manager, Commitment Manager, Business Project Manager, IT Project Manager and Agile Software Manager
- Project Manager Office for Multiple Projects (pmPoint Office): For more complex projects that require multiple templates – includes five main templates for managing single projects and three main templates for managing across multiple projects.
The Project Manager Templates
The Project Manager Templates
The following templates are available through the pmPoint integration:
- Issue Manager
The Issue Manager template is designed for projects where you just want to “manage by exception” by tracking only project status and issues related to the project in hand and not details related to actions, tasks, deliverables, risks, etc.
- Commitment Manager
The Commitment Manager template delivers a semi-structured process, for when you want to manage more than just issues, and also manage project goals and tasks, but do not need a fully-structured site with a more extensive process.
- Business Project Manager
The Business Project Manager template provides a well-defined structure that can be easily customized to meet the specific process and taxonomy for each department and project. It is particularly useful for of business departments to run their projects including sales, marketing, engineering, etc.
- Business Project Manager (w Schedule)
The Business Project Manager template provides a well-defined structure that can be easily customized to meet the specific process and taxonomy for each department and project. It is particularly useful for of business departments to run their projects including sales, marketing, engineering, etc. This template utilizes the Project Schedule list with: optional import and export to Microsoft Project; a multi-level hierarchical work breakdown structure (WBS); and automatic value (% Complete, Dates, Durations etc) propagation and calculation across the WBS as the project progresses.
- IT Project Manager
The IT Project Manager template is a highly-structured template (based on the Microsoft Solutions Framework v3) that provides a robust process for managing IT projects such as system implementations and upgrades. It includes a pre-defined hierarchy of phases, milestones, deliverables, tasks, issues, and risks, etc.
- IT Project Manager (w Schedule)
The IT Project Manager template is a highly-structured template (based on the Microsoft Solutions Framework v3) that provides a robust process for managing IT projects such as system implementations and upgrades. This template utilizes the Project Schedule list with: optional import and export to Microsoft Project; a multi-level hierarchical work breakdown structure (WBS); and automatic value (% Complete, Dates, Durations etc) propagation and calculation across the WBS as the project progresses.
- Agile Software Manager
The Agile Software Manager template is a fully-structured template that includes support for the most common agile process and deliverables (e.g. iterations, personas, scenarios, tasks, bugs, etc). This approach is based on the iterative-agile model contained in the Microsoft Solutions Framework for Agile Software Development.
Additional Project Manager Office Templates
Additional Project Manager Office Templates
The following templates are available through the pmPoint Office integration:
- Issue Manager (Rollup)
Many groups want to manage across projects by just managing the problems - management by exception. This template crawls through the nominated project sites and brings back Project Status and Issues into a dashboard.
- Project Office
Some teams and departments want to report on key items from a handful of selected projects, e.g. status, issues, risks, milestones, deliverables, etc. This template is designed for projects where the teams want to roll-up selected items from multiple projects. This template has a set of default reports that can be used or customizable - under the following five headings: Projects, My Work, Work, Issues and Resource Management.
- Program Management Office
Many organizations want to establish a PMO (Program Management Office) function. In this scenario they want to manage at the Project Office level as well as managing the elements from the subordinate projects. This template is designed for the quick establishment of a PMO where the team wants a process to manage the PMO as well as roll-up selected items from multiple projects. This template has a set of default reports that can be used or customizable - under the following five headings: Projects, My Work, Work, Issues and Resource Management.
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