Improving Efficiency with your Project Management System

With the release of the Microsoft Project 2007, a platform has been made available that enables web-based information sharing and facilitates improved visibility into project plans.  There are many capabilities that exist in these tools that can improve efficiencies in using the web-based capabilities of Project Server to deliver projects based on standardized governance policies.  In this session, we will discuss how the Microsoft Project 2007 platform can provide the following benefits:

•         Utilize SharePoint to drive corporate standards and governance for Projects or Programs.

•         Measure how teams are performing against standards to identify areas for improvement.

•         Track team performance against industry-leading market trends.

This demonstration will demonstrate a fully integrated solution for managing projects using Project Professional 2007, Project Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.  By using SharePoint Designer 2007, we will review how improvements in governance can be achieved through the use of Workflows.

Presenter Bio:

Mr. William E. Raymond

Vice President, Pcubed Products & Services Certified Project Manager Microsoft Office Project MVP

Mr. Raymond has served the Project Management industry for more than 12 years.  William is a business person at heart with a very strong technical background and experience.  This background allows William to focus on the business of delivering successful projects while architecting technical solutions to improve performance.  His project experience ranges from managing commercial software releases to implementing ERP systems and developing business processes to build corporate governance policies and standards.

Throughout his career, Mr. Raymond always held a magic bullet called Microsoft Office Project to organize, prioritize and manage projects. He has worked with Microsoft Office Project for nearly seven years now and has formally provided beta testing and community support in the product for the last three years.  Bill has a comprehensive knowledge of Desktop, Portfolio Server, Project Server, SharePoint, MOS and SQL.

Mr. Raymond can be found at Pcubed (www.pcubed.com).  He is a Microsoft Office Project Most Valuable Professional (MVP) three years running.  Microsoft presents the MVP Award to thank individuals for their exceptional contributions to technical communities, and there are only 25 Microsoft Office Project MVP's worldwide.

To read more about Mr. Raymond, visit his blog at http://projectnation.spaces.live.com.