Christophe Fiessinger
Senior Technical Product Manager
chrisfie@microsoft.com
Microsoft Corporation
http://blogs.msdn.com/chrisfie
@cfiessinger
SharePoint
Initial Deployment
Broad Adoption
Business Solutions
Deploy collaboration sites
that connect teams, improve
access to information and
increase productivity
Deliver advanced workloads
that broaden adoption, drive
compliance and reduce the
cost of maintain multiple systems
Build tailored business solutions
that provide insights, improve
decisions and increase
organizational agility
Data
Capture
Document
processing
LOB
integration
Workflow
Reporting &
Analysis
Search
“Self Service”
Leverage out of the box
capabilities with configuration
and customization
“IT Minor Project”
Rapidly develop business
solutions without having to
write code
“IT Major Project”
Build or buy tailored
solutions to address
strategic requirements
IT Challenges
The SharePoint Application Lifecycle
Business Self-Service
Business
Need
Business
Creates
Application
Support
Deploy
Minor Requests
Business
Request
Support
Review
Deploy
Major Project Requests
Business
Request
Support
Review
Deploy
Select
Manage
Plan
Major Project Requests
Business
Request
Support
Review
Deploy
Select
Manage
Plan
• Should use SharePoint-oriented business
drivers for project selection:
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Productivity Gains
Employee Retention
Quality Improvements
Risk
ROI/TCO
Cost Avoidance
Time-to-market
Major Project Requests
Business
Request
Support
Review
Deploy
Select
Manage
Plan
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A place to store artifacts
Task tracking
Time/resource tracking
At-a-glance view of current projects
Five sample phases of a SharePoint solution request lifecycle
Create
Select
Plan
Manage
Finish
Capture Business
Requests
Project Selection
Resource
Planning
Execution
Reporting /
Assessment
Effectively Managing Business Requests: Option 1
Effectively Manage Business Requests: Option 2
 Use SharePoint Server 2010
 Store all SharePoint documentation in a document repository
 Centrally capture all SharePoint proposals and requests in a list
Effectively Manage Business Requests: Option 3
 Use SharePoint Server 2010
 Store all SharePoint documentation in a document repository
 Centrally capture all SharePoint proposals and requests in a list
 Use Project Professional 2010
 Provide a clearer view of tasks, schedule, assignments, and status of
SharePoint projects
 Allow team members to directly update project task status from a SharePoint
task list
• Prioritization
• Selection and optimization
• Governance
Portfolio
Management
Project
Management
• Planning
• Project execution
• Risk management
STRATEGIC
ALIGNMENT
• Resource planning
• Skills management
• Cost management
Resource
Management
Collaboration &
Communication
• Centralized access
• Team collaboration
• Consistent processes
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=218030
SharePoint Request
Submission
•Title & description
Discovery and
further definition
•Specific requirements
•Cost & resource
estimate
•Risk evaluation
•Strategic assessment
Project Selection
•Evaluation based on
cost & resource
constraints
Plan & Manage
Assess & Improve
•Assign resources
•Assess execution
•Manage and track
project
•Identify areas for
improvements
http://www.microsoft.com/project/2010
http://blogs.msdn.com/project
http://office2010.microsoft.com/project-help
http://office2010.microsoft.com/project-server-help
http://www.microsoft.com/showcase/en/US/channels/microsoftproject
http://technet.microsoft.com/ProjectServer
http://blogs.technet.com/projectadministration
http://msdn.microsoft.com/Project
http://blogs.msdn.com/project_programmability
https://partner.microsoft.com/global/program/competencies/compprojectandportfoliomanagement
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/projectserver2010,projectprofessional2010