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PageChanges (Project Guide), 442–446

Password length, 185–186

Passwords

capturing from the registry, 108

changing Project Server, 331

copying and pasting to Notepad, 109

PDS (Project Data Service), 433, 467

PDS call, steps in, 467

Per-use costs for material resources, 225

Percent Work Complete method, 33–34, 175, 178

Performance measured across portfolio, 214

Permissions, 189–190

at the individual level, 211

for category objects, 199–200, 203, 207–208

cumulative nature of, 190

default group-level, 195–196

global, 190–194

group-level, 194–199

in groups and categories, 194–200

to modify document libraries, 357

precedence of, 190

setting with security templates, 200–202

setting for a site, 111

value states of, 190

Permissions list, 191–194

Permissions states for categories, default, 199–200

Permissions states for groups

default global, 197–199

default high-level, 197

Permissions tables, abbreviations in, 196–197

Physical deployment design, 43–51

Pilot phase of a project, 14, 27

Pivot table design, 258–259

Pivot table toolbar, 263

PivotTable and Chart (Analyzer view), 257

PivotTable Field List dialog box, 258

PivotTable Field List icon types, 259

PivotTable only (Analyzer view), 257

Pj10intl.dll file, 438

PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge), 28

PMI (Project Management Institute), 28

PMI’s definition of a project, 28

PMM (Project Maturity Model), 11–12, 25

Policies (corporate), 15

Politics (corporate), 15

Popular customizations, 433

Port 1433, 45

Port number for a new site, 110

Portfolio, defined, 6

Portfolio Analyzer views. See Analyzer views

Portfolio management permissions, 192–193

Portfolio managers permissions group, 196

Portfolio Model Property Toolbox, 393–394

Portfolio Modeler, 387–399.

See also Models

Portfolio modeling, 10, 387–399

Postinstallation steps, 75–80

Predictive analysis, 10, 13

Primary Domain Controller, 56

Priority, in resource substitution, 278

Process improvement requirements and goals, 27–28

Process templates, 22

Processors, 43

Professional consulting assistance, 17–18

Program, defined, 6

Progress reporting through a timesheet, 302–309

Progress tracking with Project Web Access, 293–327

Progress-tracking tool, 12

Project 2002 courseware training modules, 22

Project 2002 Professional edition, 3–4

configuration options, 150

licenses, 4

Project 2002 Standard edition, 3–4

Project 2002 Standard licenses, 4

Project 2002 white papers, 21

Project assessment phase, 23–25

Project Center, 374–399

Project Center home page, 374–378

Project Center views, 203, 206, 214, 249–250, 254, 375–378

Cost view, 376

with custom field data, 153

Earned Value view, 376–377

filtering, 378

with Group by pick list, 377–378

Summary view, 375

with to-do lists, 385–386

Tracking view, 375–376

use of graphical indicators, 377

Project Central, 3

Project client, installing on workstations, 83–84

Project cost, 213

Project data, local until published, 139

Project data tables, 139

Project Details page, 379

Project dimension (Analyzer views), 259

Project Document Libraries page, 348

Project duration, calendar for, 181

Project fields (enterprise), 40

Project files, 36, 226, 232

Project flow from assessment through pilot, 24

Project goal, listing the tasks in, 435

Project Guide, 37, 433–468

in action, 435–437

architecture, 438–446

components, 433–435

content, 439–446

customizing, 37, 446–467

deploying custom, 468

functionality and layout page, 439

goal pages, 435–436

how it reacts to view changes, 441

introduction to, 433

main area, 434

New Project pane, 267

side pane, 434

views and, 437

wizard pages, 436–437

Project Guide goal area, creating, 454–457

Project Guide goal task

creating scripts for, 452–453

Help Web page, 450–452

modifying, 446–454

Web page for, 448–450

Project Guide goal task wizard

creating, 457–462

technologies used, 462–467

Project Guide toolbar, 434

Project Guide XML content file, 439–446, 454–455, 457, 462

example, 447

GoalArea section, 443–446

modifying, 447

PageChanges section, 442–446

sections, 439

ViewChanges section, 439–442

Project implementation, structured, 13

Project implementation phases, 13–14

Project inception activities, 23

Project Initiation Wizard code, 463–467

Project Initiation Wizard example, requirements for, 463

Project_Initiation_Wizard.js, 461–462

Project_Initiation.htm, 458–460

Project_Initiation.js, 464–467

Project-level characteristics, defining, 30–31

Project-level requirements, 31

Project_Main.htm, 456

Project management, as a discipline, 21

Project management maturity, 25

Project management software

benefits of, 12–13

implementing, 15, 21

Project manager, licensing requirements and, 4

Project managers permissions group, 196

Project maturity, level-three, 11

Project Maturity Model (PMM), 11–12, 25

Project Options dialog box, Interface tab, 438

Project organization, defining, 29–30

Project Partners (consulting), 15, 17–18

Project plans

opening and closing, 268–269

renaming, 268

from a template, 268

up-to-date, 14

using Project Guide in building, 433

Project Professional

connection to Project Server, 93–96

installing, 83–84

Project Server, 3–4

administration, 401–431

as a trusted site, 95–96

backing up and restoring, 99–105

choosing to implement, 11

components distributed across

multiple servers, 46

configuration, 137–165, 171

configuring application options, 167–187

getting started with, 3–6

managing, 401–431

multiple instances of, 50

need for multiple servers, 43

physical deployment design, 43–51

registry entries for, 108

terminology, 137–139

uninstalling, 98

Project Server 2002 Setup, 65, 69–75

administrator password information, 74

Analysis Services connection information, 70

Begin installation screen, 74

Connect to Web server running STS, 72–73

database server information, 70

Microsoft Project version selection, 73

Now Installing Project Server screen, 75

SMTP mail server information screen, 72

type of installation, 69

user information screen, 69

Web server information screen, 71

Web site selection screen, 71

Project Server 2002 Update, installing, 75

Project Server Authentication, 185

Project Server Authentication passwords, changing, 331

Project Server autorun installation splash screen, 65

Project Server base URL paths, setting, 173

Project Server components, distributing, 125–132

Project Server configuration, 137–165, 171.

See also Core requirements

Project Server database

after deleting a project, 426

cleaning up, 422–423

creating, 114–115

distributed, 125

enterprise projects in, 138

populating, 115

renaming a project in, 424–429

table groups in, 139

Project Server deployments, scaling, 45–50

Project Server Distributed 2002 dialog box, 127–129

Project Server IIS Virtual Root, expanded, 263

Project Server implementation framework, 17–26

Project Server installation, 68–75

information needed for, 63–64

resolving issues of, 90

Project Server Installation Guide, 57

Project Server instances, creating, 107–121

Project Server publishing. See Publishing

Project Server registry keys, 121–125

Project Server Scheduled Process Service, 131

Project Server security. See Security

Project Server SharePoint Configuration Wizard, 65–67

Project Server site connections

to Project Professional, 93–96

to STS site, 119–121

Project Server Site Editor main screen, 117

Project Server views. See Views (Project Server)

Project Server/STS interoperability, verifying, 80–83

Project Session Manager Service, 126, 131

Project spooler, 289–290

Project summary row, 161

Project task changes, applying rules to, 324

Project team collaboration tools, 8–9

Project tracking

methods and options, 33–34

required or not, 12

Project version dimension (Analyzer views), 259

Project versions, 170–171, 183–185, 412

Project Web Access, 4–5, 7, 44

accepting or rejecting tasks, 320

adaptive navigation system of, 329

adding fields to task views, 245

applying updates, 317–326

changing a password, 331

collaborative features, 329–367

creating a new task, 382–383

distributed, 125

filtering and searching, 318–322

manage to-do lists, 383–384

notifications and reminders, 331–335, 349

portfolio modeling, 387–398

precooked filters for, 318–319

taking offline, 338–340

with task changes updated, 321

tasks in, 293–295

timesheet view, 295–302

to-do list options, 384–385

tracking progress, 293–327

tracking settings, 175

updating grouping criteria, 319

viewing project details, 379

viewing a project page, 380–381

viewing and submitting issues, 341–344, 353

viewing tasks, 294

viewing and uploading documents, 346–358

Project Web Access Admin interface, 17–18, 104, 144–149

Project Web Access home page, 82, 293–295, 329–341

accessing from browser Favorites menu, 340

Activities in Home selections, 330–331

displaying in Outlook, 335–337

with issues information alert, 341

Links section, 330

offline, 339

with update activity, 317

Updates section, 330

Project Web Access logon, 81, 140

Project Web Access logon screen, 81

Project Web Access menus, configuring, 174

Project Web Access timesheets. See Timesheets

Project Web Access user, vs. enterprise resource, 140

Project Web Access views

creating and modifying, 253–256

default, 294

ProjectGuideArea.xml content

for goal area page, 455

for goal task wizard page, 457–458

Project/Project Server workflow, 7

Projects, 6

checking in, 420–422

configuring for your business, 13–15

defining, 28–29

deleting, 423

enterprise, 138, 267–268

expectations and, 23

importing, 237–242

renaming, 424–429

taking offline for updating, 269

taking on the road, 269–270

Projects section of Categories admin page, 203–204

ProjectServerPageIDs, 442–443

ProjectServerSiteEditor folder, 117

ProjectViews Notification service, 131

Proof-of-concept phase of a project, 27

Prorated cost accrual, 223

Proxy Server name, 89

Proxycfg and COM+, order of running, 79, 89

Proxycfg.exe

command window after running, 80

running, 79–80

running after COM+ utility, 79, 89

troubleshooting, 88–89

PSCom+ tool, 79, 89, 103

PSCOMPlus.exe, 78–79

Public documents area, 346

Public view, data in, 139

Publish New and Changed Assignments dialog box, 287

Publish Project Plan dialog box, 288

Published version of a project, 171, 183–184

Publishing (in Project Server), 139, 283–290

of all information, 286

best practices, 285

enterprise custom fields and, 164–165

of master projects to the server, 170

new and changed assignments, 286–287

of a project plan, 286, 288, 430

of resource availability, 245–248

vs. saving a project, 139

Publishing assignments and project information, 285–288

Publishing behavior, default, 284–285

Publishing functions, choosing, 286

Publishing project plans, and being in a domain, 430