Chapter 24: Making Executive Decisions Using Project Web Access

Overview

Executives and other managing stakeholders can use the enterprise features in Microsoft Office Project Web Access 2003 to monitor and measure projects and resources throughout the entire organization. They can see information about dozens of projects and thousands of resources, presented in a manner most relevant to their requirements.

When you are a managing stakeholder identified with executive-level permissions, you can log on to Project Web Access 2003 and view all enterprise resource information, see your entire portfolio of projects in one place, and perform analytical functions to compare and evaluate data.

You can compare one project against another, and look at overall resource allocation and availability throughout your organization. Your high-level views of the project portfolio and enterprise resources can be easily adapted and tailored to what you need to see for your particular focus, which can be quite different from what another managing stakeholder might need to see.

By integrating Microsoft Office Project 2003 with Windows SharePoint Services, you can have additional project collaboration and analysis information at your fingertips. Windows SharePoint Services can be set up with your implementation of Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 to provide risk management, issue tracking, and document control services.

Being able to set up e-mail reminders and to-do lists, you can use Project Web Access as an efficiency tool for your project- related activities.

Project Web Access provides clear visibility into your organization's project efforts. You can access vital information which helps you prevent problems and ensure smooth operations. Through the Microsoft Project enterprise project management features, you can see the big project picture, use resources wisely, and make sound decisions for the future of your organization.