PROJECT SERVER 2007 ONLINE TRAINING
COURSE DIAGRAM

Essentially the Administrator configures Project Server so that Project Pro users (mainly project managers) can interact with Project Server. Likewise the Admin establishes accounts so that users (project managers, team members, executives, et al) can log in from PWA web client (shown in the lower right of the diagram) and see data stored in Project Server. The Admin also establishes the enterprise resource pool in Project Server, which is the list of resources/team members that will be assigned to projects by project managers by using their copy of Project Pro (as shown in the lower left of the diagram). Finally, the Admin will modify the enterprise global file, which will customize the look and feel of Project Pro that project managers will see when they create enterprise projects in Project Pro. (That will also include pre-created enterprise templates that can be the basis of new enterprise projects created by the project manager in Project Pro.) Thus, Project Server is the location through which server accounts, the enterprise resource pool, the enterprise global and templates are formulated by the Administrator; Project Pro is where project managers create projects and assign resources that will be stored in Project Server; and Project Web Access (PWA) is the web interface where team members and others will see data relevant to them.

When the project manager starts up Project Pro (seen in the diagram in the lower left), the enterprise global version of a new project file loads into that computer's copy of Project Pro. The project manager then selects one of the enterprise project templates earlier established by the Admin, and builds a new enterprise project based on that template. The project manager modifies the project file as needed, accesses the pool of resources from the enterprise resource pool stored in Project Server, and assigns them to various tasks in the project as needed. When the data for the enterprise project is saved and published by the project manager, the MS Project file is stored in Project Server.

Also, when the data is published to Project Server by the project manager, it becomes available through Project Web Access (PWA). Team members log onto PWA (see lower right corner of diagram), which is essentially Internet Explorer, and see the tasks they have been assigned to across all projects created by project managers. It is also the place where they enter the completion of their task assignments. The team members will also be asked to fill out status reports and collaborate in various ways with the project manager. The project manager can interact with the team member through Project Pro and/or through PWA.

Other stakeholders, like project managers and executives can also get a comprehensive look at all projects, resource assignments, et al by logging into PWA as well. Finally, Project Server (through Project Pro and PWA) allows for group collaboration on documents, risks, issues and other matters through the common "workspace" generated for each project. (The per project workspace data is actually generated by the Windows Sharepoint Services built into Project Server.)

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