Presentation to Baltimore-Washington DC Metro MPUG Chapter September 22, 2009

Thank You! There are no users without you.

WHAT IS MPUG  MPUG Benefits You

What is MPUG? Why did you change back to MPUG from MPA? Users’ Group (also users group or user group). A type of club focused on the user of a particular technology, usually (but not always) computer related. Wikipedia,

What is MPUG? A users' group may provide its members (and sometimes the general public as well) with one or more of the following services:  Public Lectures  A newsletter  A library of media or tools  A software archive  An online presence such as dial-up BBS or Internet website  Swap meets  Technical support  Social Events

Mission To be one of the most impactful users’ groups in the world.

How to Get There Improve our benefits and support Grow our chapter and user base to increase our collective knowledge and skills Enjoy it “It's so great to know that we are a user group again! We are excited to bring the focus back to using the product in your job. With the organization we are re- introducing labs to our MPUG meetings”. --John Sage, Tampa Bay Chapter, MPA Chapter Leader Meeting April 2008

 MPUG Benefits You

New and Improved Benefits Newsletter – biweekly communication Career Center  Dedicated to the Project Management Profession  Free for members to post or apply. Just log in with your user name and password WebNLearns  Several Online trainings each month  Free for Members  Recordings on demand

New and Improved Benefits Searchable, Scalable SharePoint Portal  Site Developed and Evolving  Document library. Expanded daily  Collaborate with peers locally and globally online Technical support discussion board (MPUF) and blogs  Led by MPUG moderator (s), Microsoft MVP’s

MPUG Portal. A Massive Investment

Upcoming Global WebNLearns  Phoenix Chapter WebNLearn: Baselining, Tracking, and Reporting - Module 3  Using SQL Reporting Services with Project Server 2007  Twin Cities WebNLearn: Building SharePoint Dashboards  Microsoft Project for the Beginning User - Learn From the MVP  Microsoft Project for the Intermediate User - Learn From the MVP  “More Tips and Tricks from eDale, MVP”  Microsoft Project for the Advanced User - Learn From the MVP

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Reporting in MS Project and SQL Server Reporting Services Gerald Leonard PMP, MSTC, CQIA and ITIL Agenda – What is SQL Server Reporting? – Reporting Questions – Challenges – Benefits of Enterprise Reporting – Reporting Lifecycle – Reporting Show and Tell

What is SQL Server Reporting? SQL Server Reporting Services enables organizations to transform raw and valuable enterprise data into shared information for insightful, timely decisions at a lower total cost of ownership.

Reporting Questions What reports do you currently use or create? What data is important in these reports? How do you use the information on these reports? How do you (would you if you could) place parameters on these reports? How do you get reports today? What type of routine/recurring analysis do you perform? What data is used? How often do you perform this analysis? How do you get the data required? What do you do with the data once you get it?

Challenges Manual Reporting from Multiple data sources Manual reports are out of date as soon as they are created. Unclear Distribution Channels Project Status Reports are usually not based on true schedule updates

Benefits of Enterprise Reporting It’s Free with your installation of SQL Server 2005 and higher A centralized repository for your enterprise reporting needs Reports can be exported in different formats Reports can be distributed through or posted on a SharePoint or Network site. Greater visibility for your Executive Management Team.

Reporting Lifecycle Creating Managing Delivering Reports

Reporting Show and Tell Project Center Reporting displaying Health, Schedule, Budget and Work status. Customized Weekly PM Status Report Monthly Project Review Report Additional Reports from the Report Pack Customize Time Tracking and Utilization Reports Project Reporting in Project Server 2010

LOB Systems Team members and executives Project and resource managers Project Server and SQL Server Environment

Project Center Reporting

Schedule Status Formula

Schedule Status (cont)

Weekly PM Status Report

How Reports are created? Business Intelligence Development Environment

SQL Script in BI Development Environment

Layout View

Preview Pane in BI Dev

Preview (Cont)

Report Server Admin Site

Additional Server Config.

Monthly Project Review

Time by Project Chart

Hours by Classification Pie Charter

Resource Capacity and Demand

Timesheet Tracking

Time by Department

Project Details

Project Type Details

Personal BI “My Ad-Hoc Needs” Personal BI “My Ad-Hoc Needs” Department BI “My Group’s Needs” Department BI “My Group’s Needs” Enterprise BI “My Company’s Needs” Enterprise BI “My Company’s Needs” Excel Services Performance Point Services SQL Server Reporting Services SQL Server 2008 R2 Self Service BI Visio Services Project Visual Reports The Future of Project Server Reporting

Reporting IT Analysis Transaction Archive HR Analysis Marketing Analysis DB SharePoint Relational Reporting Relational Publish Draft Project Server Database Architecture

Work Management Solution

Simple and Intuitive User Experience

Enhanced Reporting

Unified Project and Portfolio Environment

Scalable Platform

Q&A