1. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca Microsoft Project Portfolio Server 2007 and beyond Chris Vandersluis President, HMS Software

2. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca HMS Software  Founded in 1984  Experts in project management and timesheet systems  Products:  TimeControl  Services:  Enterprise project management implementation  Microsoft Project implementation consulting services  Microsoft Project Training  Milestones:  First custom timesheet system in 1984  Became a Microsoft Project Solution Partner in 1995  Released first version of TimeControl in 1994  Became a Microsoft Gold Certified partner in 2005  2006: Microsoft names HMS Software a “First to Market” partner for the TimeControl link to Project 2007

3. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca The two aspects of HMS Software  Services HMS has maintained an enterprise project management practice since its inception in 1984. HMS has worked on hundreds of epm implementations in both mid- and large-sized organizations  TimeControl TimeControl is an enterprise timesheet system designed to work both with MS Project and with Finance/ERP systems simultaneously

4. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca Project Portfolio Server Overview Office Project Portfolio Server 2007 is a top-down portfolio management solution that helps organizations to realize their potential by identifying, selecting, managing, and delivering portfolios that best align with their business strategy. Office Project Portfolio Server 2007 integrates with Office Project Server 2007 to provide organizations with an end-to- end project portfolio management solution, accessed via Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Web Access.

5. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca Project Portfolio Server

6. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca The project spectrum Pre-ProjectPlanningExecutionDeliveryMarketingMaintenance Project And Project Server Project Portfolio Server Work Management

7. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca What’s new in Project Portfolio Server 2007

8. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca Project Portfolio Server 2007  Functional Changes:  Updating the Project Server Gateway to communicate with Project Server 2007  Development of a read-only API  Globalization (i.e. ensure the tool is compatible with varying Regional Settings)  Development of an installation wizard

9. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca Project Portfolio Server 2007  More Functional Changes:  Improvements to the Schedule Tab (e.g. capture actual start and end dates etc.)  Improvements to the Project Level Reports  Minor Branding changes  Compatibility with WSS 3.0 for document management

10. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca System Requirements:  Integrates with Project Server 2007  Integrates with WSS 3.0 for document management

11. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca Project Portfolio Server Schedule

12. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca What’s next?  Language support  More integration with Project Server  Closer look and feel to Project  Integration into WSS  More flexibility

13. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca Some of our clients

14. ©2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. www.hms.ca Take action! Take a free online tour of Portfolio Server 2006: www.epmconnect.com/PB_Registration.asp?PartnerID=1318 To find out about HMS Software’s other solutions: www.hms.ca To find out more about TimeControl: www.timecontrol.com