Reporting Microsoft Project Information

DC Chapter of the Microsoft Project Users Group (MPUG)

January 10, 2002

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Reporting Microsoft Project InformationIntroductionCurrent Approach Using Industry Standard ToolsReporting and Analysis System (RAS)DemonstrationQuestions

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IntroductionA Microsoft Project Solution ProvidereLabor Enterprise Project Implementation PartnerProject management systems assessment Project management systems implementationProcess, policy, and procedure developmentProgram/Project Office SupportCustomized and Off-the-Shelf reporting solutions (RAS)

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Reporting MSP Info The usual wayRequires Microsoft Project experienceAvailable only within Microsoft ProjectLimited web accessibilityPrimarily Tabular in natureNot presentation qualityMulti-project information requires extensive setup

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Reporting MSP Info Another wayUse industry standard toolsCrystal ReportsMicrosoft Office XP Web Components Access Project information without the need for Project expertiseExtends the accessibility to InformationEasily see multi-project information

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Crystal ReportsVersion 8.0 introduced web report deliveryTabular Reports Static GraphsStatic Pivot Tables Browser Accessible OutputPresentation Quality

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Office Web Components (OWC)Microsoft Office 2000 introduces OWCPivot TablesChartsSpreadsheetXML features expanded with Office XPOffice XP introduces a favorable license modelInteractive Charts and TablesFull Drag and Drop Capability Browser Accessible Output

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The Microsoft Project RepositoryMPP using Microsoft Project 2000 OLE DB Provider - (stand alone and small groups)Excel (stand alone and small groups)Access- (stand alone and small groups)SQLServer, Oracle, etc. (department and enterprise)Analysis Services (OLAP) - (department and enterprise)

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Helpful Microsoft Project ToolsMicrosoft Project 2000 Resource Kit (MSDN Library)Microsoft Project 2000 OLE DB Provider Information (MSDN Library)Microsoft Project 2000 Software Development Kit (MSDN Library)

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Our SolutionVisibilityInsightControlPreferenceOrderPresentation(RAS) Reporting andAnalysis System

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Reporting and Analysis System (RAS)Uses Crystal Reports and Office XP Web ComponentsParameter driven reportsRAS Versions for Project only users, Project Central users, and Enterprise users Designed for both Project 2000 and 2002Up to 80 standard and customized reports

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DEMONSTRATION

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QUESTIONS ?

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