"If you are a project manager looking for a technology-based, easily implemented, and usable solution for project communications, document management, and general project organization, this book is for you!" -Susan Weese, PgMP, President and Founder, Rhyming Planet Most companies don't understand SharePoint's power, and use it simply to share documents or spreadsheets. This hands-on book demonstrates how SharePoint can also help you organize and manage complex projects. With SharePoint for Project Management, you'll not only understand how to apply common and practical project management concepts in SharePoint, you'll learn how to build a Project Management Information System (PMIS), customized to your project, that can efficiently coordinate communication and collaboration among team members. With this book, you will:

• Learn to apply key project management techniques by leveraging SharePoint as a PMIS

• Track a case study that illustrates the circumstances and processes of an effective SharePoint PMIS

• Appropriately define access permissions for project stakeholders and team members

• Centralize project documents and keep track of document history with version control

• Automate project reporting mechanisms and generate on-demand status reports

• Track project schedules, control changes, and manage project risks

• Integrate project management tools such as Excel, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Each chapter includes activities that let you practice what you learn. Most SharePoint books are either too introductory (for end users), or too technical (for system administrators). SharePoint for Project Management is just what project managers like you need to learn how to harness the organizational abilities of this powerful software.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 22 Ratings

Practical Uses for SharePoint - Finally - 2009-04-29
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I've worked with the SharePoint product line for almost 10 years and I think it is growing into a fabulous platform for collaboration and communication. It is so full of features, options, and capabilities that many of the users I've worked with in the past have just given up for being completely and utterly overwhelmed. There are many books, training classes, blogs, web sites, etc. that will tell you "How to" do things in SharePoint. But, try to find resources on "What do I use it for" and you'll be amazed at just how few results you can find that actually tell you anything.

Dux has done a great job in giving a practical example of an "every day" use of this wonderful product. I thought the book was very easy to follow with a good mix of project management methodology and theory along with a healthy helping of how to apply it to SharePoint. The workshop exercises were easy to follow - even for my most techno-challenged PMs. And it reminded them a couple of times that they needed to actually follow good PM methods they had "forgotten".

In all, I recommend this book to anyone that uses, administers, designs, develops, or architects in the SharePoint world. Even if you don't learn anything about SharePoint or Project Management, it is a great resource to show to others.

I also hope this serves as an example of what is really needed in the SharePoint arena - a gap other authors will hopefully fill - Practical uses for SharePoint.

Thanks, Dux.

Kevin Hughes
MCT, MCITP: DBA, MCSA, MCTS: WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007, SQL 2005
ITIL Foundation, Network+, A+
Senior SharePoint Architect and Administrator
HNTB Companies

Too elemental, good if you don't know share point - 2009-11-20
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This is a "for dummies" book.
Contains some basic ideas.
If you are an new-to-sharepoint user, it's ok, otherwise it's not recomended.

The focus of the book isn't about PMI methodology, nor for Sharepoint functionality, but it's about using some PMI methodologies with a tool called sharepoint.

A simpe book that was a waste of money.... - 2009-10-30
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Like some of the people that have posted here, I saw the title and the fact that it was from O'Reilly and thought this may be an enlightening book both from a PM standpoint and from a heavy SharePoint user. I cannot express the level of my disappointment. I did not find one useable concept in this entire book.

If you have a trace PM knowledge, and the slightest amount of SharePoint experience, this book will seem elementary at its most in-depth point. You can get the exact same depth of knowledge from the simple demo videos on Microsoft SharePoint site.

Cannot stress enough what a waste this is. You will not get anything out of this book if you already know how to move web parts around, and use document libraries. It is that simple.

Stay away.

Step by Step PMIS Setup - 2009-07-27
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This book is a must for anyone planning to manage projects via sharepoint! The book is setup in a very user-friendly format. Dux Raymond Sy also provides additional support materials with this book.

Great Introduction to SharePoint - 2009-06-08
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Simply the best introduction to SharePoint that I've ever read. Five of the nine chapters are devoted to speaking plainly about what elements make up a site. There are pictures on every page which makes this paperback book a very quick read. The last four chapters talk about creating lists that are specific to project management like risks and change requests but I think that even people who do not manage projects will benefit from seeing an example of when to use a SharePoint site all the way through from creation to archive. While this book is not going to teach Project Managers anything new about PMP methodology, I think it's real value lies in helping any member of a project team to easily grasp the concepts of why SharePoint is a great tool for evaluating risk, reporting progress, and helping everyone on the project stay on task.

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