Pro Project Management with SharePoint 2010 (eBook)

Pro Project Management with SharePoint 2010 (eBook)

Many successful Project Managers are beginning to utilize Microsoft SharePoint to drive their projects and operational initiatives. SharePoint Server provides teams a centralized location for project information and facilitates collaboration between project team members. The intention of this book is to provide a working case study you can follow to create a complete PMIS (Project Management Information System) with SharePoint Server s out-of-the-box functionality.

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1;Contents at a Glance;5 2;Contents;6 3;About the Author;17 4;About the Technical Reviewer;18 5;Acknowledgments;19 6;Introduction;20 6.1;About This Book;20 6.2;Prerequisites;21 6.3;Project Management Activities;21 7;Requirements;23 7.1;Collecting Requirements;24 7.1.1;Defining Requirements;24 7.1.2;Creating a Project Management Site;24 7.1.3;Defining Functional Areas;25 7.1.4;Defining the Requirements;30 7.1.5;Testing the Requirements List;38 7.1.6;Summary;40 7.2;Processing Incoming E-mail;41 7.2.1;Incoming E-mails;41 7.2.2;Configuring Incoming E-mail;42 7.2.3;Configuring an Incoming List;49 7.2.4;Adding a Workflow;53 7.2.5;Summary;59 7.3;Managing Requirements;60 7.3.1;Analyzing Requirements;60 7.3.2;Adding Factors;61 7.3.3;Calculating the Overall Score;65 7.3.4;Supporting Non-Negotiable Requirements;68 7.3.5;Supporting Dependencies;70 7.3.6;Summary;72 7.4;Supporting Discussions;73 7.4.1;Adding the Requirement Discussions List;73 7.4.2;Combining Lists;81 7.4.3;Using Outlook;90 7.4.4;Summary;94 8;Managing Development;95 8.1;User Stories;97 8.1.1;Defining User Stories;97 8.1.2;Implementing User Stories in SharePoint;99 8.1.3;Modifying the New Form;111 8.1.4;Summary;115 8.2;Project Backlog;116 8.2.1;Describing Agile Methodology;116 8.2.2;Implementing Iterations;118 8.2.3;Implementing a Project Backlog;129 8.2.4;Summary;134 8.3;Iteration Backlog;136 8.3.1;Review;136 8.3.2;Populating the Iteration Backlog;136 8.3.3;Using the Iteration Backlog;138 8.3.4;Implementing an Iteration Items List;138 8.3.5;Using the Iteration Items List;144 8.3.6;Creating the Iteration Backlog;150 8.3.7;Summary;153 8.4;Burndown Charts;155 8.4.1;Review;155 8.4.2;Using Burndown Charts;155 8.4.3;Implementing an Iteration Burndown;157 8.4.4;Creating a Developer’s Portal;169 8.4.5;Creating a Project Burndown;179 8.4.6;Summary;183 9;Testing;184 9.1;Getting Organized;185 9.1.1;Using Document Libraries;185 9.1.2;Using Calendars;194 9.1.3;Organizing Links;196 9.1.4;Putting It All Together;197 9.1.5;Summary;199 9.2;Creating Test Cases;200 9.2.1;Glossary;200 9.2.2;Defining Test Cases;201 9.2.3;Building a SharePoint Solution;203 9.2.4;Creating a Test Scenarios Page;216 9.2.5;Summary;219 9.3;Reporting Defects;220 9.3.1;Review;220 9.3.2;Test Cycles;221 9.3.3;Implementing Test Cycles;223 9.3.4;Implementing the Test Cycle Workflow;231 9.3.5;Recording the Test Results;242 9.3.6;Generating Defects in the Iteration Backlog;245 9.3.7;Summary;251 9.4;Testing Metrics;252 9.4.1;Review;252 9.4.2;Using Testing Metrics;253 9.4.3;Supporting Testing Metrics;256 9.4.4;Computing the Metrics;264 9.4.5;Adding Defect Source Analysis;279 9.4.6;Summary;283 10;Postproduction;285 10.1;Workflow Tasks;287 10.1.1;Understanding Workflows;287 10.1.2;Designing an Issue-Tracking System;292 10.1.3;Creating the SharePoint Objects;294 10.1.4;Summary;307 10.2;State Machine Workflows;308 10.2.1;Creating the Workflow Project;308 10.2.2;Implementing the Event Handlers;318 10.2.3;Designing the State Initialization;328 10.2.4;Designing the Event Handlers;338 10.2.5;Configuring the Workflow;351 10.2.6;Testing the Workflow;357 10.2.7;Summary;363 10.3;Creating Custom Forms;365 10.3.1;Creating a Custom Task Form;365 10.3.2;Creating the Remaining Task Forms;374 10.3.3;Creating a Custom Issue Form;376 10.3.4;Summary;384 11;Epilogue;386 12;Index;387