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Book:   SharePoint for Project Management
Subject:   SharePoint for Project management
Date:   2008-12-05 04:29:57
From:   Marijn Somers
Rating:  StarStarStarStarStar

In the previous company I worked (which was also my first) they had this thing called project sites: a specific site created for a specific project. On that site, all shareholders had a login ID. They could collaborate there, read/write documents, form complaints, they had a forum, calendar etc etc...


I really found this way of sharing information with the client very efficient. Everyone knew where to get their documents or post information. I used this a lot, and we did find the solution most helpful.


The concept of having a thing like SharePoint be used for organising your project (or PMIS - Project Management Information Structure to use a fancy word) is certainly not new. However, not many organisations use such tools.


Dux Raymond Sy has written a book about "SharePoint for Project Management" in order to let Project managers know about the existence of such a tool and how to use it. That's right, this book is not written for technical users nor is it a manual for end-users.
This book is really to show to Project Managers how they can use SharePoint to enhance their projects.



Conclusion
This book is really filled with great examples (and a lot of screenshots) on how to use SharePoint as the best place to track all information on your project. So if you are a Project Manager and you want to enhance the quality of your project, be sure to give SharePoint and this book a try.
Even when you are a CIO and want to create a platform to list and do follow-up on all projects, do take a look at this book.


Dux adressess foremost the time you win by using a PMIS, but he also clearly states that more is at stake:
- quality logs
- status reporting
- calendars
- contact information
- ...


To me, this is a very complete book, fun to read with a lot of great examples!
Next to the information on the book, you should also check out http://sp.spforpm.com/ . This website has a lot of additional resources: video's on how you do stuff, templates, a discussion forum and lots of other stuff!


Also make sure you take a look at Dux' blog: meetdux.com !!