The "MS Project" Project

Introduction

A statewide effort is beginning to help manage projects more effectively within all agencies, especially IT porjects. MS Project enables agencies to establish standards and best practices, centrally manage resources based on skills and availibility, and enable effective communication and collaboration within project teams. The project managers and team leads can efficiently organize and track tasks and resources to keeps your projects on time and within budget.

Contact: Lori Franciso

Getting set up on Project 2003 Client of Project Web Access

Project Web Access (Team Members, Team Leads, Portfolio Manager)

Call the Service Desk at 574-9709.
The Service Desk Technician will run through a few questions to make sure your PC is adequate to run PWA and a Service Desk ticket will be created.
The Service Desk Technician will ask you what type of environment of operating system is running on your PC. i.e. Windows 2000, MAC OSX, Windows XP. If it is a Windows environment, the technician will ask you for a windows ID and password.
We will get you set up to the server with the help of DoIT at DOA. You will then be notified when you are setup.

Client User - Project Professional 2003 (Project Managers)

Call the Service Desk at 574-9709.
The Service Desk Technician will run through a few questions to make sure your PC is adequate to run Project Professional 2003. If not, an upgrade to might be needed to be purchased by your agency, The Service Desk can forward to you the proper specifications if an upgrade is needed. If the PC is fine the next step can be done.
The Service Desk Technician will ask you what type of environment of operating system is running on your PC. i.e. Windows 2000, MAC OSX, Windows XP. If it is a Windows environment, the technician will ask you for a windows ID and password.
Order software from ASAP and configuration (MS Project 2003 Professional Version).
Once the software is received, the user or technician in the agency can install it on the PC. Once installed, the user is all set to work. Call the Service Desk back to tell them that the software has been installed.
We will then get the user set up on the server and we will notify you when you are setup.

Installation Help | Contact: DOA Service Desk | Phone: 574-9709

Support

Users can contact the Service Desk at 574-9709 should they need Project 2003 support. If no technician is available, leave a message and someone will return your call.

Connect to the Microsoft WebSite for Project Assistance. The following areas are addressed:

Startup and setting up
Working with Project files
Creating a Project plan
Viewing Project information
Working with Calendars
Working with Resources and Assignments
Collaboration
Tracking Progress
Printing
Microsoft Office Project and Web Access