Project Management Features

Know about SharePoint and want to know how BrightWork pmPoint enhances SharePoint to enable it to be used as a platform for project management?

(1) Project manager initiates each project with the right amount of process

5 single project management templates (i.e. custom site definitions) for differing levels of process and project management maturity
An enhanced site creation form for creating project workspaces from templates or from existing projects (also available from an API) in any location in the hierarchy
Plan project and assign work using:
- Multiple custom lists definitions designed for project management e.g. Risks, Goals, Tasks, Issues etc with automatic assignee email, custom alerts, views and per item unique referencing
- Microsoft Project-like list with optional import and export to Microsoft Project. This custom pmPoint list includes a multi-level hierarchical (e.g., phases, milestones, project tasks etc.) work breakdown structure that allows values (% Complete, Start Date, End Dates, Late flag, Planned and Actual Durations, Costs etc) to be propagated, aggregated and auto-calculated up the hierarchy as the project progresses.
- Emailable my work report
- Role-based auto-assigner

Discover assigned work
- Email notification on item assignment
- Project management lists with tailored views
- My Work and other reports
Do and update progress on work
- Microsoft Office integration into the pmPoint UI
- Spreadsheet-like datasheets and web forms for updating progress on work
- Checkbox for escalating a work item as an issue to bring it to the attention of management

Track project progress
- Cross-list Gantt reports
- Multiple other cross-list reports such as Project Tracking, Overdue Work, Unassigned Work etc
Replan and adjust
- Datasheet web interface for quickly replanning project (change dates, reassign work)
- SharePoint presence in all forms, views and reports for communicating with the team direct from the UI
Reports that can be emailed, distributed and used in a variety of ways (e.g. email, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, XML and SQL Server Reporting Services)
Project post mortem list to capture project positives and negatives

Setup Project Office Structure
- A starter project office structure with the ability to grow and shape the project office to suit your organization
- 3 multiple project management templates (i.e. custom site definitions) for differing levels of process
Track and manage across multiple projects
- Cross-project Gantt reports
- Cross-list and cross-site rollup reporting from big picture to per list item detail
- Project reporting portfolios to enable you to easily report on the projects you want
- Reports that can be emailed from UI or set up to email on a scheduled basis (e.g. auto-email everyone their My Work report every Monday AM)
- Reports that can be exported to Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, XML and SQL Server Reporting Services
A project request module for managing the project pipeline with

Customize pmPoint for greater project success
- List that can be tailored so as to add more process with standard SharePoint and additional pmPoint-specific configuration options
- Report tool pane configuration options that can deliver lots of extra reports over and above the supplied 50+ reports
- List for specifying the project management lists you want to report off
- Reports that can be auto-emailed on a scheduled basis (e.g. My Work report every Monday at 9am)
- Easily editable report XML for delivering advanced reporting capabilities via
- Custom web part pages with dynamic tabs for extending pmPoint for extra reports
- Lists, navigation, web parts, project sites, areas etc that can be tailored to reflect your desired processes
A unique templates module that facilitates the capture of any tailoring work and the harvesting and reuse of best practices and lessons learnt
- Create new project webs from existing projects or templates
- Create new templates from existing projects or templates