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
(2) Team member works on one or more projects
- 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
(3) Project manager manages each project to success
- 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
(4) Program manager manages a program or portfolio of projects
- 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
(5) Program and project manager continuously improve projects and programs
- 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


