Project Portfolio Server 2007 is a top-down portfolio management server that helps enterprise and medium-sized organizations realize their potential by identifying, selecting, managing, and delivering portfolios of projects, programs, and software applications (collectively known as investments) that align with their strategy.
Project Portfolio Server includes the following modules, any of which can be disabled if not needed:
- Portfolio Builder: Collects all an organization’s investments as a means of making them visible to executives all in one repository. Forms and templates can be created to streamline collection of data and metrics. In addition, workflows can be designed to help ensure that projects are subject to the appropriate governance controls.
- Portfolio Optimizer: Helps organizations implement a rational instead of emotional approach to prioritization and selection of investments.
- Portfolio Dashboard: Provides organizations with better visibility, insight, and control across all approved investments and allows them to be monitored and controlled throughout their life cycles.
The server is accessed through its Web client, Project Portfolio Web Access.
This product can be used independently or integrated with Project Server 2007 and Project Professional 2007 as the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solution. The EPM solution is suited for organizations that need strong coordination and standardization between projects and project managers, centralized resource management, or higher-level reporting for projects and resources. To learn about the capabilities of the EPM solution, view the EPM Features demo. Note: The products in the EPM solution are designed to work together but must be acquired separately.
This product includes a server license. Each user or device that accesses Project Portfolio Server must have a Project Portfolio Server user or device client access license (CAL).
Installing this product requires a licence key and installation media. Within 14 days of placing your order, instructions for obtaining the licence key will be sent to your organisation's registered e-mail address and free installation media will be delivered to your organisation's registered address.
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Under the Software Assurance program, customers acquire the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of their coverage.
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Templates can be used to standardize the collection of data and metrics for each investment.
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Optimization algorithms can identify the optimal portfolio under varying budget constraints, such as costs and full-time equivalents.
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Portfolio scorecards help to manage and track active portfolios.
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By using the Project Server Gateway, administrators can import, export, and synchronize the following between Project Portfolio Server and one or more installations of Project Server: phases and milestones; resource requirement data (budget, actual, and forecast); resource availability data; enterprise fields.
Hardware:
- 2.5-GHz (or higher) processor
- 1 GB or more RAM; 2 GB recommended
- 3 GB available hard-disk space
- 1024x768-pixel (or higher) display
- CD or DVD drive
Software:
- Windows Server 2003 with SP1
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
Other:
- Connection speed of 100 Mbps
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
- IIS 6.0
- ASP.NET 2.0
- For reporting — Microsoft SQL 2005 Reporting Services (included with Microsoft SQL Server)
- For use of the Project Server Gateway — Windows 2000 SP4 or later; Windows XP SP2 or later; Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later
