SharePoint 2010 for project management

If you were to analyze your team's performance on a typical project, you'd be surprised how much time is wasted on non-productive tasks. This hands-on guide shows you how to work more efficiently by organizing and managing projects with SharePoint 2010. You'll learn how to build a Project Management Information System (PMIS), customized to your project, that can effectively coordinate communication and collaboration among team members. Written by a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Microsoft SharePoint MVP with 15 years of IT project management experience, each.

Includes index.

Table of Contents; Preface; Who Should Read This Book; What You Need to Best Use This Book; My Assumptions in Writing This Book; Additional Resources; Contents of This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari® Books Online; How to Contact Us; Acknowledgments; Off You Go; Chapter 1. Project Kickoff; What Is a PMIS?; Deciding to Use a PMIS; What Is SharePoint?; Other Options; Our Case Study: SharePoint Dojo, Inc.; Best Practices Checklist; Summary; Chapter 2. Setting Up the PMIS; How Will You Organize Your PMIS?; Using Site Templates; Creating a SharePoint 2010 Site

Workshop 2.1: Establishing the SharePoint 2010 PMIS FoundationPart 1: Creating the PMIS; Part 2: Customizing the Site Theme; Part 3: Adding an Announcement List; Part 4: Displaying Announcements on the Home Page; Workshop 2.1 Debriefing; Customizing the PMIS; Workshop 2.2: Updating Your Site's Regional Settings; Workshop 2.2 Debriefing; Best Practices Checklist; Summary; Chapter 3. Adding PMIS Components; Using SharePoint Lists; Creating SharePoint Lists; Workshop 3.1: Creating and Populating Lists; Part 1: Creating and Populating a Calendar List

Part 2: Creating and Populating a Contacts ListPa…