Pro Project Management with SharePoint 2010 (Paperback, 1st ed.)

Many successful project managers are beginning to utilize Microsoft SharePoint to drive their projects and operational initiatives. SharePoint Server provides teams with a centralized location for project information and facilitates collaboration between project team members. The intention of this book is to provide a hands-on case study that you can follow to create a complete project management information system (PMIS) using SharePoint Server 2010.
What you'll learn Create custom lists and content types Handle incoming emails Use web parts to customize your SharePoint portal Implement key performance indicators (KPIs) Integrate Excel charting capability Build a state machine workflow Create custom forms using InfoPath Develop a simple approach for prioritizing requirements Provide tools for managing agile development (sprints, backlog, burn down, etc.) Communicate development and testing metrics Who this book is for

This book is intended primarily for project managers and IT professionals that would like to leverage Microsoft's SharePoint technologies to help manage projects within their organization. Also, developers who are responsible for implementing a PMIS will find this book invaluable. Most of the projects presented in this book can be implemented without writing any code. Table of Contents Introduction Collecting Requirements Processing Incoming E-mail Managing Requirements Supporting Discussions User Stories Project Backlog Iteration Backlog Burndown Charts Getting Organized Creating Test Cases Reporting Defects Testing Metrics Workflow Tasks State Machine Workflows Creating Custom Forms