Marrying Business Decisions with Project Schedules

Company OverviewThe Project Butler ™

adaQuest was founded in 2001 by experienced program management

professionals who recognized the need for a more efficient project management model.

Company OverviewAbout adaQuest

Agenda 1• Client Story

Company OverviewAgenda

Agenda 2• Tips & Best

Practices

The Project Butler Demo

David Ducolon, PMP, MCP• 24 years of Project

Management experience• Holder of 5 international

patents on MS Project Server features

• Engineered aspects of Project Server 2003, 2007 and 2010

Company OverviewThe Presenter

Company Overview

Tip 1: You can open a Project Task List from SharePoint with MS Project. You couldn’t do this before 2010.

• The Challenge: The client needed to create a project schedule that would accomplish all of the certifications for each unique product

• Solution: Tool that automates proven building blocks to create customized schedules

• Benefits: Complete schedules, easy maintenance and updates, self-reliance

Company OverviewClient Story

Too much information to sort through?

Company OverviewIS THIS YOU?

Your information came in manageable work packages?

Company OverviewThe Project Butler ™

You could automatically retrieve your Company’s strategic process information?

You could have an accurate, detailed project schedule from answering a list of

simple questions?

What If…

• Efficient• Ensures standardization of processes• Improves consistency• Eliminates redundancies• Includes all relevant data• Preserves the integrity of your data

Company OverviewThe Project Butler ™

Why should you care?

Company OverviewTip 2 – Best Practice

Create Project Templates from Work-Packages

• Complete information re-use • Self-reliance • Automate subject-matter expertise • The tool cannot

reshape the business

Company OverviewSolution Objectives

An integration of SharePoint and Project Server

Company OverviewThe Project Butler ™

1. Walk through a practical example

2. Demonstrate the tool

Going on a trip

Company OverviewA Practical Example

Company OverviewMore to Think About…

• Length of Travel

• Business or Pleasure?

• Mode of Transportation

• International or

Domestic?

Marrying Business Decisions with Project Templates

Company OverviewThe Project Butler ™

It’s a self-reliant workflow

Company OverviewThe Project Butler ™

Create your own Questions

Company OverviewThe Project Butler ™

Triggers are simple

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It’s all about Task Lists

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Company OverviewRefer-a-friend program

Company OverviewThank You!

If you would like a copy of this presentation or have any questions, you can email me at davidd@adaquest.com or go to http://theprojectbutler.com