With an immense amount of data located in a variety of systems, one of the great challenges organizations face is how to collect, categorize, understand, and make decisions about project data. Conventional reporting offers tools and methods for collecting, aggregating, displaying, and communicating data. Business Intelligence (BI) takes that concept to the next level by providing visibility and helping organizations with decision support for proactive work management.
Microsoft EPM solution includes a variety of online views, such as Project Center, Resource Center, and Portfolio Analysis, in addition to powerful Business Intelligence (BI) and reporting services to help organizations gain insight, visibility, and control across all project portfolios.
Because Microsoft Project Server 2010 is built on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, users can take advantage of all the tools included in the Microsoft BI platform, such as Excel Services, PerformancePoint Services, Visio Services, PowerPivot for Excel, SQL Reporting Services, and more. The flexible Microsoft BI solution provides nontechnical resources with familiar tools to easily create reports and configure powerful dashboards, while providing technical resources with more sophisticated capabilities to create complex views.
Project Server 2010 includes a dedicated reporting database that stores project and portfolio data to ensure access to up-to-date information. Project management offices (PMOs) can satisfy line-of-business (LOB) reporting requirements by using departmental cubes, so decision makers can focus on their data, eliminate unnecessary clutter, and ensure faster build times.
The improved Business Intelligence Center in Project Server 2010 includes a library of preconfigured best-practice template reports. Nontechnical resources can get started quickly by customizing the templates in a familiar Excel editor and then simply publish the report using Excel Services to be incorporated into dashboard views. PMOs can create intuitive audience-based dashboards to ensure that managers receive relevant and useful information. Resources who are more technical can use more sophisticated tools, such as SQL Server¨ Reporting Services, to create complex reports for example, monthly reporting packs to meet the organization's unique requirements.
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