Project Server and Multiple Users 2

[OUCATS]

I am new to Project and have done some research and would like to get some responses from experts on Project.

We have a small office (13 employees) and project management is starting to become a problem. We have some employees with experience with Project, so we've decided this is the direction we should move. Everyone needs to have the ability to view and modify their parts of project, but not necessairly create whole projects. Here is what I have in mind:
1 copy - Project 2002 Server
13 copies - Project 2002 Server CALs
1 copy - Project 2002 Professional

With this in mind, could one person create a project and then using Project Server and the CALs, could everyone else modify the project, check off deliveribles and do general tasks?? How limited would everyone be just using the web based interfaces of Project Server.

I'm new to this so any help or ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks!!

 

[BillyBudd]

Using Project Server, the resources that have been assigned tasks can check off tasks, the Project Manager can then approve the updates, and when approved they update the master project which sits on a local or networked disk.
The project can only be amended (i.e. add/delete new tasks) by the project owner who requires a copy of Project 2002 Standard or Professional, general team members cannot amend the project. General team members can delegate tasks, if the project manager permits this function.

I hope that helps.

regards,

 

[Score1000]

OUCATS

Unfortunately I can not help you, but I have a question from you! what's CAL? I set the project server thought that every user can log on trought web access, isn't it enough?

 

[OUCATS]

CAL stands for "Client Access License" and Microsoft requires every user using Project Server to have one including web users (atleast that's what I've been told).

I'm mainly concerned with how much control a web user with only web access to Project Server can have over projects (MS Project NOT installed on their local machine). Like can a web user create a new project or just check off tasks as they are completed?

I am thinking of having just one person create projects (using Project Professional and Project Server) and then all other employees use the web access to Project Server to modify projects and check off tasks as they are completed.

Does this make sense??

Thanks!

 

[lone84]

Hi OUCATS,

Your thinking is right. 1 person(team leader) using 1 copy of project professional to create the project is enough. Others(team members) can login to project server via PWA to check the tasks assigned to them, to create new tasks related to project and finally delegate the tasks.

However, all these must be done with the approval of the team leader. After you create the tasks, the team leader must approve of this task.

As for the updating progress part, i am not sure if team members can update the progress or only team leaders can.

Hope this helps
Good luck

 

[OUCATS]

Sounds great, Thanks for your help BillyBud and Lone84!!