Project Server 2016 New Features

Project Server 2016New Features pt. 1

Enterprise Portfolio Management Today and Guidance for 2016 & the Future of your Organization

By: Sharon René Summers

Owner of ITVAMP, LLC

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Resource Plan Migrations 2013 - 2016

Existing Resource Plan

Upgrade from 2013 to 2016

Activate new features

Y/N?

For Project Online, you’ll

be able to decide when you want to activate the new features

Existing Resource Plan

Upgrade from 2013 to 2016

Migrate

If you have existing

Resource Plans in PWA will all be

automatically converted into Engagements,

and the old Resource Plan view will be

removed

On - Prem

Vs

On-LineWith the On - Line version you have a

choice.

With the On - Prem version you will migrate your old Resource Plans

into engagements.

Project Server

Resource Engagements

Look at the Ribbon and you will see a new feature for Engagements under the Resource plan Tools.

Now that the new feature is within the PPM, remember to “Adjust your EPM Process” to include Resource Requests for “Engagements.”

HR Forecasting / Engagement

Resource Capacity / Allocation

New Engagements

When a new Engagement is requested the Project name and Description is entered.

You can add a start and finish date for the requested resource.

You can add the allocation by units or work.

See the new comments fields for the PM.

Resource Requests

Resource managers can now view the requests for the resources that are managed across all projects on the new Resource Requests page.

This feature will be available in both Project Server 2016 and On-Line.

Capacity Planning Heat Map

Resource managers can see the capacity and Engagements in order to plan accordingly.

This is a new View under Availability.

When is the Release date?

Microsoft has announced that Project Server 2016

is targeted for

Q2 2016

“When Technologies work nicely together, let them work!”

Sharon René Summers

Project Server

Contact Information:

Sharon René SummersOwner & Principal Solutions Consultant

ITVAMP, LLC

email: [email protected]

609-372-3524

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