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adaQuest was founded in 2001 by experienced program management professionals who recognized the need for a more efficient project management model. Company Overview About adaQuest

Agenda 1 Client Story Company Overview Agenda 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 Overview The 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 Overview Client Story

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Your information came in manageable work packages? Company Overview The 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…

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Company Overview Tip 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 Overview Solution Objectives

An integration of SharePoint and Project Server Company Overview The Project Butler ™ 1. Walk through a practical example 2. Demonstrate the tool

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Marrying Business Decisions with Project Templates Company Overview The Project Butler ™

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