Microsoft Project Server 2013 - Advantages and Disadvantages

Hi Rami,

I will give you some bullets:

Advantage:

• Relatively inexpensive compared to some of the bigger EPM Systems
• Fundamentally integrated with Microsoft Project (a well known product)
• Leverages SharePoint for Project Sites (again a well known product)
• Integrated Workflow
• Can be used to plan and manage all work and resources
• Possible to be up and running quickly

Disadvantages:

• There are some built in reports, but usually reports need to be developed in SSRS
• Some operations seem to take a good number of clicks

If you want to see a demo of Project Server 2013, try these guys:

http://www.pcubed.com/services/enterprise-project-delivery/project-tool-solutions

I agree with everything that Jack Black lists above, and would only add that MS Project Server (and all others) are in the middle of a huge update to 2016. Installing MS Project Server on premises is no slight task, as it requires the MS Server, an SQL server, and a Sharepoint server as pre-reqs. Depending on what you already have in-house, it may be a breeze to install the PWA, or a nightmare. Sharepoint expertise is required :) Cheers,

Jigs

I agree with everything that Jack Black lists above, and would only add that MS Project Server (and all others) are in the middle of a huge update to 2016. Installing MS Project Server on premises is no slight task, as it requires the MS Server, an SQL server, and a Sharepoint server as pre-reqs. Depending on what you already have in-house, it may be a breeze to install the PWA, or a nightmare. Sharepoint expertise is required :) Cheers,

Jigs