1. Chapter 1 Project Kickoff

   1. What Is a PMIS?

   2. Deciding to Use a PMIS

   3. What Is SharePoint?

   4. Our Case Study: SharePoint Dojo, Inc.

   5. Best Practices Checklist

   6. Summary

2. Chapter 2 Setting Up the PMIS

   1. How Will You Organize Your PMIS?

   2. Using Site Templates

   3. Creating a SharePoint Site

   4. Workshop 2.1: Establishing the SharePoint PMIS Foundation

   5. Customizing the PMIS

   6. Workshop 2.2: Refining Your PMIS

   7. Best Practices Checklist

   8. Summary

3. Chapter 3 Adding PMIS Components

   1. Using SharePoint Lists

   2. Creating SharePoint Lists

   3. Workshop 3.1: Creating and Populating Lists

   4. Using Libraries

   5. Creating a Document Library

   6. Populating a Document Library

   7. Workshop 3.2: Creating and Populating a Document Library

   8. Organizing Project Information

   9. Best Practices Checklist

   10. Summary

4. Chapter 4 Adding Stakeholders to the PMIS

   1. Project Communications Plan

   2. Site Access in SharePoint

   3. Creating SharePoint Groups

   4. Adding Site Members

   5. Customizing Permissions

   6. Workshop 4.1: Adding Site Members

   7. Best Practices Checklist

   8. Summary

5. Chapter 5 Supporting Team Collaboration

   1. Enabling Document Management Solutions

   2. Workshop 5.1: Updating a Project Document

   3. Facilitating Team Collaboration

   4. Workshop 5.2: Creating a Document Workspace

   5. Best Practices Checklist

   6. Summary

6. Chapter 6 Project Tracking

   1. Tracking Project Tasks

   2. Tracking Risks

   3. Workshop 6.1: Updating the Schedule and Tracking Risks

   4. Controlling Changes with Workflow

   5. Workshop 6.2: Creating a Change Control System with Three-State Workflow

   6. Best Practices Checklist

   7. Summary

7. Chapter 7 Project Reporting

   1. Custom Views

   2. Workshop 7.1: Creating a Custom View

   3. Using Web Parts for Interactive Reporting

   4. Workshop 7.2: Maximizing Project Reporting with Web Parts

   5. Subscribing to Alerts

   6. Using Meeting Workspaces

   7. Workshop 7.3: Creating a Meeting Workspace

   8. Best Practices Checklist

   9. Summary

8. Chapter 8 Integrating PM Tools

   1. Integrating Microsoft Project into SharePoint

   2. Workshop 8.1: Using Microsoft Project

   3. Using Microsoft Excel and SharePoint

   4. Workshop 8.2: Synchronizing Excel with SharePoint

   5. Best Practices Checklist

   6. Summary

9. Chapter 9 Project Closing

   1. Creating a PMIS Template

   2. Archiving the PMIS

   3. Workshop 9.1: Create a PMIS Site Template

   4. Best Practices Checklist

   5. Summary

1. Colophon

The animal on the cover of SharePoint for Project Management is a black fox squirrel (Sciurus niger). Also known as the cat squirrel, the stump-eared squirrel, and the monkey-faced squirrel, it is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North America. Fox squirrels are widely distributed and are considered the most variably colored of any animal in the United States; 10 subspecies are recognized, based on color. They are usually brownish gray or reddish tan, but black-coated communities can be found in many southeastern states, particularly Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia. The black color comes from a condition known as melanism. Melanism occurs in other species of squirrel, such as the common gray squirrel, but the melanistic fox squirrel can be distinguished by its white ears and nose, whereas other melanistic squirrels are uniformly black.

The fox squirrel is also distinctive because it is so large: it has a body length of 15 to 30 inches, including an 8- to 13-inch tail, and weighs one to three pounds. Fox squirrels are solitary and spend more time on the ground than most other tree squirrels, although they are agile climbers. They prefer an open habitat and are most often found in small forests or tree-filled neighborhoods, wherever oak, hickory, walnut, and pine trees are plentiful. This squirrel makes its home in tree hollows or leaf nests and spends most of its day eating, gathering, and storing food. Its diet largely consists of acorns, walnuts, fruits, seeds, and insects. The fox squirrel's natural predators are hawks, owls, and snakes, and it is also a popular game animal. It has a conservation status of "near threatened" in many areas of North America.

The cover image is from Cassel's Popular Natural History. The cover font is Adobe ITC Garamond. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSansMonoCondensed.