1. Mission Possible:
5 Killer Real World Reports using
SharePoint and Project Server 2013
SharePoint Saturday Columbus
September 14, 2013

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Thank You for being a part of SharePoint
Saturday Columbus!
• Please turn off all electronic devices or set them to vibrate
• If you must take a phone call, please do so in the hall
• Wi-Fi is available, you will need your Guest ID/password
(at registration desk)
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@SPSColumbus and tag #SPSCBUS in your tweets!
• GO BUCKS!
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SharePoint Saturday Columbus is hosted by the Buckeye SharePoint User Group
@BuckeyeSPUG

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Please fill out session
evaluations and
thank you for attending!
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Thanks to our sponsors!
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Who am I?
Prasanna Adavi
PMP, MCTS, MCITP, MCT
Director,
EPMA Inc.
years of
PM and EPM
Implementation
Experience9 http://www.prasannaadavi.co
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@prasannaadavi
prasanna.adavi@epmainc.co
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Who are We?
http://www.epmainc.com*
Leading
Microsoft
EPM & PPM
Service provider
Consulting
Training
Support
@epmainc
http://www.epmainc.com

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Agenda
The
Problem Reporting Options
Demo Questions Next Steps

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The Problem

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Idea
Lets get this great
report developed
that will solve all
our problems
Sure, why not.
Lets submit a
request to IT

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Request submitted to IT

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• Should be able to
generate
reports/dashboards on my
own (Skill)
• Should be able to use the
tools that I own/know
(Excel)
• Should be able to share
my reports with others
Self Service BI

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Reporting Options
Timelines
Excel/
Excel Services
PowerView
REST API
Performance Point
SharePoint Apps
SSRS
Other 3rd PartyVisio Services
PowerPivot

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Reporting Options
Timelines
Excel/
Excel Services
PowerView
REST API
Performance Point
SharePoint Apps
SSRS
Other 3rd PartyVisio Services
PowerPivot

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I will assume…
You
Have
Some interest in this Topic
SharePoint 2013
Project Server 2013
SQL Server 2012 SP1
Visio Services Enabled
PowerPivot installed in SharePoint Mode
Excel 2013
PowerPivot for SharePoint Installed (Optional)

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Visio Services
Demo
Time
Excel Services
PowerPivot
PowerView
Timeline
Boards

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Product Development Company
12 products
4 departments
• Research and
Development
• Manufacturing
• Marketing & Launch
• Order Fulfillment
CIO requires
dashboard with
product timelines
for each
department
Scenario 1

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Fashion Design Company
5 Retail Centers
Basic Excel
Reporting at the
end of each
month
CFO requires
real-time
dashboard with
Sales status for
each retail center
Scenario 2

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Project Server Reporting Structure
Project Server
Desktop
Reporting
Reporting
Database
ODC
Direct Access
OData*OLAP Cubes

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What is Odata?
Odata Open Data Protocol
Users can consume data easily
Very useful in shared/online scenarios
Consumable from Excel
Examples Project Data http://ServerName/ProjectServerName/_api/ProjectData/Projects
Resource Data http://ServerName/ProjectServerName/_api/ProjectData/Resour
ces
Tasks Data http://ServerName/ProjectServerName/_api/ProjectData/Tasks

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IT Service Company
Several
Projects
Uses Project
Server
Basic Excel
Reporting at
the end of
each month
PMO requires
a Project
Status
Dashboard
Scenario 3

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IT Service Company
Several
Projects
Uses Project
Server
Data in
multiple
sources
Report
required with
data in
multiple
sources
Scenario 4

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IT Service Company
Several
Projects
Uses Project
Server
Data in
multiple
sources
Need
‘interactive’
dashboard
Scenario 5

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Questions

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Next Steps
Play with it!!
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Prasanna Adavi
http://www.prasannaadavi.com
@prasannaadavi
prasanna.adavi@epmainc.com