Overview
The Project Server Compliance Reporting Tool (PCRT) is a
simple, yet powerful tool that generates reports to display
resource and project manager compliance information.
There are no reports or features in Project Server that
let you know if people are updating activities or processing
updates from team members. Without this information you are
mostly left in the dark regarding what users are really
doing with the system during each of your reporting time periods.
If resources have not submitted all time
then your project status is incomplete. If project managers
have not accepted status updates from resources then your
project status is incomplete. With PCRT you now have the
information available to take action to ensure all
stakeholders are viewing accurate project metrics for the
respective reporting period. Accurate and timely compliance
with update requirements facilitates accurate project
management reporting and allows you to better manage user
performance.
PCRT Select Report Dialog
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Resource Reports
•
Resource Timesheet Compliance (Detailed list
of resources
submitting less then "x" hours by reporting
period or date range)
•
Resource Update History (List of resources
and
actual hours submitted by
for a period or date range)
•
Resource Last Connection (List of PWA users
and the date of their last connection to
the database using Project Web Access)
•
No Time Submitted (List of resources that
have not submitted any time for a period or date)
PCRT
Report Options Dialog Box
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Project Reports
•
Project Update History (List of published
versions and the hours
submitted by period or date range)
•
Project Tracking Method (All published
version projects grouped by current tracking method
selected for each project)
•
Projects with Actuals Pending Approval
(List of projects with actuals (work) pending project/task
owner approval)
•
Miscellaneous Project Information (List of
published versions showing Project Name, Calendar Name,
Creation Date, Last Saved Date, Status Date, Actuals
Sync and more)
•
Rejected Tasks (List of tasks rejected by
resources)
PCRT Features
- Simple "Wizard Interface"
- Report against any Project Server database. Ability
to specify connection information for a different
Project Server 2003 database
- Preview and print your report and/or export to excel
- If applicable, the report data is grouped by
selected managed periods or date range by the week /
month / period defined
Technical Information
PCRT Version 2.0 is a Visual Basic .net
application. It is a Windows application installed on a PC.
PCRT communicates with the Project Server Database through a
database user assigned read-only access to the Project
Server database. The hardware requirements are 6MB of disk
space (for the application) and 256MB of RAM (recommended
minimum).
Please note: PCRT only selects data from
the Project Server database. There are no functions to
insert, delete, or update data. PCRT only communicates with
a SQL Server 2000 Project Server database; and no other
application. PCRT does not transmit any data via the
internet; it is designed only to communicate with a Project
Server database.
