Organizations NEW to Project Server

1. Envisioning and Scoping
   When an organization knows it needs to change and wants to enhance their processes and enabling systems, the determination of requirements based on your project management strategy and objectives is absolutely critical. It typically takes between 1 to 2 weeks to understand your objectives and develop the requirements necessary to design the solution that fits the organizations objectives. Pcubed offers a Solution Envisioning Service that will show you how to maximize value from the toolset and help kick start the implementation process.
2. Sponsorship
   Having the appropriate level of sponsorship for implementing an improved solution is critical for the success of any new technology. The solution may change how people work but provide greater visibility and accountability which sometimes creates adoption challenges. The appropriate level of sponsorship is crucial to realizing the value of change and the improvements and efficiencies to be gained.
3. Pilot your solution concept in real world environment
   A best practice to implementing Project Server is to Pilot the solution first. A pilot would consist of a group of users selected to prove out the solution by managing their projects in the server environment. This would set the stage for rolling out the solution to a wider user community with the individuals involved leading the adoption process.
4. Production
   After the Pilot, capture the good things that worked and the changes that would make it successful as a production system. Especially important to capture are the processes or organizational change issues that could impact the project if not addressed properly.
5. Evangelism
   It is critical to get the users involved early, understand the changes that are coming and embrace them positively. This is as important if to the solution success as the pilot if not more so. Awareness seminars, newsletters, group meetings presentations, etc. are all useful methods to onboard a targeted user base.