Microsoft Project Server 2007 Books

While there are a lot of books on Microsoft Project 2007 (the desktop application), for instance:

• Microsoft Office Project 2007 Inside Out
• Microsoft Office Project 2007 Step by Step

as far as I know only two five books have been published so far on Project Server 2007:

Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007: The Complete Reference by Dave Gochberg and Rob Stewart (Paperback, 647 pages, Jan 22, 2008)	Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Unleashed by QuantumPM LLC (Paperback, 1296 pages, Nov 1, 2007)

Both books are excellent and even though Unleashed had “Customization” chapters I found the Complete Reference easier to read, it also had a good section on the added benefit or using SharePoint Server. Both books could benefit having a References sections with URL to key resources for IT Professionals and Developers such as these:

• Project Server Developer Bookmarks
• Project Server IT Professionals Bookmarks

Both are also missing deployment project templates such as these:

• Microsoft Office 2007 deployment (clean installation or upgrade from Office 2003)
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 deployment
• Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 deployment (clean installation)
• Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 deployment (migration from Project 2003)

Post update on 6/19/2008 thanks to Gary Chefetz from MSProjectExperts, there are other books on Project Server 2007 that go deeper into deployment guidance for instance:

Implementing and Administering Microsoft Office Project Server 2007	Managing Enterprise Projects using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007	Collaborating on Enterprise Projects using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007

Check the following two sites:

• https://projectservertraining.com/learning/courseware.aspx
• https://www.projectserverbooks.com

Happy reading and happy deployment!

PS: if I have missed any other Project Server 2007 books, please send me an email and I’ll be happy to complement this list!

Comments

• Anonymous
  June 19, 2008
  Christophe: You missed a few books! Not only do we cover implementation and administration in Implementing and Administering Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 we have books for Project Mangers, Team Members and Developers too! Gary Chefetz Project MVP

• Anonymous
  June 19, 2008
  Thank you Gary, I've just update my post.

• Anonymous
  February 11, 2009
  Hagit Landman published a great book last summer entitled Enterprise Project Management Using Microsoft

• Anonymous
  June 03, 2009
  Hei Christophe, I come from total technical background with MCITP and have read the Project server 2007 unleashed front to back.  But as you pointed out it was lacking deployment scenarios and I used TechNet site while doing my virtual pcs and client setups.   In your opinion, do you think I should also get the Complete reference book? Another question is I am a PMP (newbie at PM) as well and wanted to get one good book to link PM process with Project Server and know the best practices etc. There are two books mentioned specifically for that:

1. Managing Enterprise Projects  
2. Best Practices for Implementing an EPM Solution I am not sure which one I should get?

• Anonymous
  June 03, 2009
  this one is good: “Best Practices for Implementing an EPM Solution”