How can a manager update an employee's task progress via Server?

[BrianNem]

I'm twisting people's arm to try out server, but there is concern that each individual would have to update their task through server, and for this project, we want the managers to do that. Baby steps, you know. But, even if I have admin rights in server, it does not allow me to edit someone else's tasks.

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

BrianNem --

I recommend the "twisting arms" approach to getting people to enter their
time each week in their PWA timesheet.

Seriously, I think your senior management needs to get involved with your
Project Server implementation. Specifically, they need to inform every
employee that entering time in the system is MANDATORY, and not optional.
Repeated failure to do so should result in punishment and possible
termination. I'm serious. If your senior management is not involved in
your implementation to provide support and sponsorship, then your
implementation is in serious jeopardy of failing. If you currently cannot
get people to enter time in the system, I think you know that this
implementation is already in jeopardy.

Enough lecture. There is no direct way for managers to enter time for their
team members within Project Server. An indirect method would be to set up
Project Server authentication for each team member's account and Windows
User Account authentication for each manager's account. Once done, each
manager could then log into Project Web Access either as themselves or log
out and log back in as their team member using Project Server
authentication. The password for each team member's account should be left
blank so that the managers can log in. It's a workaround to your problem at
best. I think you will see that it poses serious security problems as well.
Hope this helps.

--
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
Denver, Colorado
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"

I'm twisting people's arm to try out server, but there is concern that

each individual would have to update their task through server, and for this
project, we want the managers to do that. Baby steps, you know. But, even if
I have admin rights in server, it does not allow me to edit someone else's
tasks.

 

[John Beamish]

Dale's answer (twisting arms and the involvement of senior management) is
correct.

There is, in addition, a deeper issue here. Project Enterprise is -- as I
often say here -- *not* a bunch of installs. It is an implementation that
requires a lot of advance thought about the processess that will be
implemented. When stand-alone versions of Project are used, it is a
simple matter (note: "simple", not "quick") to have the PM go into View |
Resource Usage and enter Actual Work for the appropriate staff against
appropriate tasks.

When the process is transitioned into an Enerprise environment, it isn't a
matter of simply choosing a standard of Actual Hours or % Work Complete.
The process is much more involved and integrated and requires a mind-set
change on the part of everyone (from the staff who now MUST enter time to
management who must make it clear that this new process MUST be followed).

JLB, PMP (stepping down from soapbox).

I'm twisting people's arm to try out server, but there is concern that
each individual would have to update their task through server, and for
this project, we want the managers to do that. Baby steps, you know.
But, even if I have admin rights in server, it does not allow me to edit
someone else's tasks.

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[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Well stated, my friend! Sometimes it is hard NOT to get up on the soapbox
and preach!!