TPG Milestone Trend Analysis for Microsoft Project Server

Milestone Trend Analysis (MTA) is very popular with project managers because it enables them to easily visualize how milestones are progressing over time. What?s new and unique here is TPG MTA Server, which is the first product developed for and integrated into Microsoft Project Web Access. The combination with TPG MTA Client enables you to access server data offline, so you can also work with TPG MTA Server data in a mobile environment when you?re out of the office.

With TPG MTA Server you can select any project in your portfolio from a Web-Access list and the progression of the relevant milestones in it will be displayed as an easy-to-read graphic to support the creation of meaningful charts for reporting purposes. You can also modify the size of the graphic if required, and simply copy and paste it into Microsoft Word documents or PowerPoint presentations.

Features of the TPG MTA Server at a Glance

• seamless integration in Microsoft Project Server?s Web Access
• freely adjustable settings for periodic saving of database via scheduling services
• projects and milestones to be included can be configured using SQL queries
• graphics can be resized as required and copied and pasted into Office documents
• independent virtual server, so you can visualize other data sources alongside Microsoft Project Server (e.g. from SAP, Excel etc.)
• configurable import of permissions system from the Project Server
• used together with the TPG Client-MTA, data are available offline
• no need for ActiveX installation on the client.

Milestone Trend Analysis: How it Works
Milestone Trend Analysis (MTA) is very popular with project managers because it enables them to easily visualize how milestones are progressing over time. MTA is an easy-to-read combination of the history and prognosis of selected project milestones. It is used to graphically illustrate time-related discrepancies.

When milestones are updated, the completion dates are reforecast according to the progression of the project. Connecting the interrelated symbols produces a curve that clearly shows the progression over time (please see screen above). The best-case completion of the original plan is represented by a horizontal line. If this line is rising it signifies a delay in the schedule; a falling line means that completion will be ahead of schedule.

The Advantages of MTA

• concise visualization of the history and prognosis of important milestones
• timely detection of deadline bottlenecks with periodic updates
• easy to use and quick to learn
• improvement of deadline awareness among project participants.

Platforms supported:
.NET 2.0 Windows